Project Manager

The Talent Room; George; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Talent Room is seeking a Delivery Lead to steer strategic leadership and transformation initiatives across architecture, product, development, QA, operations and business stakeholders. You will champion delivery excellence, govern processes, and align teams to the Clean Architecture roadmap, driving measurable business value.

You will mentor the software team, manage risk, and foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance while ensuring timely, within-scope

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Minimum 3+ years experience managing software development or technology projects.
• Proven experience delivering complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong Agile project delivery experience.
• Experience working with architecture, development, QA, and business teams.
• Strong understanding of Azure DevOps, GitHub or equivalent delivery management platforms.
• Demonstrated experience reporting to senior leadership and executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery initiatives aligning architecture, product, development, QA and operations.
• Create and track project plans, scopes, and progress across the project life cycle.
• Manage day-to-day software team activities to keep schedules and budgets.
• Establish governance, dashboards, and reporting for transparency.
• Mentor project resources and foster accountability and quality.
• Communicate status, risks, and dependencies to stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Agile project delivery

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Management

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub

DevOps tools

Job description

Description: Strategic Leadership & Transformation

• Lead delivery initiatives supporting the client’s Clean Architecture roadmap.
• Build and establish delivery practices for a newly formed strategic team.
• Drive alignment between architecture, product, development, QA, operations, and business stakeholders.
• Challenge assumptions and proactively identify opportunities to improve systems, processes, and customer outcomes.
• Influence decision-making at all levels through data, analysis, and clear communication.
• Create visibility of delivery risks, dependencies, technical debt, and strategic priorities.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, ownership, and execution excellence.
• Act as a trusted partner to architects and technical leaders in shaping delivery strategies.
• Lead, mentor and develop project resources assigned to the team.
• Establish a high-performance culture focused on accountability, quality, delivery excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure initiatives delivery measurable business value and support strategic organisational objectives.

Project Delivery & Execution

• Create, maintain, and track project plans and schedules, problem logs and progress throughout the life of the project.
• Developing project scopes and objectives.
• Ensure the requirements are clearly defined and thoroughly understood by the software team.
• Manage day-to-day activities of the software team to ensure each project remains on schedule and within resource budget.
• Ensure resource availability and allocation, conduct software team meetings, troubleshoot technical issues, and facilitate the deployment of software upgrades.
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on time, within scope and within resource budget.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects.
• Offer leadership, guidance and motivation to software team while resolving internal conflicts.
• Apply respective methodologies and principles within the team with the aim to improve productivity of the team, create a transparent environment, better communication with stakeholders and ensure client satisfaction.
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques.
• Report and escalation any critical issues to management.
• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders and provide timely feedback.
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Ensure work tracking system (DevOps) is always up to date.
• Ensure communication between stakeholder and the developer is efficient and no unnecessary time is wasted.
• Where technical support or production issues need attention, delegate the work towards the best suited resource and manage the work effectively.
• Assess project issues and identify solutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer goals.
• Manage changes by developing workable implementation plans. Communicate changes effectively.
• Manage customer expectations.
• Continuously monitor support within the team, aiming to reduce & eliminate unnecessary support by enhanced processes and system updates
• Continuously monitor project bugs within the team, aiming to reduce & eliminate by enhanced processes and system updates.
• Ensure system releases are frequent, efficient and error free.
• Ensure internal and external reporting mechanisms for projects and productivity are standardised and used

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong relationships with business leaders, architects, developers, QA and operational stakeholders.
• Facilitate alignment across competing priorities and conflicting stakeholder needs.
• Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and decision clearly and proactively.
• Translate technical concepts into business language and business requirements into actionable delivery plans.
• Ensure stakeholder expectations remain realistic and aligned throughout delivery.

AI & Digital Productivity

• Leverage approved AI tools to improve planning, reporting, analysis, documentation and communication.
• Drive adoption of AI-enabled productivity practices within the team.
• Identify opportunities to improve delivery efficiency through AI-assisted workflows.
• Use AI-generated insights to identify risks, trends, bottlenecks, and optimisation opportunities.
• Ensure responsible, compliant, and secure use of AI technologies in line with company governance standards.
• Remain informed of emerging AI capabilities relevant to project delivery and operational excellence.
• Demonstrate practical proficiency in AI tools and continuously identify opportunities to increase i individual and team productivity through AI adoption.

Delivery Excellence & Governance

• Ensure DevOps / GitHub remains the primary source of truth for project execution and reporting.
• Develop and maintain project dashboards, delivery metrics, and executive reporting.
• Establish governance frameworks that provide transparency, accountability, and delivery predictability.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve quality, efficiency, and customer outcomes.
• Ensure system releases are frequent, controlled, efficient, and low risk.
• Monitor support trends, defects, and delivery metrics to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Lead recovery efforts for projects experiencing delivery challenges.
• Manage cross‑team dependencies, architectural constraints, and delivery sequencing to support successful transformation outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Management, or related field.
• Minimum 3+ years experience management software development or technology projects.
• Proven experience delivering complex cross‑functional initiatives.
• Strong Agile project delivery experience.
• Experience working with architecture, development, QA, and business teams.
• Strong understanding of Azure DevOps, GitHub or equivalent delivery management platforms.
• Demonstrated experience reporting to senior leadership and executives.

Advantageous

• PMP, PRINCE2, AgilePM, Scrum Master or equivalent certification.
• Experience leading architecture modernisation or platform transformation initiatives.
• Experience applying AI tools within delivery environments.

Success Measures

• Strategic initiatives delivered on time and within agreed scope.
• Delivery metrics and reporting maintained accurately in DevOps/GitHub.
• Reduction in delivery risks, defects, and operational support burden.
• Stakeholder satisfaction maintained at agreed levels.
• Adoption of Clean Architecture delivery practices across assigned initiatives.
• Demonstrated improvement in team productivity through AI-enabled practices.

Skills

• Highly self‑motivated in order to drive projects forward
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to professionally represent the client
• Have critical and analytical thinking to effectively solve problems
• Leadership skills: inspire and motivate others to perform well. Effectively influence actions and opinions of others.
• Ability to work under pressure and be flexible as part of a team
• Attention to detail and deadlines
• Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships at all levels, including during difficult or challenging circumstances.
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload amid conflicting demands and busy work periods.
• Ability to think ahead and anticipate needs before they arise
• Ability to exercise discretion in dealing with confidential or sensitive matters
• Ability to deal with frequent change (operational & process improvements)
• Strategic thinking.
• Executive stakeholder management.
• Systems thinking.
• Delivery leadership.
• Change leadership.
• Data-driven decision making.
• AI literacy and practical application.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity and rapidly changing environments.

Please note only candidates that meet the minimum requirements will be considered.