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LAYIQ - Senior Project Manager - Payments at Huntington Bank

Program & Project Delivery
Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic payments programs, including product launches, platform migrations, FinTech integrations, and regulatory compliance initiatives.
Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies), and status dashboards for executive and working-group audiences.
Drive project execution through structured agile/hybrid delivery frameworks, adapting methodology to fit the complexity and compliance requirements of payments projects.
Manage project budgets, resource planning, and vendor contracts in collaboration with Finance and Procurement.
Proactively identify schedule risks and develop mitigation strategies; escalate blockers with clear recommended paths to resolution.
Payments Domain Leadership
Apply deep knowledge of the payments ecosystem to shape project scope, anticipate integration challenges, and guide technical teams through payments-specific complexity.
Serve as the internal subject matter authority on payment rails and schemes including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, NACHA/ACH, RTP, FedNow, SWIFT, and emerging real-time networks.
Partner with Product and Technology to define acceptance criteria for payment flows, ensuring compliance with network rules, regulatory requirements (PCI-DSS, Reg E, PSD2, NACHA Operating Rules), and security standards.
Champion best practices in payments security, fraud mitigation, tokenization, and authentication (3DS, biometrics) throughout the project lifecycle.
Stakeholder Management & Communication
Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across Product, Technology, Risk, Compliance, Finance, and external partners.
Facilitate and lead cross-functional steering committees, working groups, and executive readouts — distilling complex technical and regulatory issues into clear decisions and actions.
Produce high-quality written communications including project charters, executive briefings, business cases, and post-implementation reviews.
Act as the primary point of contact for third-party payment partners and vendors during integration and certification phases.
Process Improvement & Governance
Define and continuously improve PMO standards, playbooks, and governance frameworks specific to payments programs.
Conduct post-mortem reviews and embed lessons learned into future project planning and team capability building.
Support the development of junior project managers through mentorship, coaching, and structured knowledge sharing.
Contribute to strategic planning cycles by helping translate business objectives into executable roadmaps and investment cases.
Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree
7+ years of experience in project or program management, with at least 5+ years in a payments, fintech, or financial services environment.
5+ years of experience with project management tools such as Jira, Monday.com or something similar

Senior Project Manager - Payments

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