Project Management Office (PMO) Lead - IT

Network Finance; Randburg; Ibrido; ZAR 900.000 - 1.500.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Network Finance in Randburg is seeking an experienced Portfolio Manager to lead the IT portfolio across multiple business units. You will align IT initiatives with business objectives and drive prioritisation, governance, and value realisation.

The role requires senior leadership, strong budgeting, and proven ability to manage complex programmes in an industrial IT environment. A strategic partner to executives, you will report on progress and ensure successful transitions to operations.

Competenze

• Bachelor degree with honours in IT, business, PM or related field.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in Programme Management within a complex IT environment.
• Agile Practitioner Certification.
• PMP Certification.
• Experience managing multiple large-scale IT projects and programmes.
• Strong IT project delivery governance and portfolio management knowledge.
• Experience working with executive stakeholders and cross-functional units.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and reporting capabilities.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.

Mansioni

• Establish, manage, and execute the overall IT Portfolio with business and tech stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment between business strategies, operational objectives, and technology initiatives.
• Coordinate portfolio prioritisation across multiple stakeholders and units.
• Incorporate business unit initiatives into the broader technology portfolio.
• Track value realisation and achievement of strategic objectives throughout delivery.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate programme and portfolio risks and issues.
• Monitor delivery milestones, budgets, and resource allocation; report status weekly to stakeholders.
• Facilitate smooth transition of projects into operations and ensure post-implementation reviews.
• Work with finance to produce integrated budget, forecasting, and expenditure reports.
• Drive programme delivery through governance, sponsorship, and stakeholder engagement.

Conoscenze

Programme management

Agile

PMO experience

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & forecasting

Formazione

Bachelor's degree with honours in IT / Business / PM

Strumenti

Portfolio management tools

Descrizione del lavoro

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with Honours in Information Technology, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in Programme Management within a complex IT environment.
• Agile Practitioner Certification.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple large-scale IT projects and programmes simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of IT project delivery methodologies, governance frameworks, and portfolio management best practices.
• Experience working with executive stakeholders and cross-functional business units.
• Strong financial management, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting capabilities.
• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.

Advantageous Experience

• Experience managing enterprise IT portfolios across multiple business units.
• Exposure to Operational Technology (OT) and industrial technology environments.
• Experience implementing portfolio governance and value realisation frameworks.
• Background within large corporate, industrial, mining, manufacturing, or infrastructure environments.
• Knowledge of portfolio management tools, project governance structures, and PMO best practices.

Responsibilities

• Establish, manage, and execute the overall IT Portfolio in collaboration with business and technology stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment between business strategies, operational objectives, and technology initiatives.
• Coordinate portfolio prioritisation across multiple stakeholders and business units.
• Manage the inclusion of business unit initiatives within the broader technology portfolio.
• Track programme value realisation and achievement of strategic objectives throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Identify, assess, manage, and mitigate programme and portfolio risks and issues.
• Monitor programme performance, delivery milestones, budgets, quality standards, and resource allocation.
• Provide weekly and monthly portfolio and programme status reporting to key stakeholders.
• Facilitate the successful transition of projects and programmes into operational environments.
• Collaborate with finance and business stakeholders to produce integrated budget, forecasting, and expenditure reports.
• Drive programme delivery through active leadership, governance, sponsorship, and stakeholder engagement.
• Conduct programme reviews and post-implementation evaluations to measure outcomes and identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead project assessment, prioritisation, and feasibility activities.
• Ensure programme and portfolio delivery achieves agreed timelines, costs, quality standards, and business objectives.
• Promote governance, consistency, and best practices across all projects and programmes.

For More Information, Contact:

Reinie du Preez
Senior Specialist Recruitment Consultant
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