Agile Project Manager

1 week ago

South Africa Nedbank Private Wealth Full time R250 000 - R500 000 per year

Job Classification
  • Job Requisition: 143074
  • TA Specialist: Refilwe Falatsi
  • Closing Date: 28 November 2025
  • Location: 135 Rivonia Campus
  • Cluster: Personal and Private Banking | Nedbank Insurance | Strategic Projects
  • Please Note: Preference will be given to applicants from Underrepresented Groups
Career Stream Projects Why join us?

Are you passionate about driving successful Agile projects and delivering value to stakeholders? Join our dynamic team as an Agile Project Manager, where you will plan, track, monitor, and control small projects to ensure delivery within agreed timelines, quality standards, and budget parameters. You will work closely with the Product Manager to translate epics and stories into actionable tasks for the delivery team, ensuring alignment with business objectives.

Job Purpose

To plan, track, monitor and control activities of small projects to ensure that project goals/objectives are accomplished within the prescribed time frame, agreed quality and funding parameters enabled through Nedbank project methodologies and people management. The Project Manager will also ensuring the team is working on the right tasks at the right time, working closely with the product manager to translate epics, stories, and other items on the sprint list into actionable tasks for the delivery team

Job Responsibilities
  • Deliver projects on time, within scope, and budget using Nedbank methodologies and Agile principles.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to define roles, manage engagement, and ensure smooth change management across processes, systems, and technology.
  • Facilitate Agile ceremonies and coach teams for continuous improvement and successful adoption of Agile practices.
  • Ensure accurate cost estimation and manage project budgets effectively.
  • Track benefits throughout the project lifecycle and escalate deviations where necessary.
  • Build strong professional relationships through regular communication and feedback.
  • Conduct post-implementation reviews and retrospectives to drive improvement.
  • Stay abreast of industry trends, legislation, and best practices to enhance delivery.
People Specification
  • Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and frameworks.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • Ability to coach and lead teams through change.
  • Analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
  • Financial acumen for budget management.
Qualification

Essential:

  • Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
  • Professional Qualification, Honour's Degree or Diploma (NQF 6)
  • Certification in PMP, CAPM and Certified Scrum Master

Preferred:

  • Bachelor of Technology in Project Management
  • Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
  • Certification in PMP, CAPM and Certified Scrum Master
Minimum Experience Level
  • 3 to 5 years working in a project environment at a scrum master level.
  • Key tools: JIRA, Confluence, Excel, PowerPoint and Ms Teams (non-negotiable)
Technical / Professional Knowledge
  • Relevant regulatory knowledge
  • Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
  • Governance, Risk and Controls
  • Data analysis
  • Relevant project management platform and tool knowledge
  • Principles of financial management
  • Information Technology concepts
  • Project Tool Kit
  • project management principles and methodologies
Behavioural Competencies
  • Collaborating
  • Continuous Learning
  • Planning and Organizing
  • Customer Orientation
  • Monitoring Information
  • Leveraging Feedback
  • Earning Trust

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team

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