Senior Project Manager

3 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa Project Management Connection Full time

**Output/Core Tasks**:

- Facilitate process for Business Case development and approval
- Ensure alignment between approved Business Case & project delivery
- Define & manage the project in accordance with the Project Management methodology, governance & standards
- Accountable for resource contracting and optimal utilisation
- 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 with 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 realisation
- Establish iterative / agile-based teams, sprints, necessary ceremonies and cadences
- Track progress through agile-based tools including burndown charts, velocity, remaining prioritised backlog.
- 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 Program 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
- Establishing and Managing Scrum teams
- Experience of legacy and modern technologies and managing the change that comes with migration/modernisation to open systems.
- Relevant experience in managing projects in Financial Services.
- Experience of the South African Tax Management environment will be beneficial

**Knowledge**:
Project Management Knowledge w.r.t.:

- 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
- Contract & Vendor Management
- JIRA

**Competencies**:

- 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



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