Technical Program Manager
Hybrid – Vancouver
Contract
Must be hands on with technical stack such as microservices, cloud etc. althought this roles doesn’t require coding but customer is wanting some who can walk and talk when needed.
Musst have owned payments programs including card present/not present, digital wallets, gateways, processors, and fraud platforms
Role Overview
Lead enterprise-scale Payments programs spanning in-store, ecommerce, and omnichannel payment platforms. Drive secure, compliant, and reliable delivery of payment capabilities while coordinating across technology, security, and business teams.
Key Responsibilities
• Own complex Payments programs including card present/not present, digital wallets, gateways, processors, and fraud platforms
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Engineering, Product, Security, Compliance, Finance, and external payment vendors
• Drive end-to-end program planning including scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, and success metrics
• Ensure alignment with PCI-DSS, security, compliance, and regulatory requirements
• Support roadmap planning, release management, and platform modernization initiatives
• Own release readiness, production cutover coordination, and post-release validation for payment launches
• Identify, track, and mitigate risks related to security, compliance, and transaction reliability
• Promote best practices for secure, scalable, and resilient payment delivery
Required Qualifications
• 10+ years of Program or Technical Program Management experience
• Proven experience delivering payments or financial transaction platforms at scale
• Strong understanding of payment ecosystems, gateways, processors, and fraud controls
• Hands-on experience with security, compliance, and regulatory-driven programs
• Experience working in Agile and scaled Agile environments (Scrum, SAFe)
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to navigate high-risk, high-visibility initiatives