Portfolio Manager

Mmi Holdings Ltd; Gauteng; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in South Africa seeks a Portfolio Manager to align agile product deliveries with business strategy. The role involves overseeing governance, managing initiatives, and ensuring value delivery by collaborating with product teams and stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have significant project management experience and a strong understanding of the insurance industry.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in a dedicated project management role
• Experience managing large-scale programmes
• Knowledge of project management lifecycle

Responsibilities

• Ensure business objectives and strategic goals are met.
• Facilitate initiative selection and approval.
• Create reports to communicate progress and metrics.

Skills

Agile methodology

Project management

Business process understanding

Insurance industry knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Relevant B-degree or Diploma

Relevant M-degree

Tools

Project management software

Job description

Closing Date : / 03 / 31Reference Number : MMH-2Job Title : Portfolio ManagerPosition Type : PermanentRole Family : OperationsCluster : Momentum InsureCompany : Momentum MetropolitanRemote Opportunity : Some of the timeLocation - Country : South AfricaLocation - Province : GautengLocation - Town / City : Centurion

Introduction

Through our client-facing brands Metropolitan and Momentum, with Multiply (wellness and rewards programme), and our other specialist brands, including Guardrisk and Eris Property Group, the group enables business and people from all walks of life to achieve their financial goals and life aspirations.

We help people grow their savings, protect what matters to them and invest for the future.

We help companies and organisations care for and reward their employees and members.

Through our own network of advisers or via independent brokers and utilising new platforms, Momentum Metropolitan provides practical financial solutions for people, communities, and businesses.

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Role Purpose

The Agile Portfolio Manager will oversee portfolio-level value-driven governance for agile product deliveries across Momentum Insure.

The role is crucial in aligning initiatives with Momentum Insure's business strategy and ensuring they meet short / long-term business needs and value expectations.

This person will also drive portfolio-level information delivery and provide value risk oversight by partnering with product owners, product managers, and project managers to define, analyze, and report on portfolio initiatives, business risks, metrics, and information related to value delivery.

Requirements

Experience and Qualifications

Relevant B-degree or Diploma (essential)

Relevant M-degree (desirable)

Knowledge of project management software and tools

Knowledge of project management lifecycle, from conception to close-out

Knowledge of agile methodology

Knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC)

Knowledge of products administered by the business unit is an advantage

Experience

7+ years' experience in a dedicated project management role (essential)

Experience managing large-scale programmes from inception to close-out (essential)

Experience managing a portfolio of work

3–5 years in a senior management position (desirable)

Business experience – understanding of business processes

Proficient understanding of the insurance industry

Duties & Responsibilities

Ensure the organization's business and financial objectives and strategic goals are clearly articulated and accessible.

Investigate the feasibility of initiatives supporting business strategy and objectives.

Facilitate initiative selection, approval, and prioritization with the executive team to maximize value and manage risks.

Maintain the overall business portfolio, including timely addition of initiatives.

Establish metrics to measure initiative effectiveness in line with goals and KPIs.

Ensure the portfolio meets its goals and delivers expected ROI.

Identify and recommend termination of non-contributing initiatives.

Create reports to communicate progress and portfolio metrics.

Collaborate on resource management to ensure proper staffing and capacity.

Oversee achievement and address risks related to product deliveries.

Partner with product teams to review business cases and link benefits to investments.

Apply and promote agile principles and practices.

Review key metrics, outcomes, and milestones.

Assess and report on delivery health objectively and transparently.

Identify risks and opportunities from interdependencies.

Promote team energy and lead by example.

Develop agile delivery best practices and standards.

Engage key stakeholders across Momentum Metropolitan.

Evaluate and improve delivery processes.

Build collaborative relationships with leaders.

Manage programs within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or similar.

Design and analyze dashboards and data storytelling.

Handle ambiguity with flexibility.

Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.