At Remitly, we help immigrant communities around the world send over $6 billion a year to their loved ones. Sending money is faster, easier, and costs less with our all-digital money transfer platform. Our vision is to transform the lives of immigrants and their families by providing the most trusted financial service products on the planet. At Remitly, your work has a direct and positive impact on people around the globe. Your work matters, every day.

Who you are

As the Change and Process Manager supporting Remitly's operations in Managua, your role is to improve organizational effectiveness by implementing delivery and operational excellence practices across the organization. You will spearhead the transformation and improvement of change programs’ life cycles through advanced functional & process knowledge, and advanced product expertise to manage implementations. The Change and Process Manager will collaborate with the stakeholders and partners to analyze existing systems, programs, policies and procedures and administrative best practice in connection with Remitly business objectives and service and operational success. 

Remitly strives to provide customers with the best experience and service possible so the ideal candidate will demonstrate strong, concise English writing skills and an understanding of the connection between compassionate customer care and the company’s success. This position is based in Managua, Nicaragua and requires strong collaboration with our Seattle team.

Job Requirements:

• Implement strategic quality direction into operational guidelines and practices and support ongoing expansion of the quality culture across the organization
• Provide support to develop support assets (e.g. tracking tools for operational excellence success stories, tracking of root cause/lessons learned from actual delivery experiences, etc.)
• Communicate to key management stakeholders on salient quality issues and business opportunities
• Own end to end project management plan - Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitor and Control, Completion or closure of Project, Estimating timelines, Costs, Resource requirements and Execution
• Understand the Transition Plan, focus on timelines and assumptions & seek clarifications if any
• Manage product roll outs, corridor launches, queue launches and site-flagship initiatives/policies
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion
• Roll out material and/or implement processes relevant to the projects
• Conduct detailed transition planning in accordance with defined service go-live commitments
• Create detailed RACI matrix at the planning stages with all cross-functional team members
• Track day-to-day tasks as per project plan, highlight risks & put in place mitigation action plans
• Establish governance and meeting cadence with cross-functional teams
• Prepare Tollgate report-out docs & own completion of all tollgate deliverables including travel and site readiness
• Escalate pending activities as per escalation matrix for the project
• Maintain Action, issue, risk logs and keep the teams updated about changes in status through proactive communication
• Manage relationships with multiple stakeholders locally, offshore, across departments and coordinate on dependencies, risks & issues
• Work with cross-functional teams - Marketing, Product, Customer Service Operations, Risk Operations, Shared Services and Human Resources, and take all transition deliverables to closure

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required, MBA preferred
• At least 4 years of experience in intensive project management and change management development to numerous programs in a fast-paced industry.
• Must be able to execute abilities such as decision making, people management, personal development, product planning, and critical thinking in performing change and process management responsibilities
• Six Sigma or Scrum Master Certified
• Must have strong conceptual, analytical, facilitation and conflict resolution skills, within an agile environment, as well as strong stakeholder management.
• Strong alignment to our mission and values
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Key Competencies Required

Project Management - Possess an understanding of project management processes and procedures; capability to evaluate and articulate the impact of the identified risks on the project.

Risk Management - Proactively identify potential risks, understand & assess implications of identified risk, recommend mitigation plan and owners

Results/ Action- orientation - Display attention to detail, accuracy of work, sense of responsibility toward work and ability to accomplish projects and tasks in a timely manner

Stakeholder Engagement - Has strong relationship building skills and Customer-Service Orientation; understand clients' needs & business contingencies ; handle internal & external stakeholders

Decision-making - can take decisions independently & display maturity while making decisions

Change Management & Flexibility - Ability to adapt to change; manage complex tasks simultaneously; and manage stress on the job.

Remitly is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Remitly. We are committed to nondiscrimination across our global organization and in all of our business operations. Employment is determined based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identification and expression, marital status, military status or status as an honorably discharge/veteran, pregnancy (including a woman’s potential to get pregnant, pregnancy-related conditions, and childbearing), sexual orientation, age (40 and over), national origin, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical, mental, or sensory disability (including the use of a trained dog guide or service animal), HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C status, genetic information, status as an actual or perceived victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other protected class as established by law.

Remitly is an E-Verify Employer