Project Manager, Payments, VP

Closing date for applications: 22/07/2026

Location Gurugram, India

Job typePermanent | Contract typeFull Time

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Join our digital revolution in NatWest Digital X

In everything we do, we work to one aim. To make digital experiences which are effortless and secure.

So we organise ourselves around three principles: engineer, protect, and operate. We engineer simple solutions, we protect our customers, and we operate smarter.

Job description

This role is based in India and as such all normal working days must be carried out in India.

Join us as a Project Manager

In this key role, you’ll be responsible for the end to end delivery of projects within time, cost and quality

You’ll gain valuable exposure as you build and maintain positive working relationships with stakeholders across multiple franchises, domains and functions and at different levels of hierarchy

It’s a fantastic chance to put your existing project management skills to the test and advance your career

We're offering this role at vice president level

What you'll do

As a Project Manager, you’ll be responsible for identifying, tracking, managing and mitigating any project risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies. You’ll be leading the analysis of problem and opportunity statements and preparing estimates for approval, leading the creation of a financial business case.

You’ll also be:

Managing and reporting on project costs and making sure the project is completed within allotted budgets

Leading and defining a project initiation document or equivalent Agile artefact, making sure that the solution clearly supports and is aligned to the company’s strategic goals

Preparing and taking ownership for all project plans and controls and resource plans, as well as progress reporting on plans, controls and resource requirements

Making sure that all project deliverables satisfy the requirements and that they adhere to the agreed governance framework

Tracking, reporting and realising project benefits and taking the necessary action required if benefits are affected by changes using a consistent approach

The skills you'll need

To succeed in this role, you’ll need knowledge of change frameworks, including project, programme and portfolio management. You’ll also need to hold an appropriate project management qualification such as Prince 2 or Agile. The role coordinates business, operations, and technology teams to implement regulatory and strategic payment initiatives while ensuring delivery within agreed scope, timelines, budget, and quality standards.

In addition, you’ll need:

Experience of at least 12 years in successful planning, execution, and delivery of SEPA and ISO 20022 payment transformation projects

strong payment domain knowledge, project management expertise, stakeholder management skills, and experience delivering payment modernization initiatives in a banking environment

Welcome to our Gurugram hub

Spanning 437,000 sq. ft., our campus in Gurugram features two state-of-the-art towers – 1A and 2A at the Candor TechSpace in Sector 21.

Key facts:

Surrounded by 28 acres

Space for 4,100 colleagues

Opened in 2010