Project Manager, L2 - Technology

Boardroom Appointments; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a Project Manager Level 2 Technology to plan and oversee IT project delivery, ensuring timely completion within budget. This senior role requires deep project management expertise and stakeholder engagement to create business value aligned with company goals.

The successful candidate will manage resources, budgets, and progress, while coordinating with customers and internal teams across design, development, and deployment.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or related field required.
• 10 years of experience in technology management, project management or software development.
• 8 years in an IT business process or system management role with a proven track record and technical expertise.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical guidance on project delivery and IT project objectives.
• Collaborates with Quality Management to ensure quality objectives during execution.
• Allocate resources and approve work packages; owns policy and process implementation.
• Engages with customers and stakeholders to drive decisions and define requirements.
• Works with business managers to maintain confidence in project success and plans.
• Reviews project execution and supports client reporting and analysis.
• Coordinates and oversees activities of other project professionals in design and deployment.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Resource planning

Agile methodologies

Cloud computing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Data Center Design

Infrastructure management

Agile methodologies

Job description

About the job Project Manager, L2 - Technology

Key purpose:

The Project Manager Level 2 Technology, role is responsible for planning and overseeing the delivery of IT projects to ensure completion in a timely fashion and within budget. This role is more senior than the Project Manager Level 1 Technology role, due to the incumbent having a higher level of expertise, furnished by an in-depth knowledge of project management and extraordinary skills in the discipline. The Project managers role is to plan and designate project resources, prepare budgets, monitor progress, and keep stakeholders informed the entire way. The Project Manager Level 2 Technology must meet stakeholder expectations and create business value, within the confines of a company's goals and vision.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Provides technical guidance on project delivery and an overall context of the needs and objectives of IT projects
• Collaborates with the Quality Management organization to ensure that quality objectives are adhered to during project execution
• Allocate resources and approve work packages. Takes ownership for the implementation of policy and business processes
• Engages with the customer and corporate stakeholders to drive effective decisions and define clear requirements
• Works with business managers to develop and maintain a high degree of confidence in the success of projects and implementation plans
• Reviews and analyzes project execution and supports customers through client-specific reporting and analysis
• Coordinates and oversees other project professionals' activities with regards to design and deployment methodologies
• Project Management
• Cloud Computing
• Software Architecture
• System Requirement Specification (SRS)
• Data Center Infrastructure Planning and Design
• Infrastructure Management
• Agile PM Methodologies

Qualifications and experience:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or related field required
• 10 year of experience in technology management, project management or software development.
• 8 years of experience in an IT business process or system management role with a proven track record of success and appropriate technical expertise required