Project Manager

About Payoneer

Founded in 2005, Payoneer is the global financial platform that removes friction from doing business across borders, with a mission to connect the world's underserved businesses to a rising global economy. We're a community with over 2,500 colleagues all over the world, working to serve customers, and partners in over 190 countries and territories.

By taking the complexity out of the financial workflows–including everything from global payments and compliance to multi-currency and workforce management, to providing working capital and business intelligence–we give businesses the tools they need to work efficiently worldwide and grow with confidence.

Role summary

Location: Guang Zhou

On-site | Full-time

As a project manager. You will serve as a key role within the technical department, leading and deeply participating in the software development, datacenter related operation and maintenance projects, not limited to design, development, deployment, and full lifecycle maintenance of the company's cross-border payment system. You need to have a high pursuit of quality and delivery, system stability, and security to ensure that the team can provide secure, stable, and efficient services to users worldwide.

What you'll do

• Project Planning & Execution:​​ Lead overall project planning, including scope definition, detailed scheduling, resource allocation, and budget management. Ensure clear project goals and effective execution
• ​​Agile Project Management:​​ Guide the team in implementing Agile practices (e.g., Scrum, Kanban), facilitating daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to continuously improve the development process
• ​​Team Leadership & Collaboration:​​ Act as the core leader of the project team, motivating and empowering team members, resolving conflicts, and fostering a positive and high-performing team environment
• ​​Communication & Stakeholder Management:​​ Serve as the communication hub for the project, maintaining clear and transparent communication between the teams, and stakeholders. Regularly report on project progress, risks, and outcomes
• ​​Risk Management & Problem Solving:​​ Systematically identify and assess project risks, developing mitigation strategies. Ability to quickly address issues and changes that arise during the project to ensure smooth progress
• ​​Quality & Progress Monitoring:​​ Utilize project management tools to monitor project progress and quality, ensuring deliverables meet expectations and making timely adjustments to plans as needed

Who you are

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering Management, or a related field is preferred.
• ​​Minimum of 5 years of experience in software project management​​, with a proven track record of successfully leading and delivering complex software projects from inception to completion.
• ​​Must be proficient in Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban)​​ with substantial hands-on experience
• ​​Fluent in English​​, with excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of effective cross-border/cultural communication and documentation
• Strong leadership, communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with common project management software and collaboration tools
• Good teamwork spirit and cross-cultural communication skills, able to adapt to multi time zone collaboration
• Strong sense of responsibility and risk awareness
• Experience with ​​cloud infrastructure projects​​, familiar with the integration or management of public cloud services (e.g., AliCloud, AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus
• Relevant project experience in the ​​payment institution, financial services, or fintech companies is a plus
• Project management certifications such as ​​PMP, ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner), or CSM (Certified ScrumMaster)​​ is a plus

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The Payoneer Ways of Working 

Act as our customer's partner on the inside
Learning what they need and creating what will help them go further. 

Do it. Own it.
Being fearlessly accountable in everything we do. 

Continuously improve
Always striving for a higher standard than our last. 

Build each other up 
Helping each other grow, as professionals and people. 

If this sounds like a business, a community, and a mission you want to be part of, apply today.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace. Payoneer is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment no matter your race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require reasonable accommodation at any stage of the hiring process, please speak to the recruiter managing the role for any adjustments. Decisions about requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.