We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our team in Cape Town, on an initial 12-month contact onsite.
Responsibilities:
- Establish necessary Program/Project Governance and structures.
- Facilitate the process for Business Case development and approval.
- Ensure alignment between approved Business Case & project delivery.
- Define & manage the project in accordance with the PM methodology, governance & standards.
- Accountable for resource contracting and optimal utilization.
- Effective Risk, Issue, Actions, Budget & Dependency management.
- Smooth transition from project implementation to ongoing BAU Support & Maintenance.
- Accountable for procurement process, vendor contracting & delivery management in accordance to contractual agreements.
- Effective utilization of project management forums for reporting, escalation & decision making (Project-, Steercom- & Investment committee meetings).
- Facilitate prioritization process of scope items across multiple business entities based on:
- Available capacity
- Budget availability
- Expected business benefit realization
- Establish iterative / agile-based teams, sprints, necessary ceremonies and cadences.
- Track progress through agile-based tools incl burndown charts, velocity, remaining prioritised backlog.
- Apply formal Change Management process (scope, budget, timeline) and align with the business case.
- Stakeholder management – establish and maintain professional relationships with all stakeholders.
Requirements:
Qualifications:
- Grade 12
- Relevant IT or Project Management qualification.
Experience:
- > 8 years of experience in managing multi-million-rand projects or programs reporting into Executive Management.
- Applicable experience in managing outsourced projects in a multi-vendor environment.
- Proven performance record in managing Infrastructure/Technical projects.
- Solid experience in Business Case Development and estimations.
- Solid experience in applying the Agile methodology.
- Establishing and Managing Scrum teams
- Experience of legacy and modern technologies.
- Experience in managing the change that comes with migration/modernization from legacy to open system technologies.
- Relevant experience in managing projects in Financial Services.
- Proven experience in the Collections and Payment system environment (e.g. knowledge of stop orders; debit orders; Debi check and new payment technologies).
Knowledge:
- Project Management Knowledge w.r.t.:
- Principles of Program Management.
- Principles of Project Management.
- Project Management methodologies.
- Project Life Cycle.
- Project Management Tools.
- Project Planning and Control techniques:
- Burndown Charts e.g.
- Good understanding of IT development and SDLC processes.
- Resource Management.
- Financial Management.
- Business Case Development.
- Sound understanding of the RFP/RFI process.
- Knowledge of the Collections and Payment development and operational environment (e.g. knowledge of stop orders; debit orders; debicheck and new payment technologies).
- Contract & Vendor Management.
- JIRA.
Competencies:
- Ability to work in an Organizational context.
- Drives results.
- Client focus.
- Cultivates innovation.
- Collaborates.
- Being resilient.
- Leadership – the ability to motivate and lead a multi-skilled team.
- Analytical thinking.
- Proactive planning & influencing.
- Conflict handling.
- Facilitation skills.
Desired Skills:
- Senior
- Project
- Manager