Project Manager

Location: South Africa
Industry: Financial Services
Contract/Perm: Open
Certifications Required: PMP , PRINCE2
Experience: 10+ Years

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead large-scale digital transformation initiatives within a complex financial services environment. The ideal candidate is delivery-focused, governance-driven, and confident operating in a hybrid delivery model that blends both Agile and Waterfall ways of working.

• Lead end-to-end delivery of major digital transformation projects.

• Ensure robust adherence to governance standards, including SIM-STD-15 compliance.

• Drive project planning, execution, reporting, and risk management across cross-functional teams.

• Support and align Agile squads within an overarching Waterfall governance framework.

• Ensure effective stakeholder engagement, communication, and alignment across business and technology teams.

• Manage project budgets, timelines, dependencies, and vendor relationships.

• Enable value-driven outcomes aligned to strategic objectives within the financial domain.

• 10+ years' experience in project management within large-scale financial digital transformation programmes.

• Proven experience operating in ahybrid Waterfall-Agile delivery model (or similar enterprise environment).

• Strong understanding of governance, delivery assurance, and risk controls.

• Certifications: PMP and PRINCE2 .

• Solid stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership capabilities.

• Experience delivering technology, digital banking, or regulatory change projects.

• Delivery governance

• Agile & Waterfall project management

• SIM-STD-15 compliance

• Strong communication & reporting

• Analytical problem solving

• Vendor and stakeholder management

• Work on high impact transformation initiatives in a leading financial institution.

• Collaborate with skilled teams driving innovation and digital evolution.

• Opportunity to contribute to strategic, enterprise wide change.