Delivery Manager

Discovery – Clinical Systems & Healthcare Services

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 in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Discovery Health Systems
The Discovery Health Systems (DHS) is a world class software development house that enables the Discovery Health Business to use digital transformation as a competitive advantage. It focuses on rapid quality software delivery. Innovation and excellence are key attributes to all our initiatives. The skills and expertise in the team allows a diverse product development on all strategic, tactical and operational changes. Our environment is fast-paced and demands energy, drive, enthusiasm, ownership and creativity, but it rewards with an extremely fulfilling and stimulating environment that actively supports career growth and development.

Key Purpose
Performs the role of Scrum Master and Delivery Manager for a portfolio of projects within Clinical Systems & Healthcare Services. Managing relationships with Business Product owners and ensures that business objectives are reflected in the technical processes which they manage. Leading several streams of IT specialists and scheduling in the SDLC Process. Managing a set of projects (potentially across teams). Ensuring that the applications remain adaptive to emerging client needs in their lifetime.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Plan, monitor and report on software delivery – Success is measured through delivery against project plans.
• Manage relationships with third party vendors – Measure through client satisfaction.
• Guide solutions towards the proposed architecture.
• Develop high performing teams.
• Ensure quality systems delivery.
• Engage with key stakeholders on system delivery.
• Ensuring alignment to business requirements
• Building trust with clients by displaying managerial competence
• Understanding business requirements, business strategy and direction, risks and impact
• Acting as consultant to internal and external clients
• Interfacing to other teams where required.
• Management of activities within the SDLC (Acting as process owner)
• Participating and enabling the business prioritization process
• Scheduling and prioritising tasks and resources
• Capacity management
• Project budget tracking and management
• Taking ownership of production issues and driving to resolution
• Adherence to Quality, Standards, SLAs, and SDLC standards

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Great stakeholder management
• Passion for delivery and quality
• Time Management
• Innovative/Creative thinking
• L ogical and practical thinker
• Tenacity and Urgency
• Communication (Written, Verbal and Listening)
• Results Orientated
• Change Readiness
• Influential Leader
• Pro-active in identifying risks and problems.
• Facilitate IT workshops, planning and knowledge sessions.
• Be able maintain composure during high pressure situations.
• Understand how products translate into systems for use by clients.
• Be able to engage with clients at a Senior Level

Education and Experience

• Tertiary Degree (B. Engineer, B. Com, BSC)
• 3-5 years' experience in software development for large commercial entities
• Must have managed a project delivery team.
• Project Management experience
• Solution Architecture
• Software Development and Testing
• SDLC (Agile experience would be advantageous), ITIL (Incident, change, Release, Problem Management)

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.