Senior Project Manager

We are searching for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join us in driving significance together.

This project manager will fulfil a critical role in the client environment in terms of scoping, budgeting, managing risks and issues and setting timelines to deliver on projects. A conceptual and practical understanding of Business Analysis and the SDLC will assist the Project Manager to be better equipped in solving client problems.

• Tertiary degree, diploma, or certificate in a related field (Programme or Project Management).
• PMP (non negotiable).
• Agile Practitioner (SAFe or SCRUM) is preferred (or prepared to undertake certification soon after onboarding).

• Must have experience in working on technical projects (containing Enterprise Software and data) within Digital Technologies environments.
• 3 - 6 years' working experience in Project Management Position(s), more than 10 years overall experience.
• Demonstrated experience in either the Mining Industry or Banking Industry.
• Experience in product lifecycle management.
• Working experience as a SCRUM Master or EPIC Owner ("Programmer Manager") can be beneficial.
• COBIT, ITIL experience beneficial.

• Compiling business cases, business requirements and process maps.
• Creating and Managing project schedules (including SOW, backlogs, task prioritisation and other).
• Project RAID management.
• Project integration and change management.
• Budget and cost management including procurement and reporting.
• Quality management.
• Conflict management and negotiations.
• Coordinate cross-functional / multi-disciplinary technical teams.
• Release and configuration Management.
• Steering Committee Reporting.
• Adhering to the internal processes and standards.

• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Business knowledge: Good understanding of the organization and the business domain or sector within which it operates.
• Systems Analysis: Understanding how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Excellent communication skills: Ability to engage with high-level stakeholders, both verbal and non-verbal.

• Flexibility and adaptability (crucial to consulting environment).
• Organisational and leadership abilities.
• Influencing and motivating.
• Decision making.
• Building trust and long-term relationships with stakeholders.