Head of PMO

Communicate Finance; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Communicate Finance seeks a driven PMO and Enterprise Risk Lead to own governance, risk, and delivery across regulatory and strategic programmes. You will collaborate with executives, clients, and regulators to ensure successful outcomes.

Lead or build a PMO in a highly regulated environment, manage risk registers, and deliver executive reports with precision and clarity. Experience in payments/fintech is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, risk management, finance, commerce, or related field.
• PMBOK/PRINCE2/Agile/Waterfall or similar PM certification.
• CRM advantageous, regulatory frameworks experience.
• Compliance certification advantageous; regulator exposure desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own PMO and enterprise risk function; ensure strategic initiatives and regulatory projects are delivered.
• Embed governance, risk management, and audit readiness across programs.
• Partner with clients, regulators and internal stakeholders to drive delivery excellence.
• Produce high-quality governance and risk reporting for executives and board.

Skills

Payments domain

Enterprise risk mgmt

Governance

Regulatory frameworks

PMO leadership

Client-facing

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid

Risk identification & mitigation

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/rCommerce

PMP/PRINCE2/PMBOK/Agile/Waterfall cert

CRM (Certified Risk Manager) advantageous

Certified Compliance Professional advantageous

Job description

Job Description

Reporting into executive leadership, you will take ownership of the PMO and enterprise risk function, ensuring strategic initiatives, payment platform enhancements, regulatory projects, and client deliverables are executed effectively. You'll play a key role in creating structure, embedding governance, managing organisational risk, and driving delivery excellence while partnering closely with clients, internal stakeholders, and regulators.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience within a payments, fintech, banking, or financial services environment is non-negotiable
• Strong background in enterprise risk management, governance, compliance, and regulatory frameworks
• Experience leading or building a PMO function within a highly regulated environment
• Ability to identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate business, operational, regulatory, and project risks
• Experience maintaining risk registers, governance processes, audit readiness, and compliance controls
• Strong programme and project management experience across enterprise-scale initiatives
• Client-facing professional with the confidence to engage at executive and board level
• Highly structured and detail-oriented, with exceptional documentation and reporting capabilities
• Strong business acumen with the ability to spot opportunities, challenge thinking, and add strategic value
• Self-starter who enjoys building processes, creating order, and getting involved in the detail when required
• Excellent written communication skills, with a track record of producing high-quality project, governance, risk, and executive reporting documentation
• Experience working with Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery methodologies
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive accountability across the business

Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in business, Risk Management, Finance, Commerce, or a related field
• PMP, PRINCE2, PMBOK, Agile, Waterfall, or similar Project Management certification
• Certified Risk Manager (CRM) advantageous
• Certified Compliance Professional advantageous
• Experience working with financial regulators and compliance frameworks is highly desirable