Payments Project Manager I — Banking Delivery Expert

IQbusiness; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

iqbusiness is seeking an experienced Project Manager with Payments expertise for contracting opportunities in Johannesburg, South Africa. The role involves hands-on delivery from initiation to implementation, coordinating with business, technology and vendor stakeholders, and governing payment-related initiatives.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in project management within banking/financial services, with experience in card payments, merchant acquiring, or contactless payments, and a track

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Project Management experience in banking or financial services.
• Experience delivering payments-related projects such as card payments, merchant acquiring or contactless payments.
• Strong stakeholder, risk and dependency management skills.
• Experience working in Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects and initiatives from initiation through execution and close-out.
• Engage with business stakeholders, delivery teams and project sponsors throughout the project lifecycle.
• Assist with defining project objectives, delivery approaches and success measures.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, timelines and dependency trackers.
• Coordinate activities across business and technology teams to support successful project delivery.
• Monitor and manage project risks, issues and dependencies, escalating where required.
• Track project progress and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.
• Facilitate project meetings, workshops and governance forums.
• Support budget tracking, resource planning and delivery reporting.
• Ensure project documentation, handover activities and lessons learned are completed at project closure.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk & dependency management

Hybrid/Agile delivery

Education

Matric (essential)

Degree/Diploma in relevant field

Job description

iqbusiness is seeking an experienced Project Manager with Payments expertise for contracting opportunities in Johannesburg, South Africa. The role involves hands-on delivery from initiation to implementation, coordinating with business, technology and vendor stakeholders, and governing payment-related initiatives.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in project management within banking/financial services, with experience in card payments, merchant acquiring, or contactless payments, and a track