Program Manager, Talent Product at Andela

Locations: Lagos - Nigeria, Nairobi - Kenya
Reporting to: Senior Program Manager
Experience: Mid Level
Type: Full Time

About The Role

• The Program Manager works within the Talent Product team that is focused on scaling the talent of Andela’s 1000+ engineers and providing increased value to our partners. They will manage initiatives and projects, collaborating across teams and functions, and support the goals of the Talent Product roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Oversees projects, initiatives, budgets, and operating plans to support the tactical and strategic direction of Talent Product and Andela.
• Collaborates with cross-departmental stakeholders (Partner Engineering, Sales, Staffing .etc.) to ensure seamless execution.
• Monitors and evaluates program performance and success metrics.
• Contributes to and take lead on communicating progress, impact, learnings, and recommendations to relevant stakeholders across Andela.
• Develops and nurtures relationships with stakeholders across multiple departments (Sales, Staffing, Partner Engineering, Technology, etc) and leverages rapport to drive Talent Product goals.
• Builds and manages channels for communication, collaboration, user testing, feedback and program adoption within the Andela Engineering Community.
• Accurately routes skill/issue requests for escalation, remediation, and prioritization.

Requirements

• Atleast 3+ years of program management experience (or experience in a related field).
• Familiarity in a software related field such as Software Engineering, Engineering Management or Product Management.
• Strong experience in project/program management methodologies, tools, and techniques - and knows how and when to apply each approach.
• Strong ability to be analytical (quantitative and qualitative), problem solve, think big picture, and get into the weeds.
• Strong experience with leading teams/projects using agile practices.
• Experience in strategic planning, risk management and/or change management.
• High level of proficiency with Google suite(sheets, docs, slides) and communication technologies, such as Slack and Zoom.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate information to a variety of constituents.
• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills with demonstrated experience collaborating effectively across multiple functions.
• Flexible, adaptable, and able to execute a range of job duties and changing priorities.
• Possess professional maturity, cultural sensitivity, and the integrity that exemplifies Andela’s values.

Interested?

• If the above sounds like an exciting role to you, please tell us why you believe you’re a good fit and we’ll be in touch.

Benefits & Compensation

• Full-time compensation
• Full medical coverage
• Breakfast, lunch and snacks provided daily
• Beautiful working environment
• Opportunity to work with the brightest minds on the planet
• Oh, and a chance to change the world!