Senior Project Manager - Randburg, South Africa - Boardroom Appointments

Boardroom Appointments

Verified Company

Randburg, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Key purpose:

As a Senior Project Manager, you'll lead projects for the company.

You will be responsible for managing teams and ensuring that all project goals are met on time and within budget.

You should have experience working with Agile methodologies, lean software development or other similar methodologies. Experience in IT is preferred but not required.

Duties and responsibilities:

Define the scope of the project, as prioritised by the Exco and/ or the head of the PMO
Translate the approved and defined POC and/ or project plan into milestones to execute
Prepare and maintain comprehensive project documentation for all projects with milestone detail around:
Prioritising project activities and timelines
Coordinating and allocating resources
Managing budgets
Roles of third parties and vendors
Identify project inter dependencies and determine the optimal approach to deliver on the project
Track project deliverables using appropriate tools
Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders
Develop full scale project plans Provide direction and support to project team
Project evaluations and assessment of outcomes
Manage projects team to deliver on the project objectives
Ensure that business cases, functional specifications and relevant test cases are prepared and signed off by key stakeholders (where applicable)
Facilitated projects scoping sessions to assist technical team to translating business requirements into functional end solutions (where applicable)
Identify resources needed and assign individual responsibilities
Track and Deliver projects within agreed objectives, standards, budget and timelines
Manage and motivate project team members to achieve set project objectives
Effectively manage stakeholders expectations and project plan changes and consequences
Ensured approval of all changes, costs and decisions by project sponsors, owners and senior management
Track and report on all Issues, Risks and Decision that may impact project delivery

Qualifications and experience:

Minimum of 68 years experience in managing multiple, large complex projects
Solid direct knowledge and experience of project management methodologies
Experience of managing activity across the hole of a project lifecycle inclusive of benefits tracking
Media/Telecoms/Finance industry project management experience preferred
Rest of Africa hands on project experience will be advantageous
Exposure to governance control and risk management Proven ability to effectively work across teams at all levels
Good financial business case skills
3 rd Party Vendor Management preferred