Programme Manager

HENSOLDT South Africa; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 1,600,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

HENSOLDT South Africa seeks an experienced Business Line Programme Manager to support the Business Line Manager in planning, coordinating, and monitoring activities across the product portfolio, ensuring strategic initiatives and customer commitments are executed with strong governance.

The role requires collaborative leadership with excellent programme management, business planning, and cross-functional coordination within an engineering environment, delivering performance management and

Qualifications

• Relevant engineering/tech background with project/programme management experience.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary programmes or product development activities.
• Understanding PLM and systems engineering processes.
• Exposure to governance, portfolio management, and strategic reporting.
• Strong stakeholder coordination and data-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate business line programmes, strategic initiatives, product roadmaps, and governance activities to support successful portfolio execution.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration across engineering, operations, supply chain, commercial, and support teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Monitor business line performance by consolidating programme metrics, portfolio reporting, risks, dependencies, and management information to support informed decision-making.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagements with customers, suppliers, OEMs, and internal teams while tracking commitments and supporting business planning activities.
• Drive portfolio risk management, governance compliance, continuous improvement initiatives, and lessons learnt to optimise business performance and execution.

Skills

Programme & Portfolio Management

PLM

Governance & Reporting

Cross-functional Coordination

Data Analytics

MS Project

Power BI

Stakeholder Management

Education

Engineering/Systems/Industrial Engineering or related field

Project Management

Tools

MS Project

Power BI

Portfolio Management Tools

Job description

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Business Line Programme Manager to support the Business Line Manager in planning, coordinating, integrating, and monitoring business line activities across the product portfolio. The successful candidate will ensure strategic initiatives, product development programmes, customer commitments, and operational objectives are effectively executed through strong governance, stakeholder coordination, and performance management.

We are seeking an experienced Business Line Programme Manager to support the Business Line Manager in planning, coordinating, integrating, and monitoring business line activities across the product portfolio. The successful candidate will ensure strategic initiatives, product development programmes, customer commitments, and operational objectives are effectively executed through strong governance, stakeholder coordination, and performance management. This role requires a collaborative leader with excellent programme management, business planning, and cross-functional coordination skills within an engineering or technology-driven environment.

Qualifications and experience:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Project Management, or a related technical field.
• 5–7 years' experience in engineering, systems engineering, project management, programme management, or product management environments.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering programmes or product development activities.
• Understanding of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and systems engineering processes.
• Exposure to portfolio management, business planning, governance, and strategic reporting.

Key technical skills:

• Programme and Portfolio Management
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
• Business Planning and Governance
• Engineering and Systems Development Processes
• Risk, Action and Dependency Management
• Performance Measurement and Data Analytics
• Business Case Development and Reporting
• Stakeholder and Cross-functional Coordination
• MS Project, Power BI and Portfolio Management Tools
• Requirements Management, Documentation and Configuration Control

Key responsibilities:

• Coordinate business line programmes, strategic initiatives, product roadmaps, and governance activities to support successful portfolio execution.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration across engineering, operations, supply chain, commercial, and support teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Monitor business line performance by consolidating programme metrics, portfolio reporting, risks, dependencies, and management information to support informed decision-making.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagements with customers, suppliers, OEMs, and internal teams while tracking commitments and supporting business planning activities.
• Drive portfolio risk management, governance compliance, continuous improvement initiatives, and lessons learnt to optimise business performance and execution.

Our recruitment values:

HENSOLDT South Africa focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion in our organizational strategy. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive corporate culture that benefits our employees and delivers better outcomes for our clients. In line with our commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, we welcome applications from all ethnic groups. In line with HENSOLDT's commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups.

Application Deadline

04 September 2026.