Agile Programme Director

7 days ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Kontak Recruitment Full time
Agile Programme Manager

We are seeking an experienced Agile Programme Manager to join our team at Kontak Recruitment. As a key member of our organization, you will be responsible for overseeing the planning, governance, and successful delivery of software and business projects/epics.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Liaise and work with various stakeholders, including clients, to ensure alignment with business objectives and goals.
  • Drive programme priority across business units and guide business units on resourcing and structure across projects/epics.
  • Ensure all projects/epics have a clear benefit hypothesis/statement and clear acceptance criteria.
  • Manage the programme approval and prioritisation procedures, align programme deliverables, and coordinate and synchronize projects/epic-related activities with all stakeholders.
  • Manage the programme budget, risk register, and define programme governance (controls).
  • Collaborate with software product management and system and solution architects/engineering to decompose projects into features and prioritize features of Agile Release Train (ART) backlogs.
  • Manage Program Increment (PI) Planning, System Demos, and other SAFe ceremonies, and continuously coach SAFe for roll out across additional business units.
  • Understand and report on the progress of projects/epics MVP deliverables with key stakeholders and continually assess the viability of projects/epics, leading indicators, and outcomes defined for the epic.

Requirements:

  • Relevant tertiary qualification
  • Agile Project Management certification (preferably CPAPM or SAFe)
  • 10+ years in Project Management (At least 5 in managing Agile Projects)
  • Experience in managing projects with both physical and digital products
  • Experience with Scaled Agile Framework Portfolio Management is advantageous
  • Experience with Office 365 (Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and Excel)
  • Experience with tools like JIRA, MS DevOps, etc
  • Experience with Design Thinking tools like Miro, Figma, etc
  • Experience with DevOps and increasing Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment maturity is advantageous

What We Offer:

  • A dynamic company with a global presence in the travel retail sector
  • Exposure to diverse cultures, technologies, and techniques, supporting career growth
  • A competitive salary range of R1 000 000.00 to R1 200 000.00 Annually CTC
  • A permanent position with a remote work option (suitable for candidates based in Gauteng only)

Disclaimer:

  • Equal opportunity: All backgrounds are welcomed, with no bias. All are considered based on requirements.
  • Job specifics: Requirements mirror advertisement, duties may adjust for client needs.
  • Fair process: Fair assessment, only shortlisted candidates contacted due to volume.
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  • No direct link: Advert is not tied to Kontak Recruitment. We assist in the employment process ONLY.
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