Project Manager

Decision Inc.; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Decision Inc. seeks a Senior IT Project Manager to operate at the intersection of business strategy and technology execution, leading large-scale transformation initiatives from concept to delivery and adoption.

Success is measured by business impact, system adoption, and realised value, with a focus on translating needs into actionable delivery plans and engaging with C-suite leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or similar.
• Project / programme management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, MSP, SAFe, or equivalent).
• Experience with Agile, hybrid, or large-scale delivery frameworks preferred.
• 5+ years’ experience in IT project or programme management, delivering large and complex initiatives.
• Proven experience leading enterprise technology transformations (ERP, cloud, data, platform modernization).
• Strong ability to translate business needs into technical delivery plans.
• Confidence engaging with C-suite, business executives, and senior technology leaders.
• Experience managing system integrators, vendors, and cross-functional delivery teams.
• Comfortable working across strategy, architecture, engineering, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, enterprise-scale IT and digital transformation programmes end-to-end.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to translate business strategy into executable technology roadmaps.
• Bridge the gap between business requirements and technical delivery, ensuring solutions are fit-for-purpose and value-driven.
• Manage multi-vendor, multi-team delivery across architecture, engineering, data, and business stakeholders.
• Drive governance, planning, risk management, and dependency control across large delivery portfolios.
• Facilitate executive steering forums focused on progress, risks, business impact, and adoption.
• Ensure technology solutions are successfully implemented, adopted, and embedded into business operations.
• Track delivery outcomes across technical performance, business benefits, and user adoption.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Digital transformation

Vendor management

Agile delivery

Strategic thinking

C-suite engagement

Cross-functional leadership

Enterprise IT

Delivery leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

We are seeking a Senior IT Project Manager who can operate at the intersection of business strategy and technology execution. This role is suited to someone who understands both enterprise IT landscapes and business value drivers, and can lead large-scale digital or technology transformation initiatives from concept through delivery and adoption.

Success in this role is measured not just by technical delivery, but by business impact, system adoption, and realised value.

Who Are We?

Decision Inc. is a global digital partner that enables businesses to reinvent themselves to realise their full potential.

We deliver agility, resilience, and intelligence to any enterprise, enabling them to adapt quickly and thrive through innovation and opportunity. Our teams have engaged with more than 400 clients globally over the past 15 years, providing them with the expertise to build, operate, and optimise their digital businesses.

We achieve this by leveraging the world’s best technology to drive our client’s business ambitions forward into tomorrow's reality. These technologies include but are not limited to: Microsoft, SAP, Qlik, Snowflake, Alteryx, Automation Anywhere, and Workday Adaptive Insights.

Our success is ultimately driven by our entrepreneurial culture, industry exposure, and the passion of our people. We have three key cross-functional teams – Functional and Specialist Consulting, Development, and Engineering teams. Based in four global offices, our exceptional consultants focus on delivering value to clients by keeping them at the centre of our service delivery. To find out more about our exciting fast-paced culture visit: Careers at Decision Inc.

What Will You Do?

Key Responsibility:

• Lead complex, enterprise-scale IT and digital transformation programmes end-to-end
• Partner with business and technology leaders to translate business strategy into executable technology roadmaps
• Bridge the gap between business requirements and technical delivery, ensuring solutions are fit-for-purpose and value-driven
• Manage multi-vendor, multi-team delivery across architecture, engineering, data, and business stakeholders
• Drive governance, planning, risk management, and dependency control across large delivery portfolios
• Facilitate executive steering forums focused on progress, risks, business impact, and adoption
• Ensure technology solutions are successfully implemented, adopted, and embedded into business operations
• Track delivery outcomes across technical performance, business benefits, and user adoption

Who Do You Need to Be?

• Bachelor’s degree (IT, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or similar)
• Project / programme management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, MSP, SAFe, or equivalent)
• Experience with Agile, hybrid, or large-scale delivery frameworks preferred
• 5+ years’ experience in IT project or programme management, delivering large and complex initiatives
• Proven experience leading enterprise technology transformations (e.g., core systems, ERP, cloud, data, platform modernisation)
• Strong ability to translate business needs into technical delivery plans
• Confidence engaging with C-suite, business executives, and senior technology leaders
• Experience managing system integrators, vendors, and cross-functional delivery teams
• Comfortable working across strategy, architecture, engineering, and operations

What sets you apart?

• You understand both business value and technical complexity
• You can challenge business and IT stakeholders with credibility
• You bring structure to ambiguity and clarity to complex technical topics
• You focus on outcomes, adoption, and value—not just system go-live
• You think like a consultant but execute like a delivery leader