Payments Rails Product Delivery Executive Director

What you'll do

• Direct end-to-end product delivery activities including intake, dependency management, release management, and performance reporting.
• Own the change management framework to ensure adherence to risk, controls, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor product timelines and dependencies while identifying blockers and ensuring adequate resource allocation.
• Build business cases for strategic programs and support funding requests aligned to the roadmap.
• Communicate roadmap priorities, trade-offs, and delivery status to senior leaders and key stakeholders.
• Establish governance forums to drive decisions, maintain alignment, and ensure effective stakeholder engagement.
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery teams to drive accountability for agreed outcomes and timelines.
• Define program success measures and metrics aligned to organizational goals and report progress through actionable insights.

What we're looking for

• 8+ years of experience or equivalent expertise delivering products, projects, or technology applications.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Extensive experience leading operational management and change readiness.
• Experience in enterprise-wide release and deployment processes and strategies.
• Advanced knowledge of the product development life cycle, technical design, and data analytics.
• Proven ability to manage tight delivery timelines while maintaining strong control of scope, risks, and dependencies.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders at multiple levels, including senior leadership.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and AI Tooling.
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) or other relevant advanced degree (preferred).
• Experience in data, analytics, and/or digital product delivery within large-scale organizations (preferred).
• Exposure to modern data platforms and/or data architecture concepts (preferred).
• Experience facilitating structured workshops to drive alignment, decisions, and outcomes (preferred).