Programme Manager for Cards & Payments

About the role

SME Commercial Card Program Manager to support a leading Philippine bank with the launch of a SME commercial card proposition. The selected resource will be embedded with the client for a 12-month engagement and must bring strong programme delivery, stakeholder management and cards/payments experience. You will operate independently, coordinate across senior and working-level stakeholders, and translate programme priorities into clear actions, governance updates and launch-readiness tracking.

Key responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day programme coordination across planning, delivery, testing, launch readiness and early post-launch activities
• Track milestones, dependencies, risks, issues and actions, ensuring timely follow-through and escalation where needed
• Coordinate working sessions, governance meetings and stakeholder updates
• Prepare concise reporting materials to support decisions and management visibility
• Support proposition, business case, customer segment and product-readiness activities
• Bring relevant market, competitor and payments knowledge to inform discussions and decision-making
• Support go-to-market planning, sales enablement, channel readiness and launch activation
• Coordinate readiness across product, operations, channels, technology, testing, certification and go-live preparation
• Maintain clear visibility of critical path items and scheme-related dependencies
• Serve as a central coordination point across client stakeholders, internal teams, delivery squads and relevant card schemes teams

About you

• 7-10 years of relevant experience in programme management, product delivery, banking transformation, cards/payments, consulting or financial services
• Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional initiatives involving business, risk, operations and technology teams
• Good understanding of card issuing commercial cards, SME banking or the payments ecosystem
• Experience supporting product launch, card implementation, platform change or transformation programme
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, executive reporting and structured problem-solving skills
• Fluent written and spoken English and Tagalog; Tagalog is mandatory
• Based in the Philippines and able to work onsite with client stakeholders as required
• Bachelor's degree in Business or Finance
• Prior exposure to SME, commercial, corporate, purchasing, fleet, virtual or business card products
• Experience working with Philippine banks, financial institutions, card schemes, issuer processors or fintech organizations