Project Coordinator, Fintech

Optasia; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that is revolutionizing financial technology! As part of the Project Delivery team, you will engage in exciting software development projects that enhance financial inclusion and customer experience. This role involves coordinating deliverables, managing risks, and ensuring stakeholder satisfaction while working in a dynamic environment. If you're a proactive individual with a passion for problem-solving and project management, this is your chance to thrive in an innovative setting that values collaboration and continuous learning. Don't miss out on the opportunity to be part of a multicultural team shaping the future of finance.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Extra day off on your birthday

Performance-based bonus scheme

All necessary tech gear

Qualifications

• 2-3 years experience in financial services, telecommunications, or IT sectors.
• Project management certification (PMP, Prince2) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate deliverable execution, managing scope and schedule.
• Monitor and control sub-team deliverables for timely completion.

Skills

Project Management

Problem-Solving

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

Project Management Software

Job description

Optasia is a fully-integrated B2B2X financial technology platform covering scoring, financial decisioning, disbursement & collection.

We provide a versatile AI Platform powering financial inclusion, delivering responsible financing decision-making and driving a superior business model & strong customer experience with presence in 30 Countries anchored by 7 Regional Offices. We are seeking enthusiastic professionals, with energy, who are results-driven and have a can-do attitude, who want to be part of a team of likeminded individuals delivering solutions in an innovative and exciting environment.

As a member of the Project Delivery team in Optasia, your primary objective is the creation, planning, execution, and closure of deliverables that involve software development changes.

What You Will Be Doing

1. Coordinates closely a deliverable's execution, while taking responsibility for planning the management of scope and schedule.
2. Monitors and controls each sub-team's deliverables.
3. Manages planned and unplanned changes, risks, and issues to ensure rapid delivery and greater predictability.
4. Coordinates stakeholders' involvement to keep them apprised of progress and address their needs, both internal and with the client, mainly MNO's.
5. Shifts in priorities from senior leadership by ensuring members retain focus to handle changes with minimal disruption to productivity.
6. Performs reporting as needed.

What You Will Bring

1. 2-3 years of recent related work experience in financial services, telecommunications & IT sectors.
2. Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in IT / Engineering, Telecommunications or related field.
3. Experience in process and project management.
4. Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously, facilitating status meetings, and presenting to large groups.
5. Ability to identify problems, mediate issues, develop solutions, and implement appropriate courses of action.
6. Ability to assess and evaluate the criticality and benefits of any required action by the various stakeholders.
7. Understanding of the principles of the software development lifecycle.
8. Project management certification is considered a plus (PMP, Prince2 Practitioner, PM2).
9. IPMA, MSP, Six-Sigma, ITIL practitioner, or agile certification is considered a plus.
10. Willingness to travel up to 70% during the delivery phases.

Your Key Attributes

1. Comfort with a rapidly changing environment and communicating assumptions & risks of decisions.
2. Excellent research, reasoning, organization, team building and interpersonal skills.
3. Strong problem-solving skills.
4. Strong attention to detail.
5. Fast learner, ambitious and self-starter.
6. Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
7. Proactiveness, accountability and results orientation.
8. Hardworking attitude and willingness to commit to projects.
9. Ability to handle multiple clients, team members, and priorities with confidence.
10. Flexible, eager, ambitious, and adaptable to change.
11. Passion for learning new technologies and eagerness to collaborate with other creative minds.

Why You Should Apply

What we offer: Competitive remuneration package, extra day off on your birthday, performance-based bonus scheme, all the tech gear you need to work smart.

Optasia's Perks

1. Be a part of a multicultural working environment.
2. Meet a very unique and promising business and industry.
3. Gain insights for tomorrow's market's foreground.

Optasia's Values

1. Drive to Thrive: Fully dedicated to evolving. We welcome all challenges and learning opportunities.
2. Customer-First Mindset: We go above and beyond to meet our partners' and clients' expectations.
3. Bridge the Gap: Knowledge is shared, information is exchanged, and every opinion counts.
4. Go-Getter Spirit: We are results-oriented. We identify any shortcomings that hold us back and step up to do what's needed.
5. Together we will do it: We are committed to supporting one another and to understanding and respecting different perspectives, as we aim to reach our common goals.