The Role
Manage multiple projects ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, facilitate communication among teams, and oversee project risks and changes.
Summary Generated by Built In
- Create
project plan and other supporting projects; conduct project initiation meetings with institutions document before project kickoff.
- Manage
the implementation for channels specific integration and all aspects of multiple
related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly
supports the achievement of strategic objectives.
- Manage project change request
through the adoption of the organization change request process and report on project success
criteria results, metrics, test, and deployment management activities.
- Collaborate closely with
product managers, developers, designers, QA engineers, and other stakeholders
to define project requirements, priorities, and milestones.
- Facilitate effective
communication and foster a collaborative environment to ensure alignment and
engagement across all project teams.
- Prioritize project intakes and
ensure projects are properly assigned to project team members.
- Maintain a program report that
provides an overview of the status of all projects currently in progress and
those that have been completed.
- Identify opportunities for
process improvements, automation, and efficiency as it relates to the evolving
need of solution delivery department.
- Prepare estimates, assign
resource(s) and duration and detailed project plan for all phases of the
project.
- Manage the day-to-day project
activities and resources and facilitate project status update meetings.
- Manage project risk and issues,
adopt the appropriate response for identified risk & resolve project issues.
- Engage with internal and
external stakeholders to gather requirements, provide regular updates on
project status, and address any concerns or issues in a timely manner.
- Manage stakeholder
expectations and ensure a high level of satisfaction with project outcomes.
Requirements
- BSc/BEng in Project Management,
Engineering, or a relevant field of study. Higher qualifications and/or
professional certifications in a related field will be a huge plus.
- 5+ years of project management
experience, including tracking and planning projects, including experience
working with business stakeholders within a cross-functional matrix environment,
documentation and gathering of requirements from the clients / businesses, with relevant experience with full product lifecycle and understanding of
development lifecycle and various technology methodologies that support that
lifecycle, is essential.
- Skilled in project management, stakeholder management, risk & issues management; manage project scheduling, monitoring & control tasks using Microsoft Project or other relevant tools.
- Experience
in product management, business requirement gathering & documentation, and good
understanding of the SDLC process.
- Behavioral
& technical competency: Analytical skills, Data analysis, Stakeholder
management, Organization skills, Time management, Written and verbal
communication, Leadership and Problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge
and certifications in PMP, PRINCE 2 and SCRUM and good understanding
of e-channels, APIs, and integration processes
- Experience in the successful delivery and launch of a lending automation product, card issuance product, core banking product, or agency banking product within the financial services or technology industry (i.e., Banking, Technology or Fintech) will be an added advantage.
Benefits
Qore provides the rare
opportunity to make history in the financial space for Africa by Africans,
while working with the smartest, brightest & coolest minds in Africa. Our
people & culture team continuously thinks of innovative ways to improve employee
experience and some of the other benefits of working with Qore includes:
- Very competitive and rewarding pay
- Flexible work option (i.e., Remote work)
- Group Life Insurance
- Medical Insurance
- Paid Lunch for onsite work
- Lifelong Learnings
Skills Required
- BSc/BEng in Project Management, Engineering, or relevant field
- 5+ years of project management experience
- Skilled in project management, stakeholder management, risk & issues management
- Experience in product management and understanding of SDLC
- Knowledge and certifications in PMP, PRINCE 2, and SCRUM
- Experience in lending automation, card issuance, core banking, or agency banking
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The Company
What We Do
Appzone Group has evolved into Zone, a payment infrastructure company and Africa's leading FinTech disruptor. It provides home-grown software solutions for the financial services industry, focusing on blockchain-enabled payments and digital currencies.
