Senior Project Manager (OVA5957)

Ovations Talent Sourcing; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Ovations Talent Sourcing is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager for a 12-month contract in the banking sector. You will plan, direct, and coordinate enterprise-wide projects, ensuring alignment with business strategy and delivering with excellence from strategy to resource allocation.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage risks, and report progress to executive sponsors, balancing scope, time, and budget to meet strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of enterprise-wide project management experience.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall or hybrid frameworks (PMP/PRINCE2 or Agile certs preferred).
• Exceptional leadership and stakeholder negotiation skills.
• Proven ability in strategic risk identification and contingency planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop end-to-end project plans aligned with corporate strategy.
• Direct cross-functional teams to deliver large-scale initiatives on time and budget.
• Identify risks, dependencies and bottlenecks and implement contingency plans.
• Allocate internal and external resources to balance workloads and optimize productivity.
• Serve as primary contact for executive sponsors and drive stakeholder alignment.

Skills

Senior PM

Leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder mgmt

Hybrid/Agile

Tools

PMP/PRINCE2/Agile

Job description

This is 12 – month contract with our client in the banking sector.
We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Project Manager to plan, direct, and coordinate the activities of enterprise-wide projects across the business. In this role, you will ensure that project goals are fully aligned with our overall business strategy and delivered with excellence. You will be responsible for defining comprehensive project plans—specifying strategy, staffing, scheduling, risk mitigation, and optimal resource allocation.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Planning & Strategy: Develop end-to-end project plans defining scope, objectives, schedules, governance, and resource requirements in line with corporate strategic goals.
• Enterprise Execution: Direct and coordinate cross-functional project teams to deliver complex, large-scale enterprise initiatives on time and within budget.
• Risk & Contingency Management: Proactively identify project risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks; build and execute robust contingency plans.
• Resource & Capacity Allocation: Manage the allocation of internal and external resources, balancing workloads and optimizing team productivity.
• Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for executive sponsors and key business leaders, providing transparent status reporting and driving alignment.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Experience: 7+ years of proven experience managing enterprise-wide projects, portfolios, or complex transformation programs.
• Methodologies: Strong proficiency in Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project management frameworks (PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile certifications preferred).
• Leadership: Exceptional leadership, stakeholder negotiation, and team-coordination skills.
• Problem Solving: Proven track record in strategic risk identification, contingency planning, and resource optimization.