Lead Product and Delivery Strategist

7 days ago


Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Blue Label Telecoms Full time

Job Title: Lead Product and Delivery Strategist


About the Role:

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  • We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Manager to lead our product and delivery functions, ensuring successful program outcomes.">
  • The ideal candidate will have 15-18 years of experience in product management, program delivery, or a related field, with a proven track record of leading large-scale initiatives.">
  • This is a key leadership role that requires strategic thinking, collaboration, and exceptional problem-solving skills.">
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Key Responsibilities:

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  • Strategic Program Leadership:">
  • Lead strategic group-level programs, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.">
  • Craft a strategic roadmap that anticipates industry trends, identifies opportunities for innovation, and ensures the organisation's competitive position.">
  • Executive-Level Collaboration:">
  • Collaborate directly with senior executives to translate business strategies into actionable project deliverables.">
  • Cross-Functional Leadership:">
  • Build strong partnerships between product, development, QA, business analysis, and scrum masters, fostering cohesive, high-performing teams.">
  • Create a culture of open communication and cooperation, ensuring that technology initiatives are closely aligned with the broader business objectives by breaking down silos, promoting cross-functional teamwork, and facilitating a shared understanding of how technology can drive organisational success.">
  • Delivery Governance:">
  • Set and enforce standards for delivery, managing resource allocation, timelines, and dependencies.">
  • Contribute to the maturity agile methodologies and the continuous improvement of development workflows.">
  • Budget and P&L Management:">
  • Oversee the financial health of programs and projects, managing budgets, Profit & Loss (P&L), and ensuring alignment with financial goals.">
  • Monitor and report on financial performance metrics.">
  • Resource and Capacity Planning:">
  • Support leadership by providing insights into current and potential resource capacity, budget utilization, and optimization.">
  • Ensure efficient allocation of resources across teams to maximize productivity and meet delivery objectives.">
  • Be proficient in overseeing the performance of the entire department, ensuring that its activities align with the organisation's strategic goals and objectives.">
  • Define key performance indicators for the team, establish performance expectations, and implement mechanisms for regular evaluation.">
  • Drive a high-performance culture, foster collaboration among team members, and provide strategic guidance to achieve departmental and organisational goals.">
  • Risk and Issue Management:">
  • Proactively identify risks and constraints, resolving issues to ensure successful program outcomes.">
  • People Leadership:">
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of project managers, product leads, and other delivery professionals.">
  • Alignment of IT with Business Goals:">
  • Ensuring that the IT strategy is closely integrated with and supports the overarching business objectives.">
  • Identify opportunities where IT can contribute to business success, enhance operational efficiency, and drive innovation.">
  • Risk Management:">
  • Assess and mitigate risks associated with the organisation's technology strategy and architecture.">
  • Be well-versed in industry regulations, security standards, and potential challenges that may impact the business.">
  • Develop strategies to address risks, ensuring compliance, and implementing measures to safeguard the integrity and security of technology systems.">
  • Personal Capability Building:">
  • Act as subject matter expert in an area of technology, policy, regulation, or operational management for the team and beyond in the function.">
  • Maintain external accreditations and in-depth understanding of current and emerging technologies, external regulation, and industry best practices through continuing professional development, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.">
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Requirements:

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  • Matric certificate.">
  • Relevant Bachelor's Degree.">
  • 15-18 years of experience in product management, program delivery, or a related field, with a proven track record of leading large-scale initiatives.">
  • Administrative/management experience.">
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Salary:

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We offer a highly competitive salary ranging from $150,000 to $200,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus benefits and bonuses.

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Location:

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Located in Gauteng, South Africa.

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About Us:

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Blue Label Telecoms is a dynamic telecommunications company that offers a range of innovative products and services.

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Our team is passionate about delivering exceptional customer experiences and driving growth through innovation.

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If you are a motivated and results-driven leader who is passionate about technology and delivery, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.


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