Interim Payments Programme Manager

We are currently partnering with a PE-backed entertainment organisation in their search for an Interim Payments Programme Manager to support them on a large-scale payments transformation programme.

Reporting into the COO, this role will be responsible for leading the rollout and operational implementation of a group-wide payments and cashless infrastructure platform across an international portfolio.

Essential experience/qualifications required:

• Proven experience leading large-scale transformation and payment platform implementation programmes across multi-site or multi-brand environments
• Strong programme delivery capability, including operational rollout, governance, and stakeholder alignment
• Experience working with payments platforms, commerce infrastructure, POS ecosystems, or high-volume transaction environments
• Strong operational implementation experience, including process standardisation and cross-functional coordination

Desirable experience:

• Experience within live events, festivals, sports, hospitality, ticketing, travel, or consumer commerce environments
• Exposure to cashless payments, RFID, digital wallet, or customer engagement ecosystems
• Experience working across multiple brands, business units, or international markets
• Experience supporting longer-term product strategy, roadmap development, and platform optimisation initiatives

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced transformation leader to support a strategically important programme focused on scaling and standardising commerce and payments infrastructure across a global entertainment platform.