Business Execution Consultant 4

Business Execution Consultant

Location: Charlotte, NC (Hybrid) Duration: Long-Term Contract

We are seeking an experienced Business Execution Consultant to support critical payments initiatives within a highly regulated financial services environment. This role will be responsible for driving project execution, managing implementation activities, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, and supporting post-production stabilization efforts.

The ideal candidate will possess strong project/program management experience, payments operations knowledge, executive communication skills, and a proven track record of delivering complex initiatives in regulated environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage project execution activities for strategic payments initiatives.
• Develop, maintain, and manage detailed project plans, milestones, risks, and dependencies.
• Track, report, and facilitate resolution of project defects and issues.
• Coordinate operational readiness reviews and implementation activities.
• Prepare executive-level presentations, status reports, and governance materials.
• Support leadership teams with implementation approvals, sign-offs, and decision-making processes.
• Present project updates, risks, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Assess business impacts of unresolved defects and implementation challenges.
• Partner with technology, operations, risk, compliance, and vendor teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Support post-implementation stabilization, remediation efforts, and ongoing due diligence activities.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of Project Management and/or Program Management experience.
• Experience delivering large-scale initiatives within regulated environments.
• Strong background in financial services, banking, treasury, or payments organizations.
• Experience supporting wire payments operations and payment-related programs.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Strong executive communication, presentation, and reporting skills.
• Experience managing implementation activities from planning through production support.

Preferred Qualifications

• Agile Coach or Agile delivery experience.
• Defect management and remediation experience.
• Executive presentation development and governance reporting.
• Knowledge of critical payments operations.
• Experience supporting post-production stabilization activities.
• Exposure to SWIFT, CHIPS, Fedwire, treasury operations, or payment processing environments.

Key Skills

• Program & Project Management
• Payments & Wire Transfer Operations
• Stakeholder Management
• Executive Communication
• Defect Management
• Governance & Risk Management
• Operational Readiness
• Implementation & Production Support
• Vendor Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Contract Details
• Initial 12-month contract engagement.
• Potential for extension based on business needs and project roadmap.