Senior Project Manager - DBN

Are you an expert at keeping everything aligned, deadlines on track, and stakeholders always in the loop? Join our growing team as a Senior Project Manager and lead the end-to-end delivery of complex software development projects across the full SDLC. In this role, you will manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and manage change requests with confidence, ensuring seamless delivery across multiple Teams.

You will collaborate closely with key stakeholders, keeping communication clear and project visibility high. This role isn’t only about delivery; it is about levelling up how we work. We are looking for someone who can identify areas for improvement and help shape best practices, reporting standards, and delivery tools across the business. If you're an experienced Project Manager who enjoys working collaboratively and is passionate about improving how things get done, we would love to hear from you. Apply now!

You Bring:

• Relevant Project Management Certifications: PMP, Prince II, Scrum Master.
• At least 5 years of project management experience, specifically software development projects.
• At least 5 years’ experience with full product lifecycle, with an understanding of development lifecycle and various technology methodologies that support that lifecycle.
• Advanced level of proficiency with MS Project, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, and SharePoint, with experience presenting to stakeholders and/or Senior Leadership.
• Excellent experience in Software Development Lifecycle Methodologies such as Agile, SCRUM, Waterfall, Kanban, etc.
• Strong leadership, diplomatic, and motivational skills, including the ability to lead up, across, and down multiple business and technology organizations.
• Tools: MS Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; CA Clarity PPM, MS TFS/Azure DevOps, Dynatrace.
• Strong experience presenting to executive sponsors and demonstrated communication skills, both written and verbal, with technical and non-technical team members at all levels of management.
• High levels of influence.

What You’ll Do:

• Defines the Statement of Work and Specifications for the requested project work.
• Owns the full project lifecycle, which entails successful project delivery including full implementation from initiation to deployment for one large and complex project or several minor initiatives simultaneously.
• Manages all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives.
• Participates in establishing practices, templates, tools, and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organisation.
• Prepares estimates and detailed project plans for all phases of the project.
• Works in collaboration with Team Leads to procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives within planned timeframes.
• Demonstrates a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices.
• Understands interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs.
• Manages project scope and changes with all stakeholders and Teams on the ground effectively.
• Acts as an internal quality control check for the project.
• Manages a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business.
• 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, analyses results, and troubleshoots problem areas.
• Provides status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issues, communicating across leadership.
• Defines success criteria and disseminates them to the involved parties throughout the project and program life cycle.
• Identifies and develops trusted adviser relationships with project stakeholders and sponsors.
• Delivers appropriate, consistent, and effective executive-level communication throughout the project life cycle.
• Develops and maintains a good understanding of BET’s stakeholder landscape, interactions, and linkages across the organisation and its potential future movement.
• Builds and maintains positive relationships with internal peers and other Team members, in ways that help to deliver the company strategy as a whole.
• Develops a position as a leader among one or more external networks and uses this to maximise BET Software’s influence and credibility.

Team Management:

• Leads direct and indirect reports for the successful management of the allocated product (i.e. seconded Team members).
• Ensures that the cross-functional Team is aligned with the company’s strategy and working towards achieving that strategy.
• Ensures the Team is appropriately resourced, and members are equipped with the requisite skills required for both current and future projects.
• Supports and/or develops a training and career development plan for each Team member.
• Collaboratively works with Team members to set performance goals and measures.
• Conducts regular performance discussions with the Team to facilitate a culture of growth.
• Facilitates mentoring and coaching as required.
• Oversees all aspects of the team by facilitating and resolving issues through effective problem-solving and communication skills.
• Maintains a current and future skill matrix for the Team.
• Creates a culture for Teams that is aligned with the platforms and BET values.

Living the Spirit:

• Actively drives a culture of collaboration and open communication within the Team.
• Promotes authenticity and fosters a spirit of diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging.
• Encourages versatility and adaptability by modelling and supporting collaboration across the department and BET Software as a whole.
• Serves as a change agent, driving continuous learning within the Team to ensure tasks and challenges are approached with enthusiasm and proactivity.

The Company We Keep:

At BET Software, we don't just recruit talent, we cultivate it. Our learning and development programmes, our various opportunities for growth, and our well-deserved incentives are what keep our All-Star Team the best amongst the rest.

Please note that only candidates who meet the stipulated minimum requirements will be considered. If you have not been contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful.