Project Manager

2 weeks ago


Sandton, South Africa Discovery Ltd. Full time

**Business Unit**:Vitality RSA**Function**:Programme & Project Management (Technical)**Date**:9 Feb 2024**Discovery - Vitality RSA**

**Senior Project Manager**

**About Discovery**
- Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.**About Vitality RSA**

Vitality is at the heart of Discovery’s shared value model and aims to reward members for positive behaviour change. Vitality is a global thought leader in wellness and encourages members to live healthier lives. Vitality operates in a fast-paced and agile environment and has remained at the forefront of wellness thought leadership by delivering cutting edge innovation through bi-annual product launches. Within the team of 500+ creative minds, projects span across all areas, including marketing, finance, data, people, MIS and actuarial, operations, systems, strategic programs and wellness - providing opportunities for a holistic experience. Vitality partners with leading partners to provide members with a superior rewards experience, providing a dazzling service to our members. In all they do, Vitality people pride themselves in living the Discovery values and championing its core purpose of making people healthier and enhancing and protecting their lives whilst being the everyday ambassadors.

**Key Purpose**
- The Vitality PMO is responsible for driving the delivery of brilliant products that make people healthier, increase member growth and engagement and strengthen our business. We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our team of driven and dynamic project management professionals. In this role you will be responsible for managing the delivery of high-quality projects which span over multiple business areas and business partners within the Discovery Vitality environment and, ensuring that the project objectives and business requirements are timeously met.**Personal Attributes and Skills**
- Exceptional analytical, problem solving and research skills.
- Ability to communicate complex topics clearly and concisely
- Creative thinking and the ability to operationalize innovation.
- An ability to deal with complex issues as well as migrate between detail and high-level requirements.
- A drive and commitment to exceed expectations.
- Reliability and dependability - can be counted on.
- Strong leadership and coaching skills
- Stakeholder engagement

**Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to**
- Compile, update and manage the programme and project plan.
- Produce weekly status reports depicting RAG status, programme / project progress and proactive steps to move projects to green.
- Effectively and proactively identify and mitigate risks and resolve issues.
- Effective project stakeholder communication and management.
- Supporting, guiding, motivating and facilitating the project teams throughout the project processes.

**Education and Experience**
- A tertiary education (Degree or Diploma).
- A formal Project Management Diploma / certification.
- A scaled agile certification.
- At least 5 years of formal Project Management experience is required.
- Financial services sector experience

**Employment Equity**

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
- EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.


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