TC07_Project Manager_C&C

Job Title: CARDS - Project Manager -LONDON

About the Job you are considering:
Technical Project Manager responsible for delivering a cyber response plan for payment (PDQ) systems while ensuring compliance with security and regulatory standards. Leads cross-functional teams across payments, infrastructure (HPE Non-stop), and applications to identify gaps and execute remediation plans. Combines strong payment domain knowledge, cyber security awareness, and project management expertise to drive secure, high-availability system delivery.

Hybrid working:
The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Job Role:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of the Cyber Response Plan for the PDQ service
• Ensure alignment with cyber security standards, policies, and regulatory requirements
• Conduct gap analysis to identify security and compliance deviations
• Drive remediation planning including timelines, dependencies, and cost estimates
• Manage full project lifecycle across core acquiring/payment platforms
• Develop and maintain:
• Detailed project plans
• RAID (Risk, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) logs
• Resource and capacity plans
• Governance and reporting frameworks
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across:
• Payment processing systems (BASE24)
• HPE non-stop infrastructure
• Application and integration layers
• Build understanding of technical architecture (BASE24, HPE Non-stop)
• Ensure systems meet availability, resilience, and security requirements
• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders across:
• Business teams
• Cyber security
• Engineering
• Infrastructure
• Lead governance forums such as:
• Steering committee meetings
• Status reporting sessions
• Risk and escalation discussions
• Manage risks, issues, and dependencies throughout the project
• Handle change control and scope management
• Track and manage project costs and budget implications
• Ensure audit readiness and compliance throughout delivery
  
  

Job Skills:

Domain Expertise

• Strong knowledge of payment acquiring systems
• Understanding of:
• Credit card authorization processes
• Clearing and settlement lifecycle
• Hands-on experience with BASE24 or similar payment switching platforms

Technical Skills

• Familiarity with HPE Non-stop systems and high-availability infrastructure
• Understanding of:
• Application architecture
• APIs, integrations, and message flows
• Knowledge of cyber security frameworks and controls (e.g., PCI-DSS)
• Experience in regulated financial environments

Project Management Skills

• Proven experience managing complex technology projects
• Expertise in:
• Gap analysis and remediation planning
• Compliance-driven delivery
• Strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies
• Ability to manage cross-functional dependencies in matrix organizations

Tools & Collaboration

• Proficiency in:
• JIRA (tracking and delivery)
• Confluence (documentation)
• Experience with project planning tools (e.g., MS Project)
• Strong stakeholder communication and coordination skills

Quick Summary

• Role Type: Technical Project Manager (Payments + Cyber Security)
• Focus: Delivery, compliance, coordination—not hands-on engineering
• Core Strengths Needed: Payment’s domain + project execution + technical understanding.

We are a Disability Confident Employer:

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability, and 
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

Make It Real (what does it mean for you):

• You’d be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation.  We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. 
  To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.
• You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard Manage Mentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.
• You will be joining one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies®, as recognised by Ethisphere® for 13 consecutive years. We live our values by making ethical business choices every day. Working ethically is at the centre of our culture at Capgemini, meaning you will be helping to create a future we can all be proud of.
  
  

Why you should consider Capgemini:

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask.  When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts.  We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible.  It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future.  By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini:

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.
Make it real | www.capgemini.com.