Project Lead
Drive our most important cross-functional initiatives from kickoff through to delivery.
About the role
We're looking for a Project Lead to drive our most important cross-functional initiatives from initiation through to delivery.
You'll work across engineering, compliance, product, and commercial teams to coordinate complex projects — new product launches, regulatory programmes, and infrastructure migrations. This is not a passive coordination role: you'll be expected to remove blockers, hold teams accountable, and make calls when things are unclear. You'll report to the COO.
What you'll do
- Own the planning and delivery of strategic projects across multiple teams and workstreams.
- Define scope, milestones, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Run structured weekly project reviews and keep status reporting accurate and actionable.
- Identify risks early and drive mitigations before they become blockers.
- Facilitate decisions when teams are stuck — escalating to the COO only when necessary.
- Run retrospectives and embed learnings into how the next project is set up.
What we're looking for
- 4+ years leading cross-functional projects in a fast-moving technology or fintech company.
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and keep multiple workstreams on track.
- Strong stakeholder management — comfortable challenging senior leaders when needed.
- Clear, structured communicator who can adapt style for engineers, compliance teams, and executives.
- Comfortable with ambiguity and able to create structure where none exists.
- The right to work in the UK. We cannot sponsor visas for this role.
Nice to Have
Experience delivering regulatory or compliance-driven programmes.
Familiarity with engineering delivery processes — sprints, kanban, or similar.
Background in payments, fintech, or financial services.
The interview process
- 01
Intro call — 30 minutes
With our Talent Lead. We'll talk about your project experience and what you're looking for.
- 02
Case study interview — 60 minutes
With the COO. Walk us through a complex project you've led — what went well, what didn't, and what you'd change.
- 03
Stakeholder panel — 60 minutes
With leads from engineering, compliance, and commercial. Scenario-based questions on prioritisation and conflict resolution.
- 04
Offer — within 5 working days
Feedback either way, always. The whole process takes about three weeks.