Senior Delivery Manager - PAYG, EMV exp

Senior Delivery Manager - Fares & Ticketing Manchester 6 Month Contract Outside IR35 North West Based - travel once or twice per week The Senior Delivery Manager leads the fares and ticketing workstream within a rail integration programme, ensuring customer and retail propositions are delivered on time and within budget. The role focuses on planning, governance, risk and dependency management, stakeholder coordination, and reporting. Key responsibilities include managing delivery against the programme plan, overseeing risks and issues, running stakeholder meetings and workshops, producing reports, and maintaining documentation as the main workstream contact. The ideal candidate has strong experience in transport or public-sector programmes (especially fares/ticketing), understands retail and payment systems, can manage multiple stakeholders, and excels in planning, governance, communication, and driving alignment across organisations. Essential Experience: ✅ Extensive experience integrating EMV and contactless payment solutions ✅ A proven track record of delivering Pay As You Go (PAYG) ticketing programmes ✅ Previous experience working within the transport industry ✅ Strong background in delivering complex systems integration programmes ✅ Knowledge of payment security, testing processes, and technical delivery environments ✅ Experience coordinating and managing third-party suppliers and delivery partners ✅ Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and relationship-building skills ✅ Practical, hands-on integration delivery experience, with a preference for candidates from a delivery background rather than a purely consultancy-focused rolePlease only apply if you have experience of the following. (Rullion is a recruitment agency) Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants