Technical Project Manager (CORE) at Flutterwave

Flutterwave was founded on the principle that every African must be able to participate and thrive in the global economy. To achieve this objective, we have built a trusted payment infrastructure that allows consumers and businesses (African and International) make and receive payments in a convenient border-less manner.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Technical Project Manager (CORE)

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full Time

About the Technical Project Manager (CORE) Role

• We are hiring a talented and experienced Technical Project Manager to oversee a wide variety of projects within our Transaction Switching and Processing division. You will work alongside other project managers to deliver projects from conceptual design through implementation.
• You will have a dual reporting line to Transaction Switching and Processing Engineering team and the Project Management team.

What Your Day to Day Activities Will Be Like

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases and elements, forming project team, etc
• Develop full-scale project plans to track performance and progress as well as associated communication documents using appropriate systems, tools and techniques.
• Identify technology trends and figure out how to use these trends to our advantage and what the right way to use them is
• Prioritizing initiatives based on business needs and requirements
• Monitor project progress by tracking activity; resolving problems; publishing progress reports; recommending actions
• Effectively communicate project expectations to stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion
• Estimate resources needed to achieve project goals and objectives
• Maintain an up-to-date inventory of all projects/initiatives undertaken by the Core team
• Implement effective stakeholder engagement and communications strategy for all stages of projects
• Manage transitions between project stages and ensure that changes are consistent with organizational goals
• Create informative, actionable and repeatable reporting that highlights relevant business trends and opportunities for improvement
• Submit weekly and monthly progress / status reports of all projects
• Serving as a liaison between project team and users
• Monitoring deliverables and ensuring timely completion of projects

Required Competency and Skillset to be a Waver

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of three years project management experience in the IT field (FINTECH, Banking, etc.)
• Minimum 6 - 12 months experience as a Technical Product Manager
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the organization’s products and services.
• The ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solution.
• Ability to impact operations and effect change without being confrontationaL
• Detail-oriented, analytical and inquisitive
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel
• Excellent documentation skills
• A track record of following through on commitments
• Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills
• A history of leading and/or supporting successful projects
• Preferred; Proficiency with at least one web development language, such as Ruby or Python

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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