Technical Project Manager (Johannesburg, Accra, Nairobi)
MFS Africa, South Africa
Job Description
MFS Africa is the leading digital payments hub in Africa, enabling low-cost payments across the continent. The company works in close partnership with mobile network operators and financial institutions to bring simple and relevant payment services to unbanked people. MFS Africa connects over 200 million mobile money users across sub-Saharan Africa through its platform the MFS Hub. As a B2B company, we enable cross-border payment for mobile money operators, banks, money transfer operators, large corporate and a growing number of SMEs. Our recent partnership with Visa will soon allow us to connect the MFS Hub to Visa.net, effectively connecting African consumers and businesses to the global digital economy. As a technology fintech company, we strive to automate everything we do and run world-class operations. Our locations include: Port-Louis, Accra, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Uganda and London. We are regulated by the FSC in Mauritius and the FCA in the UK.
The Role
Network Operations, Project Management Office (PMO) is a dynamic, responsive and innovative team responsible for the well-being of the MFS Africa network of connected partners (mobile network operators, banks, money transfer organizations, merchants etc.).
As Technical Project Manager you will be key in assisting the team to manage, optimize and continue to expand the fast-growing MFS Africa ecosystem and supporting the organization through several use-cases that MFS Africa offers to its partners.
The role requires a project manager that has a systems engineering background who is able to think laterally and use all of their technical ability to tackle and resolve unique problems in a clear, analytical approach that leverages all of their previous technical experience.
In this respect, MFS Africa seeks a pro-active, motivated and energetic Technical Project Manager for this role. You will be working with the Senior Manager: Network PMO and be part of Network Operations team.
The candidate may be based either in Accra, Ghana, Johannesburg, South Africa or Nairobi, Kenya and should have the right to work in their preferred location. We are looking to hire two Technical Project Managers.
MFS Africa seeks to attract great talent and as such we welcome applications from a diverse pool of candidates.
The duties and responsibilities of the role will be as follows:
- Participate in and own projects key to the execution of MFS Africa's network expansion strategy
- Execute technical projects with future-partners integrating into the MFS Africa network
- Manage and coordinate project and business meetings with partners
- Participate and manage technical optimization projects around the use of the MFS Africa API with connected partners
- Provide technical leadership to the network management team
- Work with MFS Africa partners on ensuring the latest MFS Africa API , API features (integrations evolution) and best-API practices are implemented by partners throughout the ecosystem
- Critically analyze ecosystem behavior to pinpoint areas of optimization/improvement and lead the Cimplementation of such analysis with quantifiable results
- Participate in technical forums around the use of the MFS Africa API, its evolution, and its new feature beta participations
- Provide updates on the progress of projects and manage various administrative tasks
- Guide and mentor colleagues for the purpose of knowledge managementA
Requirements
Skills and Competencies
- Ability to manage and oversee multiple projects
- High competency in systems engineering approach amp; analytical thinking
- Ability to learn complex products/solutions in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to multitask in an environment with shifting priorities
- Ability to work autonomously and independently in a highly demanding environment and willing to take accountability for work produced
- Comfortable learning new technologies and systems
- Highly organized, solutions-oriented with solid problem-solving ability
Qualifications and Experience
- CAPM, PMP, Agile certified, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Computer Engineering
- Have 2 4 years of relevant experience
- Previous experience in any project technical management role and capacity
- Mastery of any technical system (open or proprietary)
The following experience will be highly advantageous:
- Previous experience around API work (reading and interpretation of API specifications), Sync and/or Async
- Previous experience in a technical industry (mobile/ICT)
- Basic working knowledge around networking (VPN, SSL, MPLS etc.)
Benefits
- We are highly innovative and were ranked by Fast Company as one of