Programme Manager: FPS direct scheme participation (contract)

About Griffin Hi, we’re Griffin. We’re a fully regulated UK bank that powers the accounts and payments offerings of product-led fintechs and platforms like Uber, Yonder, Prosper, and Sidekick. By doing the heavy lifting behind the scenes, our customers can focus on what they do best - delivering amazing customer experiences. We’ve grown rapidly since our launch in 2024, and today provide the banking backbone behind products in remittance, payroll, wealth, insurance, proptech, payments, neobanking and more. We’re moving into card issuing, stablecoin infrastructure, and agentic finance next as we continue to support the next generation of product-led companies. Learn more about what we do Our culture We believe that smart, motivated, conscientious people thrive in high-trust, high-autonomy environments and have done our best to create such an environment at Griffin. People who thrive here don’t require much hand-holding, and go out of their way to figure out how to contribute in the most valuable way possible. We've been remote-first since we were established in 2017 and we remain so today. Work here is asynchronous and fully flexible - because we want to be a part of your life in a way that helps you to get the most out of both your work and home life. We understand that our culture and ways of working aren’t for everyone, and we’re very intentional about our hiring process as a result. We won't hire people who don’t seem like a strong fit for our core values, even if they're otherwise extremely qualified. Our strong culture has helped us to remain a mission-driven company as we have scaled, and gives our people a clear, explicit operating framework and the space to focus on delivering real value for our customers. Learn more about our culture. The role We're about to become a direct participant in the Faster Payments Service (FPS). This is one of our most important infrastructure projects this year. We need someone to own this programme from start to finish. You'll take us from planning through to going live as a direct participant in 2026. That means coordinating across engineering, treasury, operations, legal, compliance, and our external partners (Pay.UK, Vocalink, Form3, and the Bank of England) to deliver the implementation program on time and on budget. This is a hands on role. You'll be setting the pace, unblocking problems, and keeping everyone, internal and external, aligned on what needs to happen and when. Who are you We're looking for someone who has: Managed payment scheme participation (FPS, Bacs, CHAPS or similar) or comparable regulatory infrastructure projects in UK banking Delivered technical programmes that cut across engineering, operations, treasury, and compliance, and kept them all moving together Worked directly with scheme bodies like Pay.UK, Vocalink, or the Bank of England, and understands their assurance processes, testing requirements, and timelines Led delivery in a small team or small firm , where you had to be strategic and hands on at the same time Built strong cross functional relationships with people who work differently to you, engineers, product managers, lawyers, treasury specialists, and external partners Strong fundamentals in resource planning, time management, risk management, and clear communication We're remote first, so most of your colleagues won't be in the same office as you day to day. That means you should be comfortable picking up new tools for collaboration and communication, and you should genuinely enjoy writing. We document everything, and we care a lot about clarity and readability. You can read more about how we write here . Nice to haves You've done an FPS direct membership implementation before You've been involved in setting up Bank of England Reserve or Settlement Accounts You're familiar with the FCA and PRA and how they work You've worked with Form3 or a similar payment gateway provider You have experience with sort code management and allocation What you'll be doing You'll own the full programme to take us from indirect to direct FPS participant. Day to day, that means: Running the programme plan from requirements planning and prioritisation through build, testing, assurance, and go-live Coordinating all the work streams : technical connectivity (MPLS+, PKI), Form3 gateway configuration, Bank of England settlement access, sort code allocation, and getting our operations ready for 24/7 direct participation Spotting and managing risks and dependencies across engineering, treasury, compliance, and our external partners, making sure nothing slips through Driving the Pay.UK assurance process , including discovery, non functional cloud testing, and scheme certification Keeping everyone informed with clear, regular updates on progress and milestones — to our leadership team, Board, and external stakeholders Maintaining programme governance : decision logs, risk registers, and RAID tracking that people actually find useful Managing the programme budge