Senior Project Manager

EMPLOYMENT TYPE:

Contract - 12 months

COMPANY:

A large financial services company

LOCATION:

Cape Town (Hybrid working model)

JOB OVERVIEW:

The Project Manager will mostly be allocated to the Automate & Simplify project at the End User platform space.

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:

• Ensures that the project charter / project management plan is adequately defined and aligned to the business case (where applicable) and understood and where appropriate assists in the development of the Benefits Realization Plan (in terms of the execution of the Benefits Realization Plan).
• Ensure alignment between approved Business Case and project delivery
• Manages and is accountable for the delivery of multiple projects, programs or single large/ complex projects/programs with minimal supervision in accordance with the PM methodology, governance & standards
• Accountable for resource contracting and optimal utilization
• Effective Risk, Issue, Actions, Budget, Dependency & Stakeholder management
• Smooth transition from project implementation to ongoing BAU Support & Maintenance
• Accountable for procurement process, vendor contracting & delivery management in accordance with contractual agreements
  
• Effective utilization of project management forums for reporting, escalation & decision making (Project-, Steercom- & Fund Approval meetings)
• Apply for funds to be released for project execution with Sponsor approval.
• Facilitate prioritization process of scope items across multiple business entities based on:
  • Available capacity
  • Budget availability
  • Expected business benefit realization
  • Formalize Change Management (scope, budget, timeline)
  • Stakeholder management thorough stakeholder identification, establish and maintain professional relationships with all stakeholders. 
  • Develops and ensures the execution of the communication plans during initiation and throughout the project.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Project Management Knowledge with regards to:
  • Principles of Project Management
  • Project Management methodologies
  • Project Life Cycle
  • Project Management Tools
  • Project Planning and Control techniques
  • Good understanding of SDLC processes
  • Good understanding of SCRUM and Agile PM methodologies
  • Resource Management
  • Financial Management
  • Business Case Development
  • Sound understanding of the RFP/RFI process
  • Contract & Vendor Management

Competencies:

• Results Driven - Ability to deliver results in a matrix managed environment by gaining the confidence and trust of the various stakeholders
• Leadership the ability to motivate and lead a multi-skilled team
• Analytical thinking
• Proactive planning & influencing
• Relationship building & Communication skills
• Conflict handling
• Facilitation skills
• Passion for problem solving & issue resolution

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Grade 12
• Relevant IT or Project Management qualification.
  Financial Services Background is a must.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Financial Services Background is a must.
• 5 years of experience in managing medium to large complexity programs reporting into CIOs
• Applicable experience in managing infrastructure projects or infrastructure on Business projects in a multi-vendor environment
• Proven performance record in managing Financial/Life Insurance related infrastructure projects
• Experience in Business Case Development and estimations

ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS:

• A good understanding of, or proven experience of working with projects relating to End Point Device Management technologies including Microsoft End Point Manager (MEM / MECM, previously SCCM / Intune) and Active Directory (AD & AAD)
• Knowledge of, or proven experience in managing automation projects, especially with modern and/or cloud-based automation capabilities (Infrastructure as code, Terraform, ExcelDeploy, JIRA, etc)

**Please note : If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.