Senior Programme Manager/Project Manager

The Senior IT Program Manager is responsible for leading and delivering large, complex technology programs that involve multiple projects, cross-functional teams, and significant organisational impact. This includes overseeing digital transformation initiatives, system implementations, cloud migrations, application modernisation, infrastructure upgrades, and enterprise-wide technology changes. The Senior IT Program Manager ensures programs are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to strategic IT and business objectives.

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-stream IT programs involving applications, infrastructure, data, and security components.
• Develop detailed program plans, roadmaps, resource plans, dependencies, and milestones.
• Manage program execution using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery approaches.
• Ensure integration between various technical project teams and business stakeholders.
• Translate business objectives into technical program outcomes.
• Work closely with IT leadership, Enterprise Architects, and Solution Architects.
• Ensure technical solutions meet architecture standards, security requirements, and IT governance policies.
• Engage and influence senior IT and business stakeholders, including CIO, CTO, Heads of Departments, and external partners.
• Facilitate steering committees, governance forums, and program reporting structures.
• Manage third-party vendors, negotiate contracts, and ensure vendor accountability.

• Identify, analyse, and mitigate technical risks, system dependencies, and integration issues.
• Ensure compliance with IT governance frameworks, cybersecurity policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee quality assurance, testing strategies, and change control processes.

• Develop and manage multimillion-rand program budgets.
• Monitor financial performance, forecast expenditure, and manage cost variances.
• Allocate resources and optimise utilisation across technical teams and vendors.

• Lead organisational readiness and user adoption for IT changes.
• Partner with Change Management teams to prepare training, communication, and deployment strategies.
• Ensure smooth transition of systems into BAU operations and support teams.
• Provide direction, mentorship, and support to project managers, business analysts, technical leads, and scrum teams.