Position Summary The Senior Change & Project Manager LATAM will be key to OKTO's growth in Latin America, leading the end-to-end delivery of the region's most critical strategic programs.
Local
São Paulo - SP
Híbrido
Responsabilidades
- Own the full lifecycle of LATAM's priority programs agreed by the ELT, from definition to delivery, ensuring pace, structure, and accountability for drift.
- Drive decision-making, remove blockers, and maintain alignment across functions and time zones.
- Build and refine business cases, assess impact, model scenarios, and quantify trade-offs to support prioritization and investment decisions for LATAM growth initiatives.
- Design and implement the behavioural, process, and organizational changes required for OKTO's AI-native and merchant-obsessed operating model.
- Work shoulder-to-shoulder with Product, Engineering, Commercial, Operations, Legal/Compliance, and Finance to deliver unified outcomes.
- Provide the CEO and ELT with radical clarity on status, risks, mitigations, dependencies, and decisions required.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate risks early, digging beneath the surface to verify facts and ensure integrity of information, plans, and reporting, never accepting assumptions at face value.
Requisitos
- 10+ years leading cross-functional programs, transformations, or strategic initiatives in fintech, payments, PSP, iGaming, or other complex, regulated, mission-critical environments.
- Proven track record scaling or modernizing operations in emerging markets or multi-country LATAM contexts.
- Strong experience navigating LATAM country-specific operational and regulatory landscapes.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment in high-stakes environments.
- Deep expertise landing organizational and behavioural change in scale-up settings.
- Strong hands-on experience with Agile and Hybrid delivery models, including modern program tooling and governance practices.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Technology, or related fields.
- MBA or Post-Graduate studies are a strong plus, particularly in Project, Program and Portfolio Management (PMO/PPM), Change Management and Organizational Transformation.
- Certifications strongly preferred: PMP, PRINCE2, MSP, PMI-ACP, Prosci Change Practitioner, or equivalents.
- Fluent English (mandatory); Fluent Spanish (mandatory); Fluent/ Native Portuguese (mandatory).
Diferenciais
- Required availability for both national (Brazil) and international travel, including Argentina, Mexico, and other destinations as needed.
- Hybrid work model, based in São Paulo/SP - Brazil
Benefícios
- Competitive compensation – aligned with your experience and the market.
- Meal allowance – provided through a prepaid card, with the flexibility to use part of the balance beyond food expenses.
- Health and dental plan – no monthly cost for you and your dependents, with comprehensive coverage to take care of your health and well-being.
- TotalPass – access to gyms and partner studios, encouraging a healthy and balanced lifestyle.
Faixa salarial
Competitive compensation – aligned with your experience and the market.
Carga horária
Hybrid work model
Tipo de contrato
Não especificado
Sobre a empresa
The Senior Change & Project Manager LATAM will be key to OKTO's growth in Latin America, leading the end-to-end delivery of the region's most critical strategic programs.
Benefícios
- Meal allowance – provided through a prepaid card, with the flexibility to use part of the balance beyond food expenses.
- Health and dental plan – no monthly cost for you and your dependents, with comprehensive coverage to take care of your health and well-being.
- TotalPass – access to gyms and partner studios, encouraging a healthy and balanced lifestyle.