Technical Project Manager, Fintech
Channel VAS, Greece
Job Description
Do you have what it takes to join Channel VAS, the global Fintech leader? We are the world’s #1 in mobile micro-credits, thanks to our own proprietary technology, based on telco, digital and behavioral data. Our services are delivered through a state-of-the-art platform to over 50 telco partners and finance institutions in more than 42 countries, providing financial inclusion to over 750 million consumers.
We are seeking sharp, talented individuals to join our team of highly skilled professionals and to be part of our success story as we continue to develop and deliver like no other Fintech company in the fields of Big Data, Analytics, Technology, Finance and Products, and to have an active role in the company's growth and expansion to new markets globally.
In the new world that shapes up during and after the pandemic, we are committed to supporting underbanked people and turning challenges into opportunities. This is your chance to join this effort and become part of a team of more than 200 creative individuals, who believe in redefining the world of Fintech through mobile devices!
As a Technical Project Manager, you are responsible for the creation, planning, execution and closure of deliverables that involve service enhancements, change requests and software development changes. The Technical Project Manager is the driver of business processes and guidelines that relate to these deliverables. Your main responsibilities will be:
- Coordinating closely a deliverable’s execution, while taking responsibility for planning the management of scope, costs and schedule
- Monitoring and controlling each sub-team’s deliverables
- Managing planned and unplanned changes, risks and issues to ensure rapid delivery and greater predictability
- Coordinating stakeholders’ involvement to keep them apprised of progress and address their needs, both internal (Commercial, Tech and BI Dept) as close alignment with the client, mainly MNO’s.
- Shifting in priorities from senior leadership by ensuring members remain agile enough to handle changes with minimal disruption to productivity
- Performing reporting as needed, including evaluation of delivered service improvements
Requirements
- 4+ years of recent related work experience in a financial services or consulting environment
- Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Business / IT / Engineering or related field
- Experience of process and project management
- Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously, facilitating status meetings and presenting to large groups
- Ability to identify problems, to mediate issues, to develop solutions, and to implement appropriate course of action
- Ability to assess and evaluate the criticality and benefits of any required action by the various stakeholders
- Project management certification is considered as a plus (PMP, Prince2 Practitioner, PM2)
- IPMA, MSP, Six-Sigma, ITIL practitioner, or agile certification is considered as a plus
- Experience in Telco sector is a plus
Key Competencies
- Relevant experience working in IT and software project delivery
- Ability to communicate effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Comfort with a rapidly changing environment and communicating assumptions amp; risks of decisions
- Excellent research, reasoning, organization, team building and interpersonal skills
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Fast learner, ambitious and self-starter
- Comfortable with working in a fast-paced environment
- Pro-activeness, accountability and results orientation
- Hard working attitude and willingness to commit on projects
- Ability to handle multiple clients, multiple team members and priorities with confidence
- Flexible, eager, ambitious, and adaptable to change
- Passion for learning new technologies and eagerness to collaborate with other creative mind
Benefits
- Collaborative culture
- Challenging work environment
- Comprehensive private healthcare insurance
- Company phone and laptop
This is a Greece-based role so we won't be able to proceed with applicants living outside Greece.