Flywire
Financial Services
SeniorProjectManager
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“Senior Project Manager at Flywire. Skills: process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement, business transformation experience, enterprise level experience, influence without authority, operate effectively in ambiguity, driving alignment, clarity, and measurable outcomes. Lead end-to-end delivery of complex business transformation initiatives across functions. Partner closely with a Program Manager t”
Industry & Context.
operate effectively in ambiguity; Comfort operating in ambiguity and shaping direction where frameworks may not yet exist; Big-picture thinker who connects dots across initiatives and asks the right strategic questions; Translate ambiguity into clear direction
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years of project management experience, significant business transformation work, Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in evolving or high-growth environments, executive presence with the ability to “read the room” and adjust approach accordingly, Expertise in risk and dependency management across multiple stakeholder groups, Comfort operating in ambiguity and shaping direction where frameworks may not yet exist, Big-picture thinker who connects dots across initiatives and asks the right strategic questions, prioritization instincts and judgment, Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for different levels of the organization, Flexible leadership style- able to adjust approach without compromising outcomes, Confidence to make recommendations and guide decision-making, Ability to operate autonomously while maintaining partnership and alignment
What You'll Do.
Lead end-to-end delivery of complex business transformation initiatives across functions
Partner closely with a Program Manager to align on strategic direction
and cross-program dependencies when applicable
Influence stakeholders at all levels
including senior leadership
through clear recommendations and structured decision-making
Drive outcomes in environments with competing priorities and shifting expectations
and manage risks and cross-functional dependencies
Translate ambiguity into clear direction
and focused execution
Filter and prioritize effectively- ensuring teams are focused on the highest-impact work
Tailor communication approaches to different audiences
particularly in transformation settings where messaging
and change adoption are critical
Facilitate difficult conversations
align conflicting viewpoints
and maintain forward momentum
Provide informal mentorship and guidance to Project Managers
elevating delivery standards and consistency across the PMO
Ensure measurable results and accountability throughout the lifecycle of initiatives
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with a Program Manager in a highly collaborative “lock-step” model; work across a broad range of stakeholders- varying in experience, functional maturity, and change readiness; driving alignment, clarity, and measurable outcomes; Partner closely with a Program Manager to align on strategic direction, sequencing, and cross-program dependencies when applicable; Influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership; Proactively identify, assess, and manage risks and cross-functional dependencies; Tailor communication approaches to different audiences; Facilitate difficult conversations, align conflicting viewpoints; Provide informal mentorship and guidance to Project Managers; maintaining partnership and alignment
Communication Scope
executive presence; Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to tailor messaging for different levels of the organization; Tailor communication approaches to different audiences; messaging, alignment, and change adoption are critical
Process & Methodology
process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement, 10+ years of project management experience, business transformation work, Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives, risk and dependency management, structured decision-making, structured plans, focused execution, Filter and prioritize effectively, elevating delivery standards and consistency
Full Job Description
Are you ready to trade your job for a journey? Become a FlyMate! Passion, excitement & global collaboration are all core to what it means to be a FlyMate. At Flywire, we’re on a mission to deliver the world’s most important and complex payments. We use our Flywire Advantage - the combination of our next-gen payments platform, proprietary payment network and vertical specific software, to help our clients get paid, and help their customers pay with ease - no matter where they are in the world. What more do we need to truly be unstoppable? Perhaps, that is you! Who we are: Flywire is a global payments enablement and software company, founded more than a decade ago to solve high-stakes, high-value payments in higher education. We’ve since scaled into new regions and industry verticals and expanded our product offerings to deliver meaningful value to our clients around the world. Today we support more than 5,100 clients across the global education, healthcare, travel & B2B industries, with diverse payment methods across 240 countries & territories and more than 140 currencies. With over 1,200 global FlyMates, representing more than 40 nationalities, and in 12 offices world-wide, we’re looking for FlyMates to join the next stage of our journey as we continue to grow. The Opportunity: We are seeking aSenior Project Manager with deep business transformation experience to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives that drive meaningful change across the organization. This role partners closely with a Program Manager in a highly collaborative “lock-step” model, forming a dynamic leadership duo that ensures strategy translates into execution. This is a senior individual contributor that will join our growing Enterprise PMO function, requiring strong executive presence, enterprise level experience, influence without authority, and the ability to operate effectively in ambiguity. You will work across a broad range of stakeholders- varying in experience, functional maturity, and
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