• Application Deadline:
• Position: Project Manager



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 4 - 7 years



• Location Lagos




• Job Field Project and Program Management 
  
  

Job Summary

• We are seeking an experienced Project Manager with strong experience managing projects within the banking and/or financial services sector.


• The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering projects from initiation through completion while ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, budgets, and quality standards.


• The successful candidate should have strong stakeholder management skills, excellent project execution capabilities, and the ability to work effectively across business, technology, operations, and other functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and deliver projects from initiation to completion.


• Define project scope, objectives, timelines, deliverables, and success criteria.


• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.


• Coordinate cross-functional teams and ensure effective collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.


• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.


• Monitor project progress and provide regular status reports to stakeholders and management.


• Facilitate project meetings, workshops, and stakeholder engagements.


• Ensure projects are delivered within agreed timelines, scope, budget, and quality standard


• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, vendors, and implementation partners.


• Identify potential project challenges and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.


• Ensure proper project documentation, governance, and reporting.


• Drive continuous improvement in project delivery processes and methodologies.


• Ensure compliance with relevant banking, financial services, regulatory, and organisational requirements where applicable.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.


• 4–7 years of proven project management experience.


• Previous experience working within banking, fintech, financial services, or related financial institutions is required.


• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, preferably Agile and/or Waterfall.


• Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional projects.


• Strong stakeholder and people management skills.


• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities.


• Strong organisational and time-management skills.


• Proficiency with project management tools such as Jira, Asana, Trello, MS Project, or similar platforms.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum, or other relevant project management certification.


• Experience delivering technology, digital transformation, ERP, core banking, payments, or other financial services projects.


• Experience working with senior management, technology teams, vendors, and regulatory stakeholders.

Key Competencies:

• Project Planning & Delivery


• Banking/Financial Services Experience


• Stakeholder Management


• Risk & Issue Management


• Change Management


• Team Coordination


• Communication & Reporting


• Problem Solving


• Strategic Thinking


• Attention to Detail.