Data Analytics Project Manager - (CONTRACT)

PM Connection; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

PM Connection in Sandton is seeking an experienced leader to drive the delivery of enterprise data and analytics programmes. The role requires managing complex projects across multiple business units and ensuring alignment with business priorities.

The ideal candidate will have 5–8 years of project management experience and a strong understanding of modern data platforms like Azure and Power BI. Successful execution of this role will involve close collaboration with stakeholders and delivering measurable business value.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in enterprise IT or data project management.
• Proven track record managing complex projects across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of modern data platforms and business intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex data and analytics programmes across multiple business units.
• Engage senior stakeholders to define high-impact initiatives.
• Oversee implementation of enterprise data platforms and reporting solutions.

Skills

Project Management

Data Governance

Stakeholder Management

Azure Data Platform

Power BI

Data Lakes

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Job description

Overview

Purpose: To lead the delivery of enterprise data and analytics programmes, ensuring alignment to business priorities, data governance frameworks, and measurable value realisation across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Programme Delivery and Governance
  • Lead delivery of complex data and analytics programmes across multiple business units
  • Establish robust governance, reporting, and execution disciplines (RAID, milestones, dependencies)
  • Manage delivery across data engineering, BI, and analytics
• Data Platform and Analytics Delivery
  • Oversee implementation of enterprise data platforms, reporting solutions, and advanced analytics use cases
  • Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, standards, and data
• Stakeholder Engagement and Value Realisation
  • Engage senior stakeholders to define use cases, success measures, and value
  • Drive prioritization of high-impact initiatives and track realised business value
• Data Governance and Compliance
  • Ensure alignment with data governance frameworks including ownership, quality, and
  • Support audit and compliance requirements across reporting and data
• Integration and Architecture Alignment
  • Oversee integration across ERP, operational systems, and external data
  • Ensure scalable and sustainable data pipelines and architecture
• Testing, Deployment and Adoption Enablement
  • Ensure validation of data accuracy, reporting outputs, and analytics
  • Drive successful deployment and embed analytics into business decision-making
• Post Implementation Support
  • Oversee transition to support teams and continuous improvement of analytics solutions

Qualifications

• Overall Project Management Experience
  • Minimum 5–8 years’ experience delivering enterprise IT or data
  • Proven track record managing complex projects across multiple workstreams, stakeholders, and vendors
  • Experience in programme governance, planning, RAID management, milestone tracking, and executive reporting
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver projects in highly governed and audit-sensitive environments
• Technical Skills
  • Strong understanding of modern data platforms, including Azure Data Platform, Power BI, and data lakes
  • Experience with ERP data environments such as Oracle and SAP, including enterprise integration considerations
  • Knowledge of data, analytics, business intelligence, and reporting solution design
• Key Competencies
  • Strong analytical and structured delivery
  • Executive stakeholder management
  • Governance and audit
  • Ability to translate business problems into data solutions
  • Delivery leadership across complex, multi-stakeholder environments