Senior Project Manager - (CONTRACT)

PM Connection; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

PM Connection is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager in Cape Town to oversee projects within the MFC Risk & Compliance business area. The successful candidate will lead cross-functional teams, manage project budgets, and ensure high-quality outcomes while adhering to timelines.

This role demands a professional with strong leadership capabilities, relevant project management certifications, and a minimum of 3 years’ experience in project management and team leadership.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in people leadership of a medium to large team.
• 3+ years' experience in Project Management.
• 3+ years' working experience in an Agile or SAFe environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end lifecycle of projects ensuring timely delivery.
• Lead cross-functional teams to achieve project goals.
• Manage project budgets and perform accurate forecasting.
• Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Prepare high-quality reports and documentation as needed.

Skills

Familiarity with traditional and agile project management tools

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to build and maintain team culture

Team management abilities

Comfortable communicating with Senior leadership

Education

Relevant Project Management certification

Relevant Agile certification

Tools

Agile project management tools

Traditional project management tools

Job description

Job Description Summary

• Our client is seeking an experienced, dynamic, energetic and disciplined Senior Project Manager to join their team. The division is one of the largest customer-facing business segments in the company. Their vision is to be our customers' most trusted financial partner, passionate about helping them achieve their lifetime goals.
• Their mission is to enable positive futures for our customers, by bridging the gap between their resources and their financial service’s needs.
• Their primary goal is to facilitate access to financial solutions for their customers and to keep pace with their changing needs.
• Their target market is the low and emerging-middle income segment.
• This role is responsible for managing projects within the constraints of scope, quality, time and cost.
• This role is accountable for achieving results through various teams, integrating activities to manage the overall project delivery and deployment processes.

Job Description

• This role will report to the Programme and Project manager competency lead within BCE.
• This role will join an existing Programme and will form part of the team supporting a Fraud Risk initiative under the guidance of the Senior Project Manager.
• Project Management: Lead and manage the end-to-end lifecycle of projects within the MFC Risk & Compliance business area, ensuring timely delivery and specified quality outcomes.
• Benefits Management: Ensure that the Business Case ROI remains relevant & updated. Forecast and track benefit(s), ensuring that epic delivery is linked to the company OKRs.
• Team Leadership: Lead cross-functional teams, providing guidance, motivation, and support to ensure collaboration and achievement of epics. Ensure that the team is aligned and focused on outcomes.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Establish and maintain effective relationships and communication with stakeholders, ensuring their needs and expectations are understood, managed and addressed.
• Budget Management: Manage project budgets, perform accurate forecasting, track expenses, and ensure that the allocated budget is utilised effectively and efficiently.
• Risk & Issue Management: Identify potential risks & issues and develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful project delivery.
• Quality Assurance: Implement and monitor quality control measures to guarantee the delivery of high-quality outcomes.
• Reporting and Documentation: Prepare high-quality reports, documentation, and presentations as required for relevant meetings, forums and stakeholders.
• Dependency Management: Identifies dependencies and inter-dependencies between projects and actively manages these.
• Continuous Improvement: Evaluate project effectiveness, identify areas for improvement, and implement enhancements to optimise outcomes.
• Capacity management: Ensure adequate capacity for the required Epic delivery.
• Vendor Management: May be required to manage and work with 3rd party vendors together with their respective service delivery and standards.
• Operational & Business readiness: Ensures that all organisational elements of the programme are addressed, integrated and handed over to the relevant Business Owner.
• Relevant Project Management certification.
• Relevant Agile certification.
• 3+ years’ experience in people leadership of a medium to large team.
• 3+ years’ experience in Project Management.
• 3+ years’ working experience in an Agile or SAFe environment.

Key skill requirements

• Essential: Familiarity with both traditional and agile project management tools and frameworks.
• Previous experience working on Risk and Compliance projects advantageous.
• Previous experience working on projects within the company advantageous.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent facilitation and planning skills.
• Comfortable in working and communicating with Senior and C‑suite leadership.
• Ability to comprehend information in verbal and written communication.
• Ability to operate in and navigate a highly pressured and ambiguous environment.
• Ability to build and maintain a healthy, collaborative and productive team culture.
• Exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills to foster collaboration across teams.
• Team management abilities, with the capacity to inspire and motivate teams toward common goals.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and thrive in a dynamic environment.