Title: : Senior Program Manager Location: Chester, UK Job Description: We are looking for a seasoned Senior Program Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of strategic technology initiatives in the payment’s domain. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in program governance, stakeholder management, and driving complex, cross-functional technology projects to success. Key Responsibilities: * Lead program delivery for large-scale initiatives in the payments space. * Partner with engineering, product, and business teams to ensure timely and quality delivery. * Establish program governance, risk management, and reporting frameworks. * Track KPIs, ensure compliance, and manage third-party/vendor relationships where applicable. * Experience with Payments within Banking (SEPA, SWIFT, ChAPS, RTP) About Us: Ascendion is a global, leading provider of AI-first software engineering services, delivering transformative solutions across North America, APAC, and Europe. We are headquartered in New Jersey. We combine technology and talent to deliver tech debt relief, improve engineering productivity solutions, and accelerate time to value, driving our clients’ digital journeys with efficiency and velocity. Guided by our “Engineering to the power of AI” [EngineeringAI] methodology, we integrate AI into software engineering, enterprise operations, and talent orchestration, to address critical challenges of trust, speed, and capital