Product and Project Manager at Techie Planet Limited

Techie Planet is a top rank software development and technology consulting company that provides enterprise software solutions and services of global class quality to the satisfaction of its clients to improve their business processes, catalyse their operational throughput and help achieve their goals.

We focus on enterprise web and mobile (Android & iOS) solutions, business intelligence and analytics solutions, enterprise portals and systems integration. We work with private organizations and government bodies to deliver solutions in various industries including healthcare, real estate, financial services, manufacturing and the public sector.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Product and Project Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Description

You will be responsible for guiding the success of products and projects, directly responsible for developing and improving them. Innovation, managing releases, gathering/defining requirements, feature specification, and prioritization are at the core of your work.
For external projects, you will lead the interface between our clients and project development and execution team, ensure projects run smoothly, prepare all necessary documents and ensure that clients are always in the loop of project progress at all times.
Internally, you will assemble and work with software engineers, graphic designers, etc. to ensure projects and products are delivered to quality and time at best possible budgets.
Develop feature specifications and requirements for products
Manage selection of features for internal products and develop user stories accordingly
Develop low fidelity mockups and application flows for UI/UX development
Manage the process of UI/UX design development with UX designers to get the best look and feel for solutions
Track and manage all development work with project management tools like JIRA, Trello, Slack, etc using Agile methodology
Manage team communication and meetings as needed
Provide vivid interpretation of requirements at all times to team members
Evaluate work done by developers to ensure match with requirements and product goals
Test work done by developers to ensure each unit of work is completed to necessary UX and performance standards, and that completed works match the Definition of Done (DoD).
Manage the process of contracts signing and develop proposals for external projects
Define and assemble human and technical resources needed to execute development of products and projects successfully
Manage project planning, scheduling, task assignments, resource allocations, and change within scope and budget.
Support product analysis and planning during team brainstorming sessions
Coordinate and champion the production of user manuals/documentation for all work done by the team
Manage the collection of client feedback at end of projects using google forms
Provide detailed and well-rounded reports on development work at regular intervals

Skills and Requirements

A strong technical background and experience analysing and discussing technical issues.
Good understanding of agile methodologies especially Scrum
Ability to quickly and thoroughly understand the functional and technical aspects of complex systems.
Ability to elicit requirements to develop BRDs and SOWs as necessary on projects
Must be able to create rich and detailed user stories from requirements documents
Ability to utilize modern mockup development tools for creating good mockups and application flows for products
Must be able to critique UI/UX work to get the best user interface and experience for target users
Good understanding of project management and tracking boards like JIRA, Trello, etc.
Ability to conduct effective and result oriented meetings with team members and clients
Must be able to do good quality software testing and coordinate software testers
Must understand managing requirements for getting an MVP quickly for faster time to market on products
Must understand project resource planning, allocation and scope management within time and budget
Strong team and leadership skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to inspire team members and foster seamless collaboration
Doggedness to uphold best practices on assignments
Ability to seamlessly handle multiple projects at once.
Must be detail oriented
Former software development/engineering experience is an advantage
Must have previous experience in a similar role preferably in an IT or software development company