Job Title: Project Manager MFS
Organisation: Ericsson
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head of MMEA MFS PMO
About US:
Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment & services to mobile & fixed network operators. Over 1,000 networks in more than 180 countries use Ericsson equipment, & more than 40 percent of the world’s mobile traffic passes through Ericsson networks. Using innovation to empower people, business & society, we are working towards the Networked Society, in which everything that can benefit from a connection will have one. At Ericsson, we apply our innovation to market-based solutions that empower people & society to help shape a more sustainable world.
Job Summary: The Project Manager MFS is accountable for projects delivery of Mobile Financial Services. Responsibility spans across various types of projects such as EWP rollout, major upgrades, capacity extension as well as demand management deliveries.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- You will establish the project plan baseline: define project scope, secure the vital resources and plan and supervise all activities.
- Drive project execution: track project activities, monitor and handle changes, conflicts, and critical issues!
- Handle customer and partner engagement: manage customer relationship building confidence and trust, ensure project progress arranging meetings and customer events.
- Handle project finance: ensure financial system monitoring, cost control.
- Develop the business: participate to contract preparation and to pre-sales meeting.
- Develop the Project Management subject area: simplify processes, methods and tools with creative ideas.
- Adjust ways of working to local customs with consideration to Code of Conduct and local OHS and safety regulations.
- Ensure compliance and ethics and exhibit exemplary role-model leadership behaviours.
- Stimulate lead generation of support sales activities and maintain MFS sales funnel.
- Support customer critical issue in line with matrix defined at function level.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- PMP Certification or Prince 2 certification will be required
- Agile certification (Scrum Master ..) and DevOps experience are a plus
- At least five to ten years of experience within ICT or FinTech industries in Project Management positions
- Experience in complex financial/banking or IT Integration systems Service Delivery. 5+ Years
- Good at handling resource planning and competence development
- Result oriented with customer first attitude
- Ability to lead multi-cultural and cross-functional teams, empowering and finding opportunities to collaborate.
- Can handle stressful and ambiguous situations
- Strong delivery capabilities
- Domain experience: MFS and IT Systems Integration (APIs, Integration…)
- Financial Competence & Analysis Skills
- Business Understanding
- Consultative Selling Skills
- Customer and Market Insight
- Negotiation, Persuading & influencing Skills
- Project Management Skills
- Occupational Health & Safety (OHS)
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below.