Senior Programme Manager/Project Manager

Indsafri; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company in South Africa is seeking a Senior IT Program Manager to lead large-scale technology programs involving cloud migrations, application modernization, and extensive project management. The role requires expertise in managing technical risks and organizational changes, as well as a strong focus on stakeholder management and budget oversight. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record in delivering IT programs on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in leading complex IT programs and projects.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience in managing multimillion-rand budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex IT programs.
• Develop and manage detailed program plans and budgets.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks and compliance issues.

Skills

Program delivery

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Budget management

Agile methodologies

Job description

Job Specification: Senior IT Program Manager

Role Overview

The Senior IT Program Manager is responsible for leading and delivering large, complex technology programs that involve multiple projects, cross-functional teams, and significant organisational impact. This includes overseeing digital transformation initiatives, system implementations, cloud migrations, application modernisation, infrastructure upgrades, and enterprise-wide technology changes. The Senior IT Program Manager ensures programs are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to strategic IT and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Program Delivery & Leadership

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-stream IT programs involving applications, infrastructure, data, and security components.
• Develop detailed program plans, roadmaps, resource plans, dependencies, and milestones.
• Manage program execution using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery approaches.
• Ensure integration between various technical project teams and business stakeholders.
• Translate business objectives into technical program outcomes.
• Work closely with IT leadership, Enterprise Architects, and Solution Architects.
• Ensure technical solutions meet architecture standards, security requirements, and IT governance policies.
• Engage and influence senior IT and business stakeholders, including CIO, CTO, Heads of Departments, and external partners.
• Facilitate steering committees, governance forums, and program reporting structures.
• Manage third-party vendors, negotiate contracts, and ensure vendor accountability.

4. Risk, Compliance & Quality Management

• Identify, analyse, and mitigate technical risks, system dependencies, and integration issues.
• Ensure compliance with IT governance frameworks, cybersecurity policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee quality assurance, testing strategies, and change control processes.

5. Budgeting & Resource Management

• Develop and manage multimillion-rand program budgets.
• Monitor financial performance, forecast expenditure, and manage cost variances.
• Allocate resources and optimise utilisation across technical teams and vendors.

6. Change Management & Adoption

• Lead organisational readiness and user adoption for IT changes.
• Partner with Change Management teams to prepare training, communication, and deployment strategies.
• Ensure smooth transition of systems into BAU operations and support teams.
• Provide direction, mentorship, and support to project managers, business analysts, technical leads, and scrum teams.