Senior Project Manager / Delivery ManagerLocation: Full-remote
Salary: from €5,000 net + bonuses
About the ProjectSmartCore is a fintech holding building infrastructure for the next generation of payments. Our solutions cover the entire financial operations cycle — from core banking and processing to cards, wallets, and anti‐fraud systems.
We are building a fintech product (currently in pre‐production) that is one of the fastest and most advanced Anti‐Fraud systems on the market.
Our mission is to analyse and block fraudulent transactions for our clients (banks and payment providers) in real time (TIR Our architecture is designed to handle extremely high loads (1000+ TPS).
InfrastructureCI/CD, DevOps practices
Your Key Responsibilities (Delivery)Team ManagementFull-cycle management of a cross-functional team (Backend, Frontend, DevOps, Analytics, QA) of up to 10 people, with plans for further growth.
Process ManagementOrganise and facilitate all development processes under Scrum (sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives, backlog grooming).
Accountability for ResultsYou are the process owner for delivery. Your main task is to take well‐prepared product documentation and ensure the functionality is shipped to production.
Removing BlockersBe a true driver of the team: proactively identify bottlenecks, resolve issues, synchronise with adjacent teams, and push tasks to "Done".
Stakeholder CommunicationClose collaboration with the CTO and investors. Own expectation management, provide regular reporting on status and risks, maintain alignment with the roadmap.
Best Practices IntegrationYou should know modern IT project delivery methodology and actively integrate best practices into team workflows.
Our Ideal Candidate
5+ years of experience as a Project Manager / Delivery Manager.
Mandatory: experience in Fintech projects. Experience in Anti‐Fraud, Risk Management, or card processing is a decisive advantage.
Technically competent: you don't need to read code, but you must understand complex distributed high-load architectures at a high level. You should speak the same language as engineers when discussing microservices, Kafka, and real‐time systems.
Expert-level knowledge of Scrum, with the ability to adapt it to the team rather than follow it dogmatically.
Strong leadership, proactivity, and a results-driven mindset ("getting things done no matter what").
English: Upper‐Intermediate (B2) or higher.
Russian: Upper‐Intermediate (B2) or higher.
What We Offer
High salary (from €5,000 net) + performance bonuses.
Fully remote work from anywhere in the world.
Optional: relocation support to Spain for those interested.
Minimal bureaucracy and legacy; maximum autonomy in decision‐making.
Work on a truly challenging, ambitious project with an ultra‐modern tech stack — the kind of experience that is highly valued and career‐defining.
Direct impact on the product and business; close work with C‐level (CTO, investors).
Feel free to apply directly via LinkedIn or by sending your CV to stanislav.pavlov[@]smartcore.pro — if you're ready for a challenge and want to build the best anti‐fraud system on the market!
Seniority level: Mid‐Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Project Management and Information Technology
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