Dublin, Ireland, Ireland
22 days ago
Senior Program Manager - Product Operating Model Transformation

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services.  Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results.  We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions.  Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow. 

 

Global Payments is a Fortune 500 worldwide payment technology and software company, providing the world’s leading complete commerce ecosystem to businesses of every size. Our unique, connected infrastructure serves every dimension of commerce, carrying billions of transactions every year—safely and seamlessly. Global Payments is a large-sized enterprise software company (27,000 employees) undergoing product-led and customer centric transformation.

 

We are seeking an experienced Product Operating Model Snr Program Manager to support driving a critical Product Operating Model Enterprise Transformation initiative. This role sits at the intersection of traditional project-led operating models and modern product operating models, requiring someone who can bridge both worlds effectively.

As a Product Operating Model Snr Program Manager, you will be responsible for orchestrating cross-functional initiatives, managing dependencies across multiple transformation initiatives throughout Design - Pilot - Scale iterations ensuring our transformation efforts deliver measurable business outcomes. You'll work closely with transformation leaders, product leaders, engineering teams, shared services and business stakeholders to establish governance frameworks that enable velocity while maintaining strategic alignment. This role would sit within a high-visibility team that will shape how our organization operates in a product-centric future.

The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, can establish structure without creating bureaucracy, and understands that successful transformation requires balancing discipline with adaptability.

 

Program Management

Support leading end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of assigned transformation initiatives spanning globally across multiple product teams and business units

Develop and maintain integrated program roadmaps that align product initiatives with enterprise transformation objectives

Manage program-level dependencies, risks, and resource constraints across concurrent initiatives

Establish and track program-level KPIs and OKRs, providing executive visibility into progress and outcomes

Facilitate planning ceremonies and ensure alignment between transformation initiatives and transformation goals

Drive Financial Tracking

Manage Procurement and Legal requests for staffing and onboarding the resources required for the execution

Transformation Leadership

Champion the adoption of product-led ways of working, including Agile, Lean, PDLC and outcome-based delivery models

Support design and implement change management strategies to accelerate organizational adoption of new processes and mindsets

Lead workstream governance forums with senior stakeholders, providing transparent reporting on health, risks, and value delivery

Identify transformation bottlenecks and work collaboratively with leaders to remove impediments

Build capability within teams through coaching, training, and establishing communities of practice

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

Drive capturing and maintaining documentation on workstream status, escalations, and strategic decisions

Support preparation and facilitation of executive steering committees and decision-making forums with C-suite and senior leadership

Build trusted relationships across product, engineering, operations, and business functions

Manage stakeholder expectations and negotiate trade-offs between competing priorities

Governance & Continuous Improvement

Establish lightweight governance frameworks that enable autonomy while ensuring accountability

Design and implement program management tooling, templates, and best practices

Conduct retrospectives and implement lessons learned to continuously improve delivery effectiveness

Ensure compliance with enterprise project management standards while advocating for appropriate flexibility

Monitor industry trends in product management, payments and transformation to bring fresh perspectives

 

Strategic Thinking

Ability to connect program-level work to broader business strategy and transformation vision

Comfortable operating at multiple altitudes—from 30,000-foot strategy to on-the-ground execution

Change Leadership

Skilled at navigating organizational resistance and building coalition for change

Empathetic approach that recognizes the human dimensions of transformation

Communication & Influence

Exceptional written and verbal communication with ability to adapt style to audience

Political savvy and ability to navigate complex stakeholder landscapes

Adaptive Problem-Solving

Comfortable with ambiguity and able to create clarity from complexity

Pragmatic approach that balances ideal solutions with organizational reality

Collaboration & Team Building

Natural connector who builds bridges between siloed teams

Servant leadership mindset with focus on enabling others' success

Delivery Excellence

Relentless focus on outcomes over outputs

Data-driven decision maker who balances intuition with evidence

8+ years of progressive experience in program management, portfolio management, or management consulting

4+ years leading large-scale transformation initiatives, preferably in product-led or Agile environments

Demonstrated success managing complex, cross-functional programs with budgets exceeding $5M

Deep expertise in Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) or product development methodologies

Proven ability to influence and drive decisions without direct authority in matrixed organizations

Strong analytical skills with experience creating executive-level dashboards and reporting

Excellent facilitation skills with ability to lead diverse groups toward consensus

Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Global Payments Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Global Payments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law. If you wish to request reasonable accommodations related to applying for employment or provide feedback about the accessibility of this website, please contact jobs@globalpay.com.

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