Project Manager

• Lead project planning activities.
• Organise and facilitate sprint planning sessions.
• Organise and facilitate sprint retrospectives.
• Monitor project progress and milestones.
• Identify risks, blockers, and dependencies early.
• Escalate issues when appropriate.
• Ensure projects remain aligned with agreed objectives and timelines.
• Maintain project plans and documentation.

• Coordinate work across project team members.
• Communicate effectively with developers, QA engineers, product owners, architects, and the delivery manager.
• Follow up on open actions and unresolved issues.
• Ensure team members have clear ownership of tasks and responsibilities and are progressing according to agreed plans and timelines.
• Monitor team workload and task allocation to ensure resources are utilized effectively and team members remain productively engaged.
• Help maintain alignment between business priorities and project activities.

• Monitor project issues, defects, and risks.
• Coordinate with Technical Leads and Project Leadership to ensure appropriate ownership of bugs, incidents, and project challenges.
• Track issues through resolution.
• Maintain visibility of overall project health.

• Provide accurate daily updates to the delivery manager covering project progress, risks, blockers, dependencies, milestones, and any issues requiring attention.
• Maintain meeting notes, action items, and project documentation
• Ensure Jira, Azure DevOps, or any designated project management platform remains up to date to support project visibility, planning, and automated reporting.

• The project manager is expected to actively seek information and clarification whenever required. We do not expect candidates to know everything; however, we do expect them to ask questions rather than make assumptions.
• As a principle within the company: “It is acceptable not to know. It is not acceptable not to ask.” When decisions, answers, requirements, or important project information are provided, the
• The project manager is expected to document that information clearly so it can be referenced and reused in the future. This helps reduce knowledge loss, improve efficiency, and minimise repeated questions.
• The project manager is also expected to continuously improve project management practices, coordination processes, reporting quality, and use of tools. Progress and improvement initiatives should be regularly discussed with and reported to the Delivery Manager.

• Experience working as a project manager, Scrum Master, or similar project coordination role is mandatory.
• Experience working with software development teams is mandatory.
• Experience using Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar project management platforms is mandatory.
• Good understanding of software development processes is mandatory.
• Good understanding of software project lifecycles is mandatory.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills are mandatory.
• Experience within fintech, banking, payments, cards, digital banking, or financial services is considered an advantage but is not required.
• Good written English.
• Good spoken English.
• Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical team members.
• Ability to provide concise and accurate status updates
• Strong meeting facilitation skills.

• Is highly organised.
• Takes ownership of responsibilities.
• Is proactive rather than reactive.
• Follows through on commitments.
• Communicates clearly and professionally.
• Documents information effectively.
• Learns quickly.
• Is comfortable asking questions when clarification is needed.
• Maintains a positive and collaborative attitude.
• Can manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

• In addition to their CV, candidates must provide the following information:
• Earliest possible start date.
• Expected gross monthly salary in USD.
• Project Example (please describe a project you have been involved in and ensure you cover the following topics): project objective, team size, duration, your responsibilities, tools used, and key challenges. and outcome..

• Work on complex software projects.
• Gain exposure to fintech, digital banking, payments, cards, and financial technology ecosystems.
• Collaborate on projects involving financial institutions and technology companies around the world.
• Work with an international team.
• Collaborate with professionals across multiple countries and time zones.
• Work in an environment that actively uses modern tools, AI, and automation.
• Develop experience in structured project management within complex international software projects.

Remuneration: $500 Monthly