IT Programme Manager I/it Programme Manager Ii

**Who are we?**
- Sanlam Private Wealth crafts customised investment portfolios for high net worth private clients, charitable institutions, trusts and corporate entities.- With assets under management and administration of more than R151 billion, we offer a comprehensive and integrated suite of wealth management solutions. These include equity, retirement and offshore investment portfolios, fiduciary and tax services, an equity-backed finance offering, a global stockbroking service and derivatives trading.- At Sanlam Private Wealth, our clients are at the core of everything we do. For this reason, we employ people with passion - individuals who thrive in an entrepreneurial, high-energy environment.- Sanlam Private Wealth is part of the Sanlam Investments Group, a leading investment and wealth management business in South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia and Europe.**What will make you successful in this role?**
- Work closely with the relevant Business Owner to understand their vision and target project roadmap
- Unpack the detail behind high-level prioritised projects and define an implementable project roadmap (“the program”) which is then actively driven out by the PMO team
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with the Business and System Owner/s
- Liaise with capability leads to secure the required resource allocation for effective project delivery in advance
- Oversee delivery of the projects being run by other project managers
- Consolidate and review the weekly project status reporting, ensuring consistency and overall quality
- Identify and manage program interdependencies
- Prepare adequately and present knowledgeably at the weekly status meetings
- Play the role of project manager on individual projects as required and as appropriate
- Responsible for being the single point of contact for specific third party areas (eg Sanlam Group PMO, vendors)
- Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SME’s, project managers and senior staff members
- Conduct scope and change request management with dependency identification and management.
- Ensure 100% adherence to audit and governance requirements
- Track and manage projects against budget
- Plan and manage performance, skills development, employment equity, talent and culture of team in order to improve innovation, achieve efficiencies and increase competencies
- Understanding of how to work with AGILE software delivery teams
- What will make you successful in this role?- Behave ethically: Understand ethical behaviour and business practices, and ensure that own behaviour and the behaviour of others is consistent with these standards and aligns with the values of the organization
- Build relationships: Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the organization.
- Creativity/Innovation: Develop new and unique ways to improve operations of the organization and to create new opportunities.
- Focus on client needs: Anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of internal and external clients to meet or exceed their expectations within the organizational parameters.
- Fostering teamwork: Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness.
- Organising and planning: Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details, data, information and activities.
- Problem solving: Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem.
- Qualification and experience- Relevant Degree or Diploma and/or required Certification
- 5+ years related programme management experience at senior level
- Investment or asset management industry knowledge will be advantageous
- Experience in AGILE methodologies will be advantageous
- Personal qualities- Critical and strategic thinker
- Creative and innovative
- Analytical and detail-oriented
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a cross-functional team
- Adaptable, functions well in a changing environment
- Sound budget management and project management skills
- Knowledge and skills- Proven experience as programme manager at senior management level.
- Strong project management and planning skills.
- Ability to integrate various areas such as Business Architecture, processes, digital etc. into a cohesive operational process and plan that will enhance the client experience.
- Knowledge of project budget and resource allocation

**Build a successful career with us**
- We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise thei