Strategic Tech Project Manager: Delivery & Outcomes

Decision Inc.; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Decision Inc. is seeking a highly driven Project Manager to take end-to-end ownership of complex technology and digital transformation projects based in Johannesburg.

This hands-on delivery role requires someone who can drive execution, manage senior client stakeholders, and keep teams accountable while focusing on delivering measurable outcomes. You will balance governance, risk, and commercial considerations to ensure successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing complex technology, data, software, digital transformation or consulting projects.
• Experience in consulting or professional services environment.
• Strong project planning, governance and risk management capability.
• Demonstrated experience managing project budgets and commercial performance.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including engagement with senior and executive-level clients.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary technical and business teams.
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery environments.
• Relevant Project Management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2 or Agile/Scrum would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of project delivery across scope, timelines, quality, resources and commercial outcomes.
• Develop and actively manage project plans, milestones, dependencies, resources, risks and deliverables.
• Create clear accountability across project teams, ensuring everyone understands what needs to be delivered, by whom and by when.
• Proactively identify risks, delivery bottlenecks and resource constraints before they impact key milestones.
• Challenge delivery variance and drive practical recovery actions when projects fall behind plan.
• Maintain effective project governance, including project plans, RAID logs, actions, decisions and reporting.
• Manage project budgets, effort, utilisation and profitability, understanding the commercial impact of delivery decisions.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, sponsors, technical teams and senior stakeholders.
• Confidently manage difficult conversations around delivery, scope, timelines, resources and performance.
• Develop sufficient understanding of the underlying technology or solution to challenge assumptions, identify risks and ask the right questions.
• Maintain urgency and momentum while ensuring quality and governance are not compromised.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Budget management

Governance

Agile

Waterfall

Hybrid delivery

Client relationships

Job description

Decision Inc. is seeking a highly driven Project Manager to take end-to-end ownership of complex technology and digital transformation projects based in Johannesburg.

This hands-on delivery role requires someone who can drive execution, manage senior client stakeholders, and keep teams accountable while focusing on delivering measurable outcomes. You will balance governance, risk, and commercial considerations to ensure successful project outcomes.