Project Manager at Tek Experts

Tek Experts provides the services of a uniquely passionate and expert workforce that takes intense pride in helping companies manage their business operations. We care about the work we do, the companies we partner with and the customers they serve.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Manager

Ref: 243333
Location: Lagos

About the Role

The ideal candidate will execute best practices project management with focus on efficiency and high quality leading multiple projects to success in terms of delivery of the agreed scope on time and on quality, with full customer satisfaction.

What You’ll be Doing

Leading and managing large, complex enterprise-level projects
Playing a consultative role to put in place the appropriate people, process, and tools, to improve team efficiency and effectiveness
Coaching members of the team as needed to optimize the efficiency of the project team
Using good judgment and skill to develop a project management approach that is suitable for planning and managing the effort
Organize and lead project status and working meetings
Prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues
Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments,
Managing stakeholder communications, and helping to implement an effective system of project governance
Develop and manage project budgets, resources, and scope according to business priorities.
Engage and lead technical resources and serve as a key liaison with the business stakeholders and product owners to actively manage prioritization changes.
Ensure appropriate levels of capacity commitment to meet deliverables and provide prioritization direction to team members.
Manage stakeholder expectations against established engagement and delivery obligation

What You’ll Need

BA or BS or equivalent experience is required.
3+ years working as a senior project manager in a fast-paced organization successfully delivering technical projects using with multi-function teams with at least 10-15 members including Functional and Technical Consultants, Developers, Business, Analysts and Quality Assurance Analysts.
An individual that can work both at the strategic level and at the tactical level, holding others accountable while building team rapport and engagement.
Strong communication skills to express oneself clearly both verbally and in writing, and with active listening skills.
Effective interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating and team building.
Expert knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices with the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment.
Strong Technology background and Excellent Technology understanding
Experience in process definition and implementation
Excellent time management and organizational skills and experience establishing guidelines in these areas for others
Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment, Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to predict challenges and seek to proactively head-off obstacles
Attention to details
Microsoft cloud experience (Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365) – an advantage