• Application Deadline: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Product Manager


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  

Duties & Responsibilities

• Document “as-is” status at the commencement of any software development cycle.


• Serve as the primary point of reference in data gathering for functional and design specifications.


• Document the gap between the “as-is” status and the functional requirements.


• Review functional and design specifications to ensure full understanding of individual deliverables.


• Identify test requirements from specifications, map test case requirements and design test coverage plan.


• Develop, document and maintain functional test cases and other test artifacts like the test data, data validation, harness scripts and automated scripts.


• Working with users to formulate and document business requirements.


• Identifying, investigating, and analyzing business processes, procedures and work practices


• Identifying and evaluating inefficiencies and recommending optimal business practices, and system functionality and behaviour.


• Using project management methodologies, principles and techniques to develop project plans and to cost, resource and manage projects.


• Taking responsibility for deploying functional solutions, such as creating, adopting and implementing system test plans, which ensure acceptable quality and integrity of the system.


• Creating user and training documentation, and conducting formal training classes.


• Developing functional specifications for use by system developers.


• Using data and process modelling techniques to create clear system specifications for the design and development of system software.


• Acting as a central reference and information source, providing guidance and assistance in the system project decision making process.


• Hold and facilitate test plan/case reviews with cross-functional team members.


• Identify any potential quality issues per defined process and escalate potential quality issues immediately to management.


• Ensure that validated deliverables meet functional and design specifications and requirements.


• Isolate, replicate, and report defects and verify defect fixes.


• Provision of inputs to elaboration of internal policies and procedures on the use of ICT.


• Participation in the office business process re-engineering activities and ensures that business needs drive IT solutions related to corporate resource management.


• Determine operational objectives by studying business functions; gathering information; evaluating output requirements and formats.


• Construct workflow charts and diagrams; studying system capabilities; writing specifications.


• Improve systems by studying current practices, designing modifications.


• Recommend controls by identifying problems, writing improved procedures.


• Define project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases and elements; forming project team; establishing project budget.


• Monitor project progress by tracking activity; resolving problems; publishing progress reports; recommending actions.


• Maintain user confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.


• Prepare technical reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information and trends.

Education / Knowledge, Skills, Attributes, Experience & Other Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Statistics or relevant field.


• Proven work experience.


• Minimum of 5 years work experience.


• An analytical mind.


• Bachelor's Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience.


• Microsoft Access and/or SQL experience strongly preferred.


• Ability to impact operations and effect change without being confrontational.


• Detail oriented, analytical and inquisitive.


• Ability to work independently and with others.


• Extremely organized with strong time-management skills.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong attention to detail, a head for problem solving. and teamwork skills.


• Great attention to detail


• Organizational skills


• An analytical mind

Skill Set Required:

• Software Design


• Analysis


• Teamwork


• Software Maintenance


• Process Improvement


• Microsoft Access and/or SQL experience


• Big Picture Thinking


• Work Well Under Pressure