Software Integration Project Manager

Giesecke+Devrient; Johannesburg; On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the cash industry seeks a Senior Software Project Manager with over 8 years of experience in software project management. The role involves managing integration projects, coordinating resources, and delivering results for clients. Candidates should possess a Bcom Degree in Information Systems and strong interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Software Project management experience.
• Experience with supply chain integration and cash management.
• Business process (re)design expertise.

Responsibilities

• Manage resources and project budgets across multiple projects.
• Integrate software products with significant dependencies.
• Construct project plans in coordination with sales and clients.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Planning and organizing

Conflict handling

Positive attitude

Result orientation

Education

Bcom Degree in Information Systems

Certified Project management

Job description

Area of responsibility

• Successfully run and complete projects implementing Vault Management, Warehouse management and/or Production software with additional developments within our client’s organization, within the agreed timelines, budget and quality criteria.
• Contributing to project budget calculations and presentations to clients in the pre-sales phase.
• Management of resources and distribution of tasks across projects in coordination with the resources involved.
• Within quotation processes, the SW Project Manager analyses the implementation strategy and impact.
• Within projects the SW Project Manager is able to write requirements, work with the development team and perform acceptance tests

Key Responsibilities

Integrate Software Products

• SW Product Integration capabilities
• Proven experience of file transfer mechanism, new integration platforms/APIs
• Porting or migration from legacy integration footprints to modern integration landscapes
• Large application implementations with significant integration components including ESB, web-services, file transfers, point to point integrations

Selling & accepting new projects

• Constructing plans and budgets with the Sales team for potential projects.
• Presenting a project plan and approach to (new) clients.
• Accepting projects by proper transfer from the Sales team.
• Regular and ad hoc coordination with the Sales Manager and Product Manager.

Execute resource management

• Anticipating on project timelines by resource allocation scenarios with a horizon of 3-36 months.
• Continuous resource and (project) task allocation management based on the dynamics.
• Ownership of the project related resource anticipation sheet with a 3-36 month horizon.
• Continuous management of proper task allocation and commitment across projects.
• Discussing and challenging task requirements and anticipated effort.
• Anticipating and discussing development requirements with the Product and Service Manager (internal and external) for alignment with project timelines.
• Control project activities of all involved stakeholders and address issues like missing tasks, improper task descriptions, non-committed tasks, overdue tasks, etc.
• Managing people’s proper project contributions regarding taking task and due date responsibility and delivering high quality.

Manage and execute projects

• Managing large projects or programs with multiple projects or work streams operating in parallel with internal and external dependencies
• Executing projects with significant third party dependencies and stakeholder management to align delivery time frames and testing
• Creation of detailed project plans consisting of scope, deliverables, budget, delivery and lead times, resource planning, risks & mitigations, communication and reporting.
• Organize proper project teams and their involvement in the creation of plans and commitment to the tasks.
• Head several projects as Project Lead.
• Monitor and manage project involved in order to achieve quality and timely deliveries.
• Coaching of project involved and Sales team members regarding project management.
• Manage risks, resources, issues across all projects with a horizon 3-36 months.
• Intervene when project involved cannot resolve project issues.
• Plan and manage transfers from project to support.
• Regular communication with and visits to clients where projects are operative, informing them about the progress of the projects.
• Organisation and execution of the steering committee meetings and ensure proper governance.
• Organise project evaluations and lessons learned registration, for future use.
• Continuous improvement of the processes.

Authorities

• Management of implementation project budgets.
• Deciding on (priorities relating to) the use of internal and external employees.
• Deciding on task allocations.
• Deciding on project standards and methodologies.

Result areas

• (Client) project objectives and results.
• Project organisation quality and effectiveness.
• Satisfaction of principals, clients, relations.
• Satisfaction of Sales, Product Manager and consultants.
• Quality and implementation of improvement suggestions.

Job requirements

Work Experience and Knowledge

• 8+ years of Software Project management Expereince
• Handling cash and cash management processes
• Concepts and models for supply chain integration and logistics
• Software product and services of cash industry
• Business process (re)design

Minimum Qualification and required Skills

• Bcom Degree in Information Systems or relevant related qualification
• Certified Project management
• Interpersonal skills (including communication)
• Planning and organizing
• Conflict handling

Competences

• Ability to remain positive, with a 'can do' attitude
• Ability to find pragmatic solutions to challenges
• Forward thinking
• Result orientation
• Managing performance

$$ We are an equal opportunity employer! We promote diversity in all its forms and create an inclusive work environment, free from prejudice, discrimination and harassment, in which all employees feel a sense of belonging. We warmly welcome all applications regardless of gender, age, race or ethnic origin, social and cultural background, religion, disability and sexual orientation.

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