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Project and Operations Manager

As the Managing Director’s right hand, you run Atypix projects and operations in Dakar, lead the team and keep the business moving in his absence.

The role

Atypix is a consulting firm specializing in project management, organizational transformation, agility and technology. We support companies and institutions on complex projects, build software solutions, help our clients recruit talent and train professionals, in partnership with PMI, Scrum.org, PeopleCert, PECB and Management 3.0. Our offices are in Montréal, Dakar and Cotonou.

The firm is growing and launching new services. The Managing Director sets the strategy; he needs a right hand in Dakar to turn it into results, move every project forward and keep the team focused, including when he is away.

You report directly to the Managing Director.

Run projects and the roadmap

  • Manage the project portfolio: corporate training, consulting assignments, new services, market openings, internal initiatives.
  • Turn the Managing Director's direction into action plans, with owners and deadlines.
  • Plan and track schedules, budgets and risks; raise issues early and propose solutions.
  • Connect consultants, trainers, the sales team and clients.

Run operations

  • Oversee daily activity: training sessions, test center, administration, logistics.
  • Set weekly priorities, track indicators and remove blockers.
  • Enforce procedures, and write them where they are missing.

Lead the Dakar team

  • Run team rituals: daily check-in, weekly review, individual objectives.
  • Support the head of each function and defuse tensions.
  • Take part in hiring and onboarding new team members.

Ensure continuity when the Managing Director is away

  • Make day-to-day decisions, within the written delegations entrusted to you.
  • Represent the firm with clients and partners.
  • Report every week: activity, figures, decisions made, items to arbitrate.

Your results will be measured on

  • Projects delivered on time and on budget.
  • Revenue and session fill rate.
  • Client and participant satisfaction.
  • Business continuity: no decision blocked for lack of leadership.
  • Team growth and stability.

What will make the difference

  • You lead with calm and high standards, and you know how to decide.
  • You work autonomously with leadership that is sometimes remote, with loyalty and discretion.
  • You may have started a business before: we value what you learned from it.
  • You want to build for the long term and grow with the firm.

What we offer

  • A right-hand role, as close as possible to the Managing Director's decisions.
  • PMP preparation paid for by Atypix, and access to our other training programs.
  • Varied projects: consulting, technology, recruitment and training, across several countries.
  • A salary based on profile, set to evolve with your results.

What we are looking for

  • Four- or five-year university degree in management, project management, engineering or a related field.
  • At least 3 years of experience in project or operations management.
  • Experience leading a team or a project team.
  • CAPM or PMP certification, or commitment to earn the PMP within 12 months with Atypix preparation.
  • Hands-on use of predictive and agile approaches.
  • Strong with numbers: budgets, profitability, dashboards.
  • Professional English.
  • Experience in consulting, training or business services (a plus).
  • Experience running a delivery unit or a project management office (a plus).
  • Proficiency with a project tracking tool: MS Project, Jira, Monday or equivalent (a plus).
  • Entrepreneurial or business-creation experience (a plus).

What this role really demands

Four day-to-day realities, so that you can decide with full knowledge.

  • decisions to make alone when the Managing Director is away, within written delegations
  • a report every week on activity, figures and decisions made
  • tracking projects, sessions, a test center and administration at the same time
  • a modest fixed pay compared with the market, which evolves with results

How the hiring process works

  1. Apply online

    Your resume, your salary expectation and a few questions about the role. You immediately receive the link to your assessment.

  2. A person checks the reading of your resume

    Your resume is compared with the criteria of the job; a recruiter checks every result.

  3. 100-minute online assessment

    A 60-minute job test, then a 40-minute questionnaire on how you work, in one or two sittings, within 7 days.

  4. Review of your application

    Every application is opened by a recruiter. No decision is automatic, and you can submit observations before any unfavorable answer.

  5. Interview and decision

    A structured interview and a short practical exercise with two people. Whatever the outcome, you can request your personal report, "My work profile".

Apply for this job

Resume (PDF or Word, 5 MB max)

For this role

In figures, no decimals. This amount stays confidential and does not count in the assessment of your skills.

A few questions about the role

A negative answer does not rule out your application: simply explain your situation.

Can you work on site in Dakar?
Without CAPM or PMP, do you commit to preparing for the PMP within 12 months?

Your agreement

Read the full information on how your data is processed

Atypix is the data controller. Your resume is analyzed to compare it with the criteria of the job; a recruiter checks every result. We then offer you a job-specific test and a questionnaire about how you work, which assesses certain aspects of your personality, for a total of about 100 minutes, which can be done in two sittings within 7 days. Your answers are used to review your application, to prepare your onboarding if you are hired and, in pseudonymized form, to improve our tests and check that they are fair. They are accessible only to the people in charge of recruitment at Atypix and to our technical providers, and may be hosted or viewed outside your country under the conditions set by law. No decision is made automatically: every application is reviewed by a person, and you can submit your observations for 5 working days before any unfavorable decision. Your data is kept for 6 months after the final decision on your application, or for 24 months after your last activity if you agree to join our talent pool, renewable at your request. You can request access to your data, its correction or deletion, object to its processing on legitimate grounds, and request a personal report, "My work profile", at [email protected].