Scheme Release Manager

The Game Changers:

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) is here to shape the future of payments for Australia. We aim to deliver more innovation to Australia’s payments ecosystem, for the collective benefit of Australian businesses, government and consumers.

Our solutions include Australia’s domestic debit network, real-time, data rich payments infrastructure, secure bill payments, digital identity verification, QR payments and experiences and open wallet solutions. It’s a new chapter with more possibilities.

Life @ AP+:

We are one connected team in pursuit of one inspiring purpose – to unite people and technology to power better experiences. Each of us has a part to play in making that happen. You’ll be encouraged to bring your big ideas forward and make a difference through your work. Taking steps forward in your career whilst still having room for fun, friendships, and flexibility in your daily life.

We’re driven by our core values: lead with heart, learn for tomorrow and live our legacy. A purpose like ours takes the inspired impact of an incredible team. Ready to change the game? We’re ready to help you do it.

The Purpose:

The Scheme Release Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing the release and deployment of new and updated services for eftpos, BPAY and NPP payment schemes, ensuring they meet business objectives, compliance, and quality standards. The role collaborates with product, delivery, technology and operations teams, as well as AP+ vendors to ensure the successful implementation of new and updated payment scheme capabilities through the Scheme Release.

The core accountabilities of the role will include:

• Plans, schedules, and coordinates scheme releases in line with the established scheme release cycles.
• Collaborates across all product and delivery teams to identify and manage release candidates through the cycle to release.
• Manages the end-to-end release lifecycle, ensuring timely and quality deliverables.
• Is responsible for maintaining and reporting on the contents and status of each release.
• Publish release comms to portal
• Tracks and Manages release content with vendors in line with defined scheme release schedule.
• Manages delivery risk for scheme release’
• Manage & drive scheme release testing cycles
• Manage implementation planning with internal and external stakeholders.
• Issues and facilitates communications of release plans, progress, and outcomes to internal and external stakeholders.
• Conducts post-release reviews and identifies areas for improvement.
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with stakeholders, addressing issues and driving continuous improvement. 

The capabilities needed to be successful for this role are:

• Project management a
• Accreditation PMP 3+ years experience in Release Management
• 3+ years experience in Project Management
• Applying and executing Scheme Release and Deployment standards across legacy and modern technology architecture
• Knowledge of the payments technology, IT systems and the financial industry

What happens next:

At AP+, we believe in the power of passion, pride, and purpose.­ Our team is driven by a shared mission to make a difference in the world of payments, and we're proud to work together towards this common goal.

If you’re ready to be a game changer, please submit your application. The Talent Acquisition team will endeavour to review your application and notify you of the outcome within the next two weeks.

We want to remove all barriers to inclusion so if you need advice or support with your application, we’re here to help. Please reach out to [email protected]. We also encourage you to let us know your pronouns at any point during the recruitment process.

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