Project Managers

Indsafri; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A banking solutions provider in South Africa seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead complex multi-workstream projects. The ideal candidate will have 5–8 years of project management experience, particularly within banking or financial services, and should demonstrate expertise in Payments, Lending, or Customer Onboarding. Strong stakeholder management and an understanding of banking regulations are essential. The position offers opportunities to coordinate with cross-functional teams and external partners to ensure project success.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years project management experience in banking or financial services.
• Proven track record managing multi-workstream projects.
• Strong understanding of banking regulatory environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-workstream projects from initiation to closure.
• Develop and maintain project plans and schedules.
• Engage with senior stakeholders across multiple teams.
• Identify project risks and implement mitigation strategies.

Skills

Payments

Lending

Customer Onboarding

Stakeholder Management

Agile methodologies

SDLC

Analytical skills

Tools

Jira

MS Project

Confluence

Trello

Azure DevOps

Job description

Job Specification: Project Manager (Banking – Multi-Workstream Delivery)

Role Overview

The Project Manager is responsible for planning, leading, and delivering complex projects consisting of multiple workstreams within a banking environment. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Payments, Lending, or Customer Onboarding, with the ability to manage cross-functional teams, external partners, and multiple technical and business streams. This role requires exceptional stakeholder management, organisational skills, and the ability to drive end-to-end project delivery in a fast-paced, regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Delivery & Planning

• Lead and manage multi-workstream projects from initiation to closure.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, RAID logs, and resource plans.
• Coordinate dependencies across business, operations, IT, compliance, and vendor teams.
• Ensure delivery of project milestones on time, within scope, and within budget.

2. Banking Domain Expertise

• Oversee projects related to Payments (local & cross-border), Lending (retail or commercial), or Customer Digital Onboarding.
• Work with product owners and SMEs to ensure regulatory, compliance, and operational requirements are met.
• Understand card schemes, settlement processes, lending life cycles, KYC/AML requirements, onboarding workflows, and digital banking processes.

3. Stakeholder Management

• Engage senior stakeholders across business, risk, legal, finance, and technical teams.
• Facilitate steering committees, governance forums, and status reporting.
• Manage expectations, maintain alignment, and elevate risks or decisions promptly.

4. Risk, Compliance & Quality Control

• Identify project risks, issues, and interdependencies early and implement mitigation strategies.
• Ensure compliance with banking regulations, security standards, and governance frameworks.
• Maintain high-quality project documentation, ensuring audit readiness.
• Coordinate multiple project workstream leads, business analysts, developers, vendors, and testers.
• Mentor junior team members and promote collaborative delivery.
• Facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and other Agile ceremonies (where applicable).

6. Vendor & Third-Party Management

• Work with external vendors, fintech partners, or system implementers when required.
• Oversee contract deliverables and ensure external teams meet performance and quality standards.

Required Experience & Skills

Experience

• 5–8+ years of project management experience.
• Proven track record managing multi-workstream projects in banking or financial services.
• Experience in at least one of the following:
• Payments (EFT, RTGS, Swift, ISO20022, card payments, digital payments, clearing/settlement)
• Lending (loan origination systems, credit scoring, risk, collections, lending platforms)
• Customer Onboarding (KYC, AML, digital onboarding platforms, identity verification)

Technical & Professional Skills

• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, and/or Waterfall methodologies.
• Experience with delivery tools such as Jira, MS Project, Confluence, Trello, or Azure DevOps.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and dependency-management skills.
• Solid understanding of banking regulatory environments (e.g., AML, KYC, SARB, PCI-DSS).

Skills

Azure CI/CD Pipelines JAVA Selenium with BDD framework Bootstrap