Role: Senior Project Manager Global Retail
Reports to: Transformation Director Retail
Location: London/Peterborough / Travelex location (Hybrid Working)
Business Unit: Retail
The challenge
Travelex is an iconic global brand with a rich heritage in foreign currency. A market leading foreign exchange specialist, the business covers the entire value chain of the foreign exchange industry.
We need a strong Project Manager to own delivery of projects on behalf of, and for, the business, working closely with the Transformation Director and supporting global team of experts as they work to rapidly grow the business.
What you will do:
You will lead and own one or a variety of projects that are delivering against key strategic pillars, this includes overseeing project budget, planning, governance and reporting to ensure that progress and priorities are communicated
You will work closely with global leads to define the strategy, create actions plans and track metrics
You will work with other Project Managers to understand any dependencies as you deliver your project
You will be a role model to stakeholders, upholding best practice principles, knowledge sharing and driving improvements and standards across projects
Who are you:
You have delivered global projects before in a retail environment, using different methodologies and understand how to blend these methods into an approach that suits the organisation
You are a self-starter who enjoys learning and getting to grips with new commercial, product and business concepts
You enjoy getting stuff done, problem solving, learning and working as part of a team
You are organised, self-aware and a strong communicator who can quickly identify risks, strengths and weaknesses across your stakeholder groups and tailor your approach accordingly
You are excited by challenges, are willing to challenge others and strive for personal development and growth
You are detailed focused and take pride in delivering work to a high standard
You pride yourself on the ability to develop professional working relationships with stakeholders, colleagues and business partners
Why Travelex?
To remain the world’s leading foreign exchange specialist, we are focused on making our customers’ lives simpler, more engaging and hassle free while they travel or move money abroad.
We promise to give them the freedom and peace of mind to explore the world, their way – enabling them to travel confidently because they know they have us to lean on. Customer centricity and digital are at the heart of our business strategy.
Our commitment to innovation has never been greater, with the development of a number of digital-first, greenfield products and services. And with the Travelex's resources, deep industry experience and leading brand we are inventing the future of FX, cross-border e-commerce, and international payments.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status
Founded in 1976, Travelex has grown to become one of the market leading specialist providers of foreign exchange products, solutions and services, operating across the entire value chain of the foreign exchange industry in more than 20 countries. We have developed a growing network of over 900 ATMs and more than 1,100 stores in the some of the world’s top international airports and in major transport hubs, premium shopping malls, high street locations, supermarkets and city centres.
Travelex has built a growing online and mobile foreign exchange platform, and we also process and deliver foreign currency orders for major banks, travel agencies and hotels worldwide. In addition, we source and distribute large quantities of foreign currency banknotes for customers on a wholesale basis - including for central banks and international financial institutions. We also offer a range of remittance and international money transfer products around the world.