Project Manager, Design

About The Digital Factory

The Bank of Kigali Digital Factory (BKDF) was launched in 2019 as the centre of facilitating the bank’s digital transformation journey. The Digital Factory is a well-established innovation department that aims to transform the way banking technology is delivered, by re-imagining and delivering a new digital customer experience. We are passionate about this digital transformation for our customers and their experience.

Do you want to help us redefine the way people bank? We’re looking for energetic innovators and leaders who are flexible, curious, versatile, responsive and are ready to roll up their sleeves in a collaborative and productive environment. By joining our team, you will make a positive impact on our customers and the banking industry.

About the Job

We are looking for a self-driven and motivated Design scrum master who uses the right channels of communication as a crucial aspect during any project to support our Product Design team in the BK Digital factory. You will ensure the team has healthy product/Sprint backlogs in collaboration with the Product Owners.

Are you?

• A positive and resilient personality with a growth mentality
• Able to embrace feedback, with a desire for continuous improvement
• Excellent interpersonal skills – time management, empathy, and transparency
• Able to work with and lead a team
• Self-motivated, self-directed, and able to manage multiple priorities & projects
• Able to adapt to a constantly changing environment
• Able to influence decision making using negotiation and influencing skills
• An excellent communicator – written, presentation & verbal. Able to communicate ideas & strategies

Key Responsibilities:

• Assigning project tasks, resources, and time frame while controlling schedule and ensuring they run on time, and meet expectations
• Determining and managing project communication strategy with the Design team to ensure other teams involved and stakeholders are informed of project status
• Determining project timelines, monitoring, tracking, controlling, and reporting on design team impediments and project status
• Assisting the design teams to align with the DF product roadmap.
• Planning and coordinating Design standups, roadmaps, and retrospective sessions within the team.
• Formulating techniques for Design backlog to ensure that product owners and engineers have clarity and follow up on the backlog.
• Understanding and helping formulate Product Design goals
• Planning Design team building activities to improve teamwork and positive working relationships within the team.
• Resolving conflicts and issues that might occur within the Design team.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree or certification in IT, business management, project management, SCRUM, a related discipline OR equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 2 years proven experience a as Scrum Master, Requirements Engineer, and Project Manager in a software development team.
• Knowledge and understanding of design wireframes and mockups
• Understanding of software development life cycle.
• Experience working in an agile team
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.)
• Experience working with designers, developers, and Product Owners.
• Knowledgeable in Project Management tools eg. Notion, Azure

Job benefits

• Working in an inclusive and collaborative environment that highlights creativity, encourages curiosity and celebrates success
• Tools and technology provided to create meaningful customer experiences
• We hire you for your skills – not for just a job; you can grow with us. You will not only be prepared for success in your role, but also for a successful career
• Flexible work culture that allows a healthy work / life balance
• Online and in person learning & development opportunities to enhance or learn new skills
• Work with and learn from / with a Rockstar DF team

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