Portfolio Manager - Centurion, South Africa - K2 Human Capital Consultancy

K2 Human Capital Consultancy

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Centurion, South Africa

3 weeks ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Investigate the feasibility of initiatives in support of business strategy and objectives

Facilitate, with the business executive team, initiative selection/approval and strategic prioritization to ensure maximum value to the business and prioritization of risk and compliance initiative.
Maintain the overall business portfolio, with timeous inclusion of initiatives being implemented in the product/agile delivery teams.
Ensure crossproduct dependencies are managed
Establish and implement metrics to measure the effectiveness of initiatives in line with goals and key performance indicators
Ensuring the portfolio is meeting the stated goals and objectives and delivering on the expected return on investment
When needed, highlight initiatives that could be terminated/stopped that are no longer contributing to the overall business strategy and objectives
Creating reporting documentation to communicate progress and other portfolio metrics.

Resource Management:

Collaborate with line managers to ensure the team is properly staffed with the right capacity and competencies to deliver on initiatives and when needed facilitate the (re) allocating of resources throughout the life cycle of the portfolio.
Oversee the achievement and risk "blockers" related to product deliveries
Partner with product teams to review lean business cases, linking business benefits to investments for funding and allocation requests
Ensure agile principles and practices are applied consistently
Oversee the creation and review of key metrics, outcomes, and reporting related to key milestones and objectives
Assess and report the health of product deliveries with objectivity, accuracy, and transparency
Ensure that appropriate stakeholders are engaged in risk identification and mitigation
Predict and identify risks/opportunities from interdependencies of product deliveries
Support the identification/removal of barriers to delivery
Promote the pace and energy within the team and leading by example
Strong commitment and support for the success of the team and is outcomes

Qualifications

Experience

7+ years experience in a dedicated project management position (essential)
Experience with managing largescale programmes from conceptualization to closeout (essential)
Experience with managing a portfolio of work
3 5 years in a senior management position (desirable)
Business experience understanding of business and business processes
Proficient understanding of the Insurance industry

Knowledge and skills