Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of strategic payment-related projects.
• Analyse the current payment landscape, contracts and operating model.
• Gather and challenge business, technical, financial and regulatory requirements.
• Define the target strategy for acquiring and PSP services.
• Prepare business cases, decision documents and tender documentation.
• Coordinate with Finance, Legal, Security, Architecture, Procurement and Business stakeholders.
• Manage the impact analysis on existing sales and payment systems.
• Drive the definition of future payment architectures and payment flows.
• Coordinate transition activities between current and future payment providers.
• Manage project planning, budget, risks, dependencies and governance.
• Oversee integration, testing, deployment and go-live activities.
• Lead steering committees and provide regular reporting to senior management.
• Drive PCI-DSS compliance initiatives and establish a sustainable certification approach.

Required Experience

• Minimum 7 to 10 years of experience in complex project management environments.
• At least 3 years of experience in electronic payments, including Acquiring, PSP and payment ecosystems.
• Strong experience managing large-scale digital transformation projects.
• Proven experience coordinating multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience delivering projects in environments with strict regulatory and security requirements.
• Demonstrated experience with supplier and vendor management.

Key Skills

• Project Management
• Budget Management
• Risk & Dependency Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Business Analysis
• Payment Ecosystem (Acquiring, PSP, Card Payments)
• PCI-DSS Compliance
• Procurement & RFP Management
• Test & Transition Management
• Communication & Executive Reporting

Nice-to-Have

• Experience managing public tenders or large RFP processes.
• PMP and/or PRINCE2 Practitioner certification.
• Experience in highly regulated environments.

Languages

• Native or bilingual level in French or Dutch
• Professional level in English

Practical Information

• Location: Brussels (hybrid)
• On-site presence: 2-3 days per week
• Start date: ASAP
• Contract: Freelance
• Duration: Initial mission of 3 months with strong extension potential