Project Manager

Role and Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of agile projects from initiation to closure.
• Work closely with stakeholders to define project scope, goals, and deliverables.
• Develop project plans, timelines, and budgets, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Apply agile methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban, to manage project workflows, prioritize tasks, and optimize team efficiency.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
• Ensure adherence to agile principles and best practices, driving the adoption of agile mindset and values across the organization.
• Coordinate and communicate with project stakeholders, including business sponsors, project team members, vendors, and other stakeholders, to ensure alignment with project goals and objectives.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, and implement mitigation strategies to minimize project disruptions and delays.
• Monitor project progress and performance against plan, and provide regular status updates and reports to stakeholders and senior management.
• Lead project meetings, workshops, and reviews, and facilitate collaboration and decision-making among project team members and stakeholders.
• Manage project documentation, including project charters, plans, schedules, status reports, and other project-related artifacts, in accordance with organizational standards and processes.
• Manage project changes, scope creep, and deviations from plan, and negotiate with stakeholders to resolve conflicts and issues as needed.
• Conduct post-project reviews and lessons learned sessions to identify areas for improvement and best practices for future projects.

Qualification and Requirements

• Minimum of 4 Years Experience in Project Management or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Business Administration, or other relevant fields.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent agile certification (e.g., PMI-ACP, SAFe Agilist) will be an added advantage.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.) and Agile principles.
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes and methodologies.
• Experience in Fintech will be an added advantage.
• Experience in payment/API integration will be an added advantage.
• Experience in Project with Technology like Mssql, C#, VB will be an added advantage.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and motivate cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Trello, Confluence, Microsoft Project etc)
• Experience working with various functional teams and handling large-scale project is an added advantage.