Project Manager

Appzone Limited is Africa's leading provider of Integrated Banking and Payment software platforms and incidentally creator of BankOne; the world's leading cloud infrastructure for Banking and Payment processing targeted at Small and Medium financial Institutions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Project Manager

Job Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time
Industry: Hospitality

Job Description

• 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 Degree 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.