Job Purpose:
- Manage cross functional technical projects across the company
- Manage and maintain a healthy corporate relationship within Khales & the Holding on strategic planning, budget and projects reporting levels.
- Deliver company technical projects and services agenda either personally or through subordinate Teams.
Job Responsibilities & Accountabilities:
• Carry out and implement the five-project management phases; Initiation, Planning, Execution, Controlling, and Closing.
• Adopt project management methodology/techniques to manage the nine knowledge areas of project management.
• Maintaining and monitoring project plans, project schedules, budgets, and expenditures.
• Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables.
• Oversee the integration of various systems and applications, ensuring seamless interoperability and alignment with business objectives.
• Lead and manage projects using DEVOPS methodologies to improve collaboration between development and operations teams, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality software.
• Manage necessary certifications, including PCI compliance and penetration testing, ensuring adherence to industry standards and regulations.
• Utilize Jira for project tracking, issue management, and sprint planning. Create and maintain project documentation to ensure transparency and stakeholder engagement.
• Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, ensuring their needs are understood and met throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop detailed project plans using Microsoft Project, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation.
• Lead cross-functional teams, foster a collaborative environment and ensure team members are aligned with project goals.
• Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact on project timelines and deliverables.
• Define project tasks and resources requirements.
• Ensure proper reporting on all levels / aspects related to department scope
• Organizing, attending, and participating in stakeholder meetings.
• Facilitate meetings where appropriate and distribute minutes to all project team members.
• Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings.
• Preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings or weekly Project status
• Ensuring project deadlines are met.
• Determining project changes (CRs)
• Ensuring projects adhere to frameworks and all documentation is maintained appropriately for each project.
• Ensure stakeholder views are managed towards the best solution.
• Escalate whenever needed to move the project forward,Escalate whenever needed to move the project forward.
Qualifications:Education:Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.PMP Knowledge is preferred Scrum.Experience:6-8 years of experience in a related field.Proven experience as a Technical Project Manager, preferably within the fintech, telecom, banking, or software development sectors.Digital Products & Lifecycle management experience is requiredKnowledge & Abilities:Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Jira, Microsoft Project).Excellent communication and interpersonal skillsStrong organizational and multitasking abilities.Knowledge of digital technology, emerging media and the InternetExcellent project management skills Experience with fintech tools, procedures, and regulationKnowledge of credit cards, Wallets or another financial services a plusExperience in one or more of the following areas: online/mobile banking, new product/service onboarding, payments, online security and authenticationStrong problem-solving, planning/organizational and presentation skillsAbility to develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders and work with all levelsResults-oriented with strong verbal and written communication skills.