Project Manager/ Programme Manager - Cape Town Verfied

Salary Negotiable Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 20-03-2017 10:16:43 AM
04-04-2017 11:15:23 AM
Key priorities

Assertive and can operate in a fast paced and very dynamic environment deliver projects to meet the defined benefits and ensure that the project produces the required deliverable s, to the agreed standard of quality and within the specified constraints of cost, risk and time.* The PM roles need to have had Agile (Scrum, Canban, prototyping etc.) as a skill. Not coding experience. The ideal candidate would have managed projects in software / solutions development / software engineering within an Agile space.*

Key Accountabilities

Be the Project management lead for a number of projects
Handle day-to-day project management within a Global Multinational Customer Services Operation
Work across a range of projects (e.g. major features, new products, remediation, product retirement) to develop, agree, manage and monitor specific project plans to ensure delivery against the overall product roadmap
Engage with internal and external stakeholders to understand the needs of the business and communicate project requirements to minimise exposure to risks
Ensure follow up documentation is complete and actions/status updates are complete so that the overall implementation remains on track
Identify and champion project management best practice, encouraging innovation and sharing knowledge, to maximise efficiency and effective delivery of projects
Apply practices, procedures and standards to ensure activities and decisions are compliant with company's risk appetite, legal and regulatory requirements .
Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning for assigned projects
Facilitate regular project meetings with business stakeholders and product team to ensure all parties are kept informed, work is co-ordinated , risks/issues are flagged and escalated in a timely manner
Coordinating and managing a set of projects/and or activities that have some common factor or dependency between them as a unit so that they deliver the required outcomes

Qualifications and Experience

Diploma / degree level with a professional project management qualification
Accreditation to PMI, Prince2 or PMP
High Level computer literacy- Excel, MS Project, Word, PowerPoint, Visio
Performance driven, and able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
Strong analytical skills and ability to identify patterns and trends in data.
Able to listen, translate and summarise detail as well as work within detail.
Experience within a Customer service operation
Experience within a Financial Services/Banking Company
A proven track record of successfully implementing projects using Agile methodologies including 5+ years of experience as a Project Manager managing large, complex projects in a high-tech development environment with multi-function teams.
Experience overseeing multi-function project teams with at least 10-15 team members including Developers, Business Analysts, and QA Personnel
Balanced business/technical background:
o Sufficient level of technical background to provide highly-credible leadership to development teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues

o Ability to provide leadership to business analysts and collaborate with customers and develop strategies and solutions of high business value.

SA CITIZENS ONLY

Job Type: Full-time

Required education:
Diploma/Certificate
Required experience:
Project Management IT: 5 years