Strategic Delivery Lead: Projects & Optimisation

Capitec Bank Ltd.; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Capitec Bank Ltd. seeks a Strategic Projects & Optimisation Lead to drive multi-year initiatives across banking and technology domains. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage end-to-end delivery, and ensure governance and measurable business benefits are realized.

The role requires strong communication with C-suite, risk-aware decision making, and a track record in fast-paced environments. You will inspire distributed teams and coordinate across vendors and internal units to sustain

Qualifications

• Degree in Commerce or Business Management.
• Project/Programme Management certification (PMP, MSP, PMI-RMP, or similar).
• Agile certification (CSM, SAFe, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Manage one or more initiatives across business and technology areas.
• Own the full project lifecycle, from discovery and initiation through to deployment and close-out.
• Drive delivery against agreed plans, scope, success criteria, outcomes and strategic business benefits.
• Coordinate integration points, dependencies and capacity across IT, business, operations, vendors and cross-functional teams.
• Pro-actively identify, manage and elevate risks, issues, scope changes, conflicts and critical path dependencies.
• Provide leadership to teams by motivating team members, supporting accountability and enabling delivery excellence.
• Facilitate planning, scoping and alignment workshops to support effective decision-making and execution.
• Apply governance to track, document and report on RAID items, metrics, progress, results and outcomes.
• Define and manage stakeholder communication plans, ensuring timely updates, expectation management and relevant delivery insights.
• Use analytical and creative problem-solving to support teamwork, resolve delivery challenges and maintain focus on outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile / Scrum

AI experience

Data analysis

Education

Commerce/Business degree

PM certification (PMP/MSP/PMI-RMP)

Agile certification (CSM/SAFe)

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Capitec Bank Ltd. seeks a Strategic Projects & Optimisation Lead to drive multi-year initiatives across banking and technology domains. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage end-to-end delivery, and ensure governance and measurable business benefits are realized.

The role requires strong communication with C-suite, risk-aware decision making, and a track record in fast-paced environments. You will inspire distributed teams and coordinate across vendors and internal units to sustain