Senior Project Manager - West Africa

About Us:

Network International is the largest Financial Technology company in the Middle East and Africa. Payments is our core business where we provide services in more than 50 countries – UAE, Jordan, South Africa, Egypt are some of our key markets. Apart from payments, we provide services on Data and Insights, Lending, Insurance, Risk Solutions, etc. Our core customers are businesses at every scale and segment, though recently we have been growing in the direct-to-consumer card segment as well.

Our EVP:

At Network International, we always stay ahead. . In the fast-paced world of financial services, we thrive on innovation, agility, and purposeful collaboration. We invest first in our people, empowering you to make bold decisions, learn fast, and grow your expertise alongside industry leaders. Here, solving complex problems means more than using cutting-edge technology; it’s about creating meaningful value for our customers, together. We foster a culture where trust, accountability, and achievement go hand in hand—because success isn’t just a goal; it’s how we work, every day, as one team.

About The Role:

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to manage end-to-end delivery of projects through effective collaborations.

• Collaborate with Clients, Vendors, Service Providers, and other internal/external stakeholders and obtain commitments for issue free delivery of small, medium size & large size projects.
• Establish project plans: define project scopes, secure the necessary resources & plans & monitor all project activities. 
• Project execution: track project activities to ensure delivery, monitor & handle changes, conflicts & escalations.
• Handle customer & stakeholder engagement: manage & build stakeholder confidence & trust, ensure
  project progress arranging meetings & customer events.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and drive a cross-functional services team to deliver customer’s projects on time, while maintaining Cost and Quality.
• Manage risk, issues, and dependencies at any project level.
• Ensure execution of all contractually obligated tasks and deliverables.
• Be the primary point of contact for the customer for engagements under your management.
• Interface with customers and partners on general and specific issues as well as involving other experts and/or management as necessary.
• Produce regular and detailed status reports to the customer, including schedule status, issues, risk, dependencies, and any other delivery related information which may impact target achievements or service delivery.
• Follow internal project processes to ensure smooth delivery.
• Prepare Project Schedule.
• Ensure project artifacts are submitted as per schedule.
• Contribute to Scope document and Change Requests.

Key Requirements:

Education:

• A Bachelor's Degree from a recognized university in computer science or relevant subject in technology. Preferably holds a Bachelor of Business Administration or Bachelor of Science in Management.
• PMP or Prince2 certification or training (Preferred).

Experience Type:

• Minimum 6 years professional experience, specifically in the cards and payments domain.
• In-depth knowledge of project management techniques, tools and processes and detailed understanding of Project Management Methodology.

Job Specific Skills:

• Excellent oral/written communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with clients.
• English to be either first or second language.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite and Project Management frameworks.
• Experience with Visio, MS Project and SharePoint, desired.
• Project Management experience.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and matrix environment.
• Excellent analytical & Presentation skills.
• Payment scheme related process.
• Cost tracking, reporting and overall financial tracking of a unit.
• Added advantage Skill - Knowledge of the below Systems (Preferred).
  • ATM
  • Card Management