Senior Project Manager - HR Shared Services

Datonomy Solutions (Pty) Ltd; Cape Town; Vor Ort; ZAR 1.200.000 - 1.800.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Datonomy Solutions (Pty) Ltd in Cape Town seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead HR Shared Services initiatives within a large retail organisation. This contract role is onsite in Cape Town, requiring coordination of business, HR, technology and operational stakeholders to improve shared services processes and systems.

The successful candidate will engage C-suite sponsors, drive delivery in a lean environment and manage governance, risk and reporting throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifikationen

• At least seven years of project management experience.
• Experience delivering HR/shared services or enterprise systems projects.
• Proven experience engaging with CIO or other C-suite sponsors.
• Strong stakeholder management across business and technology functions.
• Hands-on, delivery-focused leadership with governance and risk management.

Aufgaben

• Lead HR Shared Services projects from initiation to handover.
• Define scope, outcomes, requirements and priorities with stakeholders.
• Coordinate HR, shared services, technology and external partners.
• Manage project plans, resources, milestones, risks and issues.
• Coordinate process changes and system activities across teams.
• Drive testing including integration and user acceptance testing.
• Support change management, communications and training.
• Engage executives with clear reporting and timely decisions.
• Resolve obstacles and ensure changes are documented and handed off.

Kenntnisse

Project management

Stakeholder management

CIO/C-suite engagement

Governance

Risk management

Delivery leadership

Jobbeschreibung

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead HR Shared Services projects within a large retail organisation.

This is a contract role, onsite in Cape Town.

The successful candidate will coordinate business, HR, technology and operational stakeholders to deliver improvements to shared services processes and supporting systems. This role requires an assertive, practical delivery leader who can engage directly with C-suite executives and take ownership of delivery in a lean environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead HR Shared Services projects from initiation and planning through implementation and handover.
• Work with stakeholders to define scope, business outcomes, requirements and delivery priorities.
• Coordinate HR, shared services, technology, business teams and external partners.
• Manage project plans, resources, milestones, dependencies, risks and issues.
• Coordinate process changes and supporting system activities across affected teams.
• Drive testing, including integration testing and user acceptance testing where applicable.
• Support change management, communications, training and operational readiness.
• Engage executive sponsors, providing clear reporting and securing timely decisions.
• Resolve delivery obstacles and hold stakeholders and delivery teams accountable.
• Ensure completed changes are documented and transferred into operational support.

Essential Requirements

• At least seven years of project management experience with a proven record of delivering complex initiatives.
• Experience delivering HR, shared services, business process transformation or related enterprise systems projects.
• Proven experience delivering for CIO or other C-suite executive sponsors.
• Strong stakeholder management across business and technology functions.
• Ability to coordinate process, system, testing and change activities.
• Confidence challenging constructively, managing competing priorities and driving decisions.
• A practical, hands-on approach, including taking responsibility for activities beyond traditional project management duties.
• Strong governance, planning, risk management and communication skills.
• Willingness to work onsite four days per week and accommodate executive schedules.

Preferred Experience

• Retail experience is highly valued.
• Experience with HR service delivery improvements, process standardisation or shared services transformation.
• Candidates without retail experience must demonstrate strong executive engagement and delivery experience, ideally on CIO-sponsored projects.