Job for a Project Delivery Manager in a Fintech Company in Lagos (Channel VAS)

Channel VAS is the premium Fintech provider of Mobile Financial, Airtime Credit & Airtime Advance Services for Mobile Operators, covering a wide range of offerings, from Digital Banking to Advertising, Content and Marketing solutions, all through Big Data and cutting edge proprietary analytics tools. We are recruiting to fill the position below:   Job Title: Project Delivery Manager Location: Lagos Detailed Description

• Do you have what it takes to join Channel VAS, the global Fin Tech leader?
• Channel VAS lends more than $4.5 million USD to over 550 million people in 25 countries worldwide - and these numbers keep growing every day! We employ only the best to join our team of highly skilled professionals globally!
• Working as a Project Delivery Manager at Channel VAS you will be able to demonstrate your business, creativity and technical skills in a global team of high caliber professionals interacting with internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate should have strong problem solving and communication skills and ideally has experience working for FinTech, consultancy and/or telecom VAS companies.

• Take full ownership of the project delivery. This includes requirements gathering & design, technical delivery, quality assurance and go to market activities.
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and budget.
• Ensure company processes and best practices are enforced during the execution of your project.
• Manage and support multiple internal and external departments during project lifecycle.
• First-line Technical troubleshooting
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Mentoring and participating in the development of the project delivery team.
• Assist product management team in developing service description and project scope.
• Create and maintain a high level and detailed level project plan in line with company standards.
• Perform pro-active risk management, to identify and remediate risks in an early stage.
• Clear and accurate reporting to all stakeholders throughout the project, reporting progress against the project plan.

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Telecommunications or any related course
• Project management certification required. (PMP or Prince2 Practitioner)
• ITIL Foundation required.
• IPMA, MSP, Six-Sigma, ITIL practitioner, or agile certification are a big advantage.

• At least 5 years' experience in Project Management in the telecommunications & IT sectors
• Proven track record in delivery of complex projects with tier 1 & 2 MNO's
• Telecom VAS system integration experience required
• Charging & Billing, Mediation, SMS, USSD, IVR, GGSN/SGSN
• CRM, Revenue Assurance
• Basic understanding of telecommunication networks
• Managing agile Software Development and Quality Assurance teams
• Experience in go to market activities

• Very strong analytical skills and excellent command in both written and verbal communication
• Fluent in English & local language
• Willingness to travel up to 100% during project implementation phases.
• Attitude to deliver with quality on time. Client-centric and result-oriented individual
• Possesses multi-tasking, planning and organizational skills on tactical and strategic levels