Senior Program Manager
Poznan, Poland
GPO EMEA – GPO EMEA - Operations /
Hybrid
About PayU
PayU, a leading payment and Fintech company in 50+ high-growth markets throughout Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, part of Prosus group, one of the largest technology investors in the world is redefining the way people buy and sell online for our 300.000+ merchants and millions of consumers.
As a leading online payment service provider, we deploy more than 400 payment methods and PCI-certified platforms to process approximately 6 million payments every single day.
About the role
Due to the scale of our organization, we are exposed to a wide range of projects, technologies, and challenges and we are looking for talented people who want to help us create efficient processes to support the organization’s scalability. As the Senior Program Manager, you will be responsible for successfully managing the delivery of multiple, concurrent, and high-impact programs. We are looking for someone who can credibly coordinate between cross-functional teams and business stakeholders aligning systems, tools, activities, skills, and processes. Additionally, you will be responsible for verifying the status of projects implemented within the PMO portfolio for selected departments (e.g. Operations, Commercial). Your task will be to support PMs, Business Owners and the Management Board in implementing the project management culture in Organization. Implementing the above by transferring knowledge to employees as part of framework implementation, instructions and daily assistance.
What you'll do:
· Manage complex projects through all phases of the project lifecycle for multiple programs.
· Plan and execute project deliveries together with the project team and sponsor, ensuring that project goals are delivered as agreed.
· Structured risk handling and dependency management.
· Facilitating regular meetings and periodic reporting with stakeholders to gather feedback, address concerns, and ensure alignment across all parties.
· PMO knowledge sharing.
· Close cooperation with PMs in GPO (Global Payment Organization) and help them defining and updating the projects in Project Repository Tool.
· Monitor PMO project portfolio progress and performance against key metrics.
· Manage Project Repository to properly reflect the state of the projects.
· Provide transparent periodic reporting to Steering Committees and the Board
Entry-level Requirements
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
· Have experience in complex project and portfolio management (5+ years)
Professional Requirements:
· Have a deep understanding of project and portfolio management principles, methodologies, and tools.
· Experience in Project Management Office implementation is a plus
· Well familiar and passionate about Scrum, Agile programming, Lean Thinking, SAFe, etc
Skills & Knowledge
· Have an excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
· Consulting mindset, able to coach and mentor project teams
· Have ability to work effectively in an international setup, with colleagues from different countries
· Have a strong work ethic with the ability to work well under pressure in a dynamic environment
· Strong leadership skills with the ability to drive projects fully to completion
· Comfortable multitasking and context-switching
· Self-motivated and well organized
· Math and statistical analysis skills
· Very good MS Office knowledge
Behavioural Competencies
· Be honest, do the right thing
· Be inclusive
· Think customer first
· Debate & disagree, but commit fully
· Collaborate with empathy
· Put PayUneers at the center
· Act like an owner
· Innovate and Seek Data
· Move Fast, Bounce back faster
· Deliver Results
About us
At PayU, we are a global fintech investor and our vision is to build a world without financial borders where everyone can prosper. We give people in high-growth markets the financial services and products they need to thrive. Our expertise in 18 high-growth markets enables us to extend the reach of financial services. This drives everything we do, from investing in technology entrepreneurs, to offering credit to underserved individuals, to helping merchants buy, sell and operate online. Being part of Prosus, one of the largest technology investors in the world, gives us the presence and expertise to make a real impact. Find out more www.payu.com
Our Commitment To Building A Diverse And Inclusive Workforce
As a global and multi-cultural organization with varied ethnicities thriving across locations, we realize that our responsibility towards fulfilling the D&I commitment is huge. Therefore, we continuously strive to create a diverse, inclusive and safe environment, for all of our people, communities and customers. Our leaders are committed to create an inclusive work culture which enables transparency, flexibility and unbiased attention to each and every PayUneer so they can succeed, irrespective of gender, color or personal faith. An environment where every person feels they belong, that they are listened to, and where they are empowered to speak up. At PayU we have zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice whether a specific race, ethnicity, or of persons with disabilities or the LGBTQ communities.
