Program Management Lead at Sokowatch

The person in this role is required to bridge the contributions of many experts, understand the impact of decisions, and be comfortable with judgment calls. You will be tasked with developing and coordinating the execution of programmes to support the organization's strategic direction, as well as creating and managing long-term goals.

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Responsibilities:

• Working with various stakeholders across the business to explore and define problem spaces, inefficiencies and goals
• Identify cross-team dependencies and collaboration needs & facilitate resolving them. Lead on cross-functional project teams
• Build and manage program/project schedules, identify possible issues and clearly communicate them to the stakeholders.
• Track all projects across BU's (Schedules, Milestones, Dependencies, Resources Required, Risks, & Mitigation Plans) and share it with the leads.
• Work with project teams & capture weekly progress, risks & plan / recommend mitigation plans for spillovers and any potential risks.
• Report feature/program status to stakeholders.

What you need:

• Should be comfortable working in a self-guided manner with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage their own time efficiently.
• Able to communicate across all levels of the organization to gather feedback, assess the need for new programs and gain buy-in on existing program enhancements.
• Outstanding working knowledge of change management principles and performance evaluation processes
• Ease dealing with ambiguity by taking smart and calculated risks whilst supporting others who do the same.
• Effectively able to prioritize and pivot in response to evolving business constraints.
• PMP Certification or equivalent

Nice to have:

• A background in FMCG, Logistics or Fintech.