Technical Project Manager (CORE) at Flutterwave

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