Program Manager at Andela

Responsibilities

• Find opportunities for improvement and process definition and propose projects to benefit the organization
• Lead projects from discovery to launch
• Build and maintain project plans and corresponding reports to collaborators
• Manage communication between cross-functional teams with opposing priorities, helping identify next steps
• Build project charter documents, define requirements and encouraged outcomes, and ensure projects move forward against timelines and deliverables
• Identify success metrics for each project at the kickoff and report out on them during the retrospective

Requirements

• 4+ years of project management experience or 3+ years of program experience
• Strong communication and experience working with different teams and people of all levels.
• Experience crafting project teams from scratch
• Interpersonal & analytical skills
• Experience with conflict resolution and managing shifting priorities while maintaining control
• Risk management and capacity to identify critical paths and bottlenecks and identify a path forward
• Leadership skills with the proficiency to empower and focus teams to reach a meaningful goal as well as the capability to think tactically and strategically
• Being human - knowing when to ask for help, reach out for support, or learn something new while keeping a positive attitude

Benefits

• Fully Remote work culture - we hire globally and all of our roles are fully remote!
• Bring your own device stipend - buy your own laptop with funds from Andela
• Quarterly work from home stipends
• Flexible working hours
• Equity (as a part of compensation package)
• Healthcare, 401k / pension (US only)
• Andela Affinity Groups
• Growth & development paths
• Generous Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, Compassionate Leave
• And more to come! We're on a journey to reimagine global benefits at Andela