Payments Transformation Lead

gmassconsulting; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in London is looking for a Transformations Lead to support the delivery of a new payments programme. The role involves managing project timelines, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, and coordinating across departments. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in change and transformation, particularly within institutional payments. This is a contract position with a salary range of £50,000 - £70,000 per annum.

Qualifications

• Essential experience in change/transformations and project management.
• Prior work within institutional payments is required.
• Knowledge of payments regulations is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery across the payments programme aligning with strategic goals.
• Lead project meetings to ensure accountability.
• Manage changes to scope and resources.
• Coordinate across departments to manage dependencies.
• Report progress and highlight delivery risks.

Skills

Change/Transformations experience

Project Management

Organizational skills

Proactivity

Fast-paced adaptability

Job description

This range is provided by G MASS Consulting. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Paying in the region of £50,000 - £70,000 per annum. Initial 12-month contract with the expectation to be extended or to be made permanent.

Overview

G MASS Consulting are supporting a leading financial services firm as they build out a new payments function and acquire a payments license. Our client require a dedicated Transformations Lead to help drive successful delivery. This is a great opportunity to join at the early stages of a major build-out, working closely with senior stakeholders to help structure, track and drive progress across a complex, fast-moving programme.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day delivery across the payments programme, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and regulatory timelines.
• Lead regular project meetings and working groups, driving agenda, actions, and follow-ups to ensure accountability.
• Manage changes to scope, timelines and resources through a controlled change management process.
• Maintain programme plans, milestones, RAID logs, and governance documents to ensure accuracy and control.
• Coordinate across multiple departments to manage dependencies and drive cohesive delivery.
• Track progress against regulatory and operational milestones, highlighting risks and resolving issues through governance channels.
• Identify and escalate delivery risks early, supporting mitigation planning to maintain momentum and stability.
• Provide clear, insight-driven reporting to senior stakeholders, enabling informed decision-making and effective oversight.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, ensuring tasks, owners and deadlines are clearly defined and tracked.
• Ensure delivery aligns with agreed methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall or hybrid), adapting approaches as appropriate.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels, promoting transparency, engagement and shared ownership of outcomes.

Requirements

• Change/Transformations experience is essential for this role - Project Management, PMO, Transformation, Projects
• Experience within institutional payments is essential - ideally including cross-border payments or payment processing.
• Knowledge of payments regulations (e.g. PSD2, FCA, EMI licensing) is a strong advantage.
• Highly organised, proactive and ambitious, with a delivery-focused mindset.
• Confident working in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Project Management