Job Title: Delivery Program Manager (Embedded Payments | Banking Domain)
Experience: 10+ Years
Location: Hybrid- Iselin NJ/Johnston RI/Boston MA
Job Description:
We are seeking a strong Delivery Program Manager with deep expertise in the Payments domain within Banking / Financial Services. This role will be responsible for leading large-scale, complex payment transformation programs across multiple workstreams, platforms, and stakeholder groups.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing end-to-end delivery of payments initiatives, including modernization, real-time payments, and platform transformation, while ensuring alignment with regulatory, risk, and operational requirements.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of Payments programs across multiple workstreams and teams
- Manage complex initiatives spanning:
- ACH, Wires, Real-Time Payments (RTP), Cards, and Cross-border payments
- Payments modernization and platform transformation
- Drive program governance, including:
- Roadmaps, milestones, risk management, and reporting
- Stakeholder communication across business, technology, and operations
- Coordinate across engineering, product, operations, and vendor teams to ensure seamless delivery
- Manage dependencies across systems such as:
- Core banking platforms
- Payment hubs
- Messaging and integration layers
- Ensure delivery aligns with regulatory, compliance, and risk frameworks
- Drive process improvements, automation, and operational efficiencies
- Oversee UAT, production readiness, and go-live execution
- Provide leadership across distributed teams and multiple delivery pods
Required Skills & Experience
- 12–18+ years of experience in program delivery within Banking / Financial Services
- Strong experience managing Payments programs (ACH, Wires, RTP, Cards, etc.)
- Proven track record in leading large-scale, complex transformation initiatives
- Strong understanding of payments architecture, platforms, and processing flows
- Experience working with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders
- Strong program governance, risk management, and delivery execution skills
- Experience working in Agile / hybrid delivery environments
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skill
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Embedded Payments / Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) models
- Exposure to payments modernization initiatives (ISO 20022, real-time payments, API-driven payments)
- Experience working with payment hubs, orchestration layers, and API ecosystems
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS / Azure) and microservices architectures
- Experience working with FinTech partners or third-party payment providers
Company Profile:
Stratacent is a Global IT consulting and Services firm, headquartered in Jersey City, NJ, USA with offices in UK, Canada, and South Africa and global capability centers (GCC) in Pune and Gurugram in India. Our focus areas include Data and AI, Cloud Services, Automation, IT Operations, Application Development, and Information Security.
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Employee Benefits:
• Group Medical Insurance
• Cab facility
• Meals/snacks
• Continuous Learning Program
Stratacent is an equal opportunity employer. As such, to the extent defined by federal, state, and municipal law, Stratacent will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, ancestry, handicap, or any other factor protected by law.
