Agile Programme Director

4 days ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa IOCO Full time
Agile Programme Manager Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Agile Programme Manager to lead the planning, governance, and successful delivery of Software and Business projects/epics into the business. The successful candidate will report to our CEO and be responsible for aligning programme objectives with the business's overall strategy.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Liaise with stakeholders, including clients, to ensure programme objectives are aligned with business strategy.
  • Drive programme priority across business units.
  • Guide business units on resourcing and structure for projects/epics.
  • Ensure clear benefit hypotheses/statements and acceptance for all projects/epics.
  • Manage programme approval and prioritisation.
  • Align programme deliverables.
  • Coordinate and synchronise project/epic-related activities.
  • Manage programme risk.
  • Define programme governance (controls).
  • Collaborate with Software Product Management and System Architects/Engineering for Software Projects.
  • Manage Program Increment (PI) Planning, System Demos, and other SAFe activities.
  • Coach SAFe for roll-out across additional business units.
  • Understand and report on project/epic progress with key indicators.
  • Assess project/epic viability, leading indicators, and outcomes.
  • Work closely with Project Managers/Scrum Masters and Test Managers for projects within the programme.
Requirements:
  • 10+ years in Project Management, with at least 5 years in managing Agile Projects.
  • Experience in managing projects with both physical and digital components.
  • Experience with Scaled Agile Framework Portfolio Management.
  • Experience with Office 365 (Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and Excel).
  • Experience with tools like JIRA, MS DevOps, and Design Thinking tools like Miro, Figma.
  • Experience with DevOps and increasing Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment maturity is advantageous.
Qualifications:
  • Relevant tertiary qualification.
  • Agile Project Management Certification (preferably CPAPM or SAFe).
Skills and Attributes:
  • Deep understanding of iterative product development methodologies - such as SAFe and Scrum.
  • Ability to work with and influence remote teams.
  • Strong planning, communication, presentation, negotiation, facilitation, leadership, and management skills.
  • Ability to manage project/product and coach business units to manage resources.
  • Ability to find innovative ways to resolve issues.
  • Project Cross Skills would be advantageous (Change Management, Test Analyst, Business Analyst, etc.).
Other Information:
  • Permanent Position.
  • Location: Remote or at the Head Office in Johannesburg.


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