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Raising The Village Career Page

Project Manager, Product Development

Toronto, ON · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$100k-$120kDetected 34 days ago
DatabricksAzureCloud PlatformsData EngineeringData ScienceAccessibilityProject ManagementAgileJiraRecruitingCustomer SuccessLeadershipCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

  • Internal Stakeholder Alignment Be the communication hub - Serve as the central point of contact across leadership, technical teams, and business stakeholders.
  • Produce executive updates - Write clear, executive-ready status updates summarizing progress, risks, decisions, and impacts.

Responsibilities

  • Position Overview Reporting to the Director of Product, the Project Manager, Product Development owns the planning, execution, and delivery governance for RTV's Venn platform program.
  • As the Project Manager, you will drive program momentum across a technically complex, geographically distributed team to deliver RTV's impact in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • This role requires exceptional communication, organization, and problem-solving skills to manage cross-team dependencies, resolve blockers, and adapt quickly to shifting priorities.
  • Ultimately, RTV is looking for a proactive multi-tasker who takes full accountability for results and maintains a positive, urgent approach to achieving them.
  • Own the master plan - Maintain the master project plan, including scope, milestones, dependencies, and critical path.
  • Lead delivery ceremonies - Run cross-functional standups, sprint reviews, dependency reviews, and risk reviews.
  • Ensure alignment - Drive alignment across Platform Architecture, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Product, QA, and business stakeholders.
  • Execution Management Track progress with structured tools - Use Gantt charts, RAID logs, burndown charts, and milestone dashboards to maintain program visibility.
  • Resolve blockers - Identify risks and blockers early; coordinate resolution with technical and operational leads.
  • Maintain governance - Ensure all workstreams adhere to RTV's documentation, governance, and quality standards.

Requirements

  • Post-secondary degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Technology or relevant discipline/equivalent PMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification.
  • Strong understanding of data engineering, cloud platforms (e.g., Databricks, Azure), APIs, and metadata-driven systems.
  • Exceptional communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to produce structured, executive-ready materials.
  • Expertise with project management tools such as Jira, ClickUp, or equivalent.
  • Willingness and ability to travel to East Africa and work East Africa time zones as needed.

Nice to have

  • Experience in international development, social impact, or NGO environments.
  • Experience working with distributed, multi-geography teams across significantly different time zones.
  • Familiarity with MEL frameworks or program monitoring in international development contexts.

Skills

  • Systems: The applications, data infrastructure, and data science capabilities that power and operationalize those frameworks.

Compensation

  • $100k-$120k

Benefits

  • Benefits include: Group RRSP matching program, up to 5%.
  • Medical, dental, vision, and travel insurance.
  • 4 weeks of vacation.

Company info

  • This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position.
  • It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications.
  • The company reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties as necessary.
  • RTV uses artificial intelligence to screen and assess applicants for this position, including through an applicant tracking system (ATS) that helps sort applications based on job related criteria.
  • Our hiring team reviews all candidates and makes all final decisions.
  • Getting this platform right has direct consequences for program delivery at scale across multiple countries.
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