Technical Project Manager

JOB TITLE: Technical expert/Project manager

TERM: 12 months

CLIENT LOCATION: Lagos, Nigeria

DIVISION: Africa

REPORTS TO: CEO/Head of Card

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: 8 - 10 yrs experience in Project Management

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS*

• Based in Lagos
• Card payments, commercial card, MPGS, XB send, card operations
  
  
  

PURPOSE OF JOB

Client is one of the tier 1 Nigerian Banks that is seeking for a resource to be able to project manage the banks technical implementation of its strategic products and support go to market strategy of these products.

TASKS

Core Responsibilities And Accountabilities

• Work with Mastercard, Processors and other relevant stakeholders to implement mastercard listed products
• Project manages all activities related to going live with Mastercard products
• Develop full list of activities and dependencies that need to occur
• Track activities and escalate any roadblocks
• Coordinate within Mastercard teams, client and third parties to support completion of critical tasks
• Support the client set up various processes and systems to run the card business efficiently
• Support training and upskilling the client on relevant processes that need to be followed to run a card business (examples include, payments 101, reconciliation, settlement, billing, chargebacks, etc)
• Oversee all aspects of projects.
• Coordination and completion of projects on time, within budget, and within scope.
• Set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summarize the project's progress.
• Prepare reports for upper management regarding the status of the project.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of multiple projects.
• Assist in defining project scope and objectives, involving all relevant internal stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress.
• Manage changes to the project scope, schedule, and costs using appropriate verification techniques.
• Measure performance using appropriate project management tools and techniques.
• Report and escalate to management as needed.
• Manage the relationship with the client and relevant stakeholders.
• Perform risk management to minimize potential risks.
• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Meet with clients to take detailed ordering briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project.
• Track project performance to analyze the successful completion of short- and long-term goals.
• Meet budgetary objectives and adjust project constraints based on financial analysis.
  
  
  

KPIs

• On-time project delivery
• Budget Compliance
• Quality & Stakeholder satisfaction
• Risk Mitigation success
  
  
  

Knowledge and Experience

Qualifications/ expectations required:

• Proven working experience in project management.
• Payment system Project management is required.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) / PRINCE II certification is a plus.
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organizational skills, including attention to detail and multitasking skills
• Bachelor's Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience
• Payments experience acquiring and issuing
• Commercial card issuing knowledge is a plus
  
  
  

Mandatory Skills**

• Must be on client site/country
• Payments project implementation and management
• Deep knowledge of payments
• Based in Nigeria
• 10 yrs experience in card payments business/project implementation