Project Manager (BET)

BETSoftware; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

BETSoftware in Johannesburg is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead software development initiatives. You will build strong relationships with internal customers, interpret requirements, and ensure alignment with business objectives across teams.

The role requires 2–3 years in software development project management, knowledge of SDLC, and formal PM certifications. You will drive planning, risk management, and timely delivery while promoting collaboration and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree/National Diploma in a related field.
• Relevant Project Management Certifications: PMP, Prince II, Scrum Master.
• 2-3 years’ experience in Software Development Project Management.
• 2-3 years’ years of experience with full product lifecycle with understanding of development lifecycle and methodologies.
• Sound experience in Software Development Lifecycle and Implementation.

Responsibilities

• Builds and maintains strong business relations with internal customers to interpret requirements.
• Reviews changes in legal and procedural requirements affecting the business or projects.
• Validates product requirements and specifications with team members to understand requirements and handover to development.
• Analyzes information and business systems to improve processes and systems.
• Coordinates, arranges and manages daily/weekly and monthly meetings with stakeholders.
• Accounts for project status reporting and end-to-end schedule tracking.

Skills

Planning

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Multi-project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree/National Diploma

PMP

Prince II

Scrum Master

Job description

• Excellent planning, organizational and prioritization skills and be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Job Description

• Excellent planning, organizational and prioritization skills and be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Ensuring Project Management

• Builds and maintains strong business relations with existing and prospective internal customers to interpret all individual requirements.
• Reviews changes in legal and procedural requirements affecting the business or projects.
• Validates product requirements and specifications with various departmental team members to understand the business requirements and facilitate handover to the development team.
• Analyzes information and business systems to make recommendations for improvement of processes and systems.
• Co-ordinates, arranges and manages daily/weekly and monthly meetings with subordinates, management and business stakeholders as required.
• Is accountable for project status reporting as defined in a Communication Plan or as required by the Business Unit.
• Is accountable for proactively tracking the end-to-end project schedule and driving corrective action where required.
• Is accountable for end-to-end project planning and a Project Management Plan – including plans for Scope, Communication, Risk & Issues, Dependencies, Cost and Stakeholder Management.
• Assists Team Lead in creating and updating of Team Capacity Plans.
• Assists Team Lead in reviewing team backlogs and re-prioritization with stakeholders.
• Identifies and schedules project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks.
• Adheres to best project management practices and methodologies such as Professional Management Institute standards or similar.
• Proactively manages change - including Time, Cost and Scope changes.
• Tracks project decisions made on the project.
• Assists Business Units in getting any required benefits monitoring and reporting in place.
• Participates in all areas of the software development life cycle and provides technical support to other company personnel.
• Manages internal business processes or systems/application development projects.
• Liaises and manages external resources and suppliers.
• Ensures appropriate procedures and processes are followed.
• Participates in design control activities, and monitors, evaluates and ensures the completion of tasks and projects.

Ensures effective Reporting

• Reports on project success criteria results, metrics, test and deployment management activities.
• Determines the frequency and content of status reports from the project and program team, analyse results and troubleshoot problem areas.
• Provides status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership.
• Defines success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project and program life cycle.

Ensures effective Communication

• Communicates any project risk and issues including timing, budget, resources, scope and more to IT management.
• Collaborates closely with the Senior Project Manager and PMO Leader on enterprise projects.
• Communicates with various departmental team members to understand the business requirements.

Living our Spirit

• Actively drives a culture of collaboration and open communication within the team.
• Actively promotes authenticity and drives the spirit of diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging within the team.
• Actively drives a culture of versatility and adaptability by modelling and encouraging team members to support each other not only within the department, but within BET Software as a whole.
• Actively become a change agent and drive continuous learning within the team thus ensuring that the team approaches all tasks or challenges with enthusiasm and proactivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree/National Diplomas.
• Relevant Project Management Certifications PMP, Prince II, Scrum Master, etc.
• 2 - 3 years’ experience in Software Development Project Management.
• 2 - 3 years’ years of experience with full product lifecycle with understanding of development lifecycle and various technology methodologies that support that lifecycle.
• Sound experience in Software Development Lifecycle and Implementation.