Project Manager, Product Development

Reporting to the Director of Product, the Project Manager, Product Development owns the planning, execution, and delivery governance for RTV's Venn platform program. You will manage a complex, multi-team technical program spanning Platform Architecture, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Product, QA, and business stakeholders, ensuring cross-functional alignment, on-time delivery, and strong executive communication at every stage. 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.

Define scope and delivery plans - Establish project scope, timelines, and delivery plans for new platform development and enhancements.

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.

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.

Support engineering output - Help engineering leads deliver incremental, testable, production-ready outputs.

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.

Bridge strategy and execution - Facilitate alignment between strategic priorities and technical delivery realities.

Maintain the RAID log - Track and drive proactive mitigation on all risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies.

Manage dependencies - Lead structured change control for scope, timeline, and priority shifts across teams.

Provide early visibility - Ensure leadership has advance notice of risks, tradeoffs, and decision points before they become blockers.

Own documentation - Ensure architecture decisions, requirements, test plans, and release notes are complete, versioned, and accessible.

Build repeatable processes - Establish and strengthen repeatable processes for platform onboarding and enhancement delivery.

Build delivery culture - Strengthen RTV's internal project management discipline and delivery maturity across the platform team

Benefits include:

Group RRSP matching program, up to 5%.

Medical, dental, vision, and travel insurance.

4 weeks of vacation.