AI Junior to Intermediate Project Manager

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking an AI Junior to Intermediate Project Manager in Cape Town to support a large-scale AI programme. You will coordinate initiatives, track delivery, manage governance, and keep stakeholders aligned across multiple AI workstreams.

The role focuses on maintaining programme visibility, tracking actions, risks, dependencies and value realisation, and producing executive-ready status updates for governance bodies.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years' experience in project or programme management.
• Experience in Agile or SAFe environments.
• Exposure to technology or digital projects.
• Strong organisational and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain integrated programme plans across multiple AI workstreams.
• Track milestones across all AI workstreams and follow up on actions.
• Prepare governance packs and meeting materials for boards.
• Produce weekly and monthly status reports and support ExCo reporting.
• Coordinate rollout activities and track adoption metrics across squads.
• Liaise with Technology, HR, Architecture, Security, Data and Business stakeholders.

Skills

PowerPoint

Excel

Stakeholder management

Governance reporting

Organisation & coordination

Education

CSM

SAFe Practitioner

PRINCE2 Foundation

PMP Foundation level

Microsoft Copilot or AI certifications

Job description

AI Junior to Intermediate Project Manager

Location: Cape Town
Employment Type: 12-Month Contract

Are you an organised and driven Project Manager with experience in technology, digital transformation or Agile environments? This is an exciting opportunity to support a large-scale AI programme by coordinating initiatives, tracking delivery, supporting governance and ensuring stakeholders remain aligned across multiple AI workstreams.

The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining programme visibility and ensuring that actions, milestones, risks, dependencies and value realisation are effectively tracked and reported.

Key Responsibilities

Programme Planning & Coordination

• Maintain integrated programme plans across multiple AI workstreams.
• Track milestones across all AI workstreams.
• Follow up on actions, risks and dependencies.
• Ensure all programme activities remain aligned to the roadmap.
• Coordinate meetings, workshops and programme events.

Governance & Reporting

• Prepare governance packs and meeting materials.
• Track AI Governance Board decisions.
• Capture actions and decisions from Steering Committee meetings.
• Produce weekly and monthly status reports.
• Support ExCo and Board reporting preparation.

AI Use Case Tracking

• Maintain a central inventory of AI use cases.
• Track AI use case progress and delivery milestones.
• Monitor business owners and delivery owners.
• Ensure value metrics are captured and reported.

AI SDLC & PDLC Transformation Support

• Coordinate rollout activities across squads.
• Track adoption metrics.
• Maintain implementation dashboards.
• Monitor training completion and participation.
• Support Front Runner squad execution tracking.

Stakeholder Management

• Liaise with Technology, HR, Architecture, Security, Data and Business stakeholders.
• Coordinate programme communications.
• Schedule forums and governance sessions.
• Drive action follow-ups and escalation management.

Reporting & Analytics

• Maintain programme dashboards.
• Produce executive-ready status summaries.
• Track programme KPIs.
• Support value realisation reporting.
• Track adoption, training and capability metrics.

Communications & Change Enablement

• Draft programme communications.
• Support awareness campaigns.
• Coordinate leadership briefings.
• Maintain programme documentation and knowledge repositories.

Minimum Requirements

• 2-5 years' experience in project or programme management.
• Experience working in Agile or SAFe environments.
• Exposure to technology or digital projects.
• Strong organisational and coordination skills.
• Excellent Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Experience with reporting and dashboard development.
• Strong meeting facilitation skills.
• Good stakeholder management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Basic understanding of Artificial Intelligence and digital transformation.

Advantageous Certifications

• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM).
• SAFe Practitioner.
• PRINCE2 Foundation.
• PMP Foundation level.
• Microsoft Copilot or AI-related certifications.

We're Looking For Someone Who

• Is highly organised, proactive and detail-oriented.
• Can manage multiple priorities across different AI workstreams.
• Has strong reporting, presentation and coordination skills.
• Is confident engaging with stakeholders across Technology, Business and support functions.
• Can effectively track actions, risks, dependencies and milestones.
• Has an interest in AI, technology and digital transformation.
• Can produce clear and accurate programme reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Takes ownership and follows through on commitments.
• Works well in a fast-paced Agile programme environment.