Project Coordinator (Software)

An international payments company is looking for an experienced Project Coordinator with a software background. 

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison between the core software development teams, ensuring effective communication, alignment, and collaboration across all units.
• Proactively identify, manage, and resolve dependencies and bottlenecks that impact cross-team delivery, escalating issues when required.
• Maintain visibility across ongoing initiatives, priorities, risks, and blockers within the Technology Unit (TU).
• Act as the main point of contact between the TU and external vendors, managing relationships, monitoring deliverables, and ensuring service level commitments are achieved.
• Coordinate vendor onboarding activities, contract follow-ups, and technical integrations in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Facilitate sprint planning sessions, roadmap reviews, and departmental meetings by preparing agendas, documenting key decisions, and tracking action items.
• Monitor project milestones and timelines, helping teams remain aligned with agreed delivery objectives and priorities.
• Manage and coordinate incoming requests to the TU from other departments, ensuring effective triage, prioritisation, and routing.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of internal processes and workflows, enhancing efficiency while maintaining compliance with fintech industry standards and audit requirements.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of software development environments and methodologies. While hands-on coding experience is not required, the ability to effectively engage with technical teams is essential.
• Excellent organisational and multitasking skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and maintain attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt messaging for technical teams, business stakeholders, and external partners.
• Located in Malta with local experience in the fintech industry.

Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Flexibility

Education and experience

• Previous experience in a Technical Coordinator, Project Coordinator, Project Manager, Business Analyst, or similar role within a software development environment.
• Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Exposure to fintech, regulated industries, or compliance-driven environments.