Overview
Why This Role MattersWe are looking for a highly driven Project Manager to lead the end-to-end execution of large-scale fintech implementations with partner banks specifically across Credit Card and Credit Line on UPI products.
The role will be responsible for driving program governance, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring timely delivery and successful go-live of strategic initiatives. The ideal candidate will work closely with bank stakeholders, internal product, engineering and operations teams to execute complex financial product implementations in a highly regulated environment.
The Hats You Will Wear
- Own end-to-end project management for implementation of Credit Card and Credit Line on UPI products with partner banks.
- Drive project planning, execution, tracking, and delivery across multiple workstreams including product, engineering, compliance, and operations.
- Ensure timely go-live of large-scale fintech implementations by managing milestones, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
- Act as the primary point of coordination with partner bank stakeholders for project execution and implementation governance.
- Run regular governance forums, status reviews, and escalation channels with senior stakeholders across bank and internal teams.
- Maintain transparent communication on project progress, risks, and mitigation plans.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Risk, Compliance, Operations, and Customer Experience teams to drive execution.
- Translate product requirements and regulatory needs into execution plans and track delivery across teams.
- Ensure alignment across internal and external stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
- Identify implementation risks, technical dependencies, and operational constraints early in the project lifecycle.
- Drive structured issue resolution and escalation mechanisms to prevent delivery delays.
- Ensure adherence to regulatory, compliance, and operational requirements during product rollout.
- Lead go-live readiness reviews, UAT coordination and operational preparedness.
- Ensure smooth production rollout and transition to business-as-usual operations.
- Track post-launch issues, stabilization and performance metrics.
- 4-6 years of experience in project/program management in fintech, banking or payments ecosystem.
- Experience managing large cross-functional technology implementations with banks or financial institutions.
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple stakeholders including external partners.
- Strong problem-solving, communication and program governance skills.
- Ability to work in fast-paced startup environments with complex regulatory dependencies.
- Experience working on Credit Card platforms, issuer processing systems or UPI ecosystem integrations.
- Familiarity with RBI regulations and fintech-bank partnership models.
- Experience coordinating with technology teams for API integrations and product launches.
- MBA or equivalent degree preferred.
Vegapay Technology is a financial technology company. It partners with banks and financial institutions to digitize its financial infrastructure. It provides users with a credit suite featuring a wide breadth of modules and no-code configuration to design, deploy, and direct their credit programs. It provides access to build financial asset products including Card Management System, LOS, LMS, Co-lending and more.
Founded in 2022 by Gaurav Mittal, Himanshu Agrawal and Puneet Sharma, the startup is a B2B digital lending and Card Management Platform. Vegapay’s vision is to liberate financial institutions and fintech enterprises from every technical barrier which hinders offering a lending programme.
Meet the Team
Gaurav Mittal - Gaurav is the Co-Founder and the CEO of the company. He is having more than 20 yrs of experience and has worked with organisations like Zeta, Matchmove, MasterCard, Amex and ICICI Bank.
Himanshu Agrawal - Himanshu is the Co-Founder and the Head of Technology. He is from IIT Kanpur and has more than 14 yrs of experience working with organisations like Amazon and DE Shaw.
Puneet Sharma - Puneet is the Co-Founder and the Head of Product. He is from IIT Roorkee and has more than 10 years of experience working with organisations like BharatPe, Avail Finance