Central - Project Manager Jumia Pay - Jumia (Full Time)

At Jumia, mobility is at the heart of our people development approach. This
job board helps us establish more transparency in available opportunities in
the company to promote mobility.
You need to follow simple guidelines:
* Before applying, make sure you discussed the opportunity with your direct manager and both of you agree that this is positive for your development (Direct manager to draft a recommendation letter).
* Please ensure there is a match in level & location.
JumiaPay is Africa's latest online payment solution. We are revolutionizing
the way for payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet.
JumiaPay aims to create a game-changer solution on the Continent to help
digitalize the finance industry in Africa: payments, mobile money, credit
solutions, scoring, and other promising sectors. We are handling all online
payments for Jumia Group, a leading e-commerce platform in Africa, in Nigeria,
Ghana, Morocco, Egypt, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, and Uganda, and will start
onboarding third-party merchants later this year.
As a JumiaPay, Regional Project Manager, you will participate in
delivering an optimized merchant experience. Your mission will be to offer a
smooth integration and support process to our valued merchants.
What you will be doing:
* Determine and define project scope and objectives
* Develop and manage detailed project schedule to execute Jumia Group strategy
* Measure, monitor and track project performance thanks to your analytical skills
* Engage with external, and internal, stakeholders to make things happen
* Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards, throughout entire project execution
* Drive operational excellence, while monitoring, assessing, and mitigating operational risks
* Drive improvements to our product and work processes to become more efficient
This role will give you the opportunity to:
* Have an Impact - You'll lead strategic projects to generate growth for Jumia Group
* Challenge Yourself - You'll be working with teams that face big challenges. You get the chance to make things happen instead of wondering why things happened
* Work Globally - You'll work closely with internal and external partners and help to figure out ways to make our business prosperous
What we are looking for:
* Excellent written and oral English level
* Proficiency in Excel, while being able to master new systems quickly
* Bachelor's degree or ‎5 years of work experience in a fast-paced, merchant tech support, payment support, or FinTech environment
* Proactive profile and experienced at working closely with external partners and all departments