Technical Program Manager

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments seeks a senior Program and Project Manager in Johannesburg with a degree in engineering or CS and extensive governance experience. You will bridge product management and software development, drive scoping to delivery, and coordinate with global teams and senior leaders.

The role requires OT and mining domain exposure, leadership of technical teams, and strong problem solving and business acumen.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science or equivalent experience.
• 10 years experience in program and project management including governance.
• Experience in Operational Technology and/or mining industry.
• Experience with dispersed global teams.
• 8 years experience managing technical teams (infrastructure, software and architecture).
• Ability to collaborate and lead where necessary.
• Critical thinker and problem solver.
• Sound business acumen and ability to prioritise tasks.

Responsibilities

• Be the liaison between the product management and software development teams.
• Drive project execution from scoping through delivery.
• Partner with key team members to ensure visibility and alignment.
• Partner as a technical liaison between customers and engineering teams.
• Assist with recruiting, the hiring process, and growing the team.
• Communicate schedules, dependencies, issues, and risks across teams and to stakeholders.
• Support the development of strategic plans, goals, and objectives.
• Socialize ideas, make recommendations, develop plans, and gather consensus to move forward.
• Produce weekly status reports and attending weekly status meetings.
• Assess risks and identify solutions to timely, efficient achievement of program goals.
• Lead program scoping with architecture, engineering, and senior leaders.
• Keep senior executives and business teams updated on project timelines and results.
• Align the audience to organizational goals and outcomes, creates engagement and empower teams.
• Maintain a quarterly view of defined, prioritized, and scoped work.
• Creatively develop plans to mitigate any issues that affect the project deliverables.
• Support internal governing bodies including steering committees, investment review boards, and ad hoc or standing work groups.
• Lead and coordinate design/implementation efforts with internal teams and external partners.

Skills

Program & Project Management

Governance

Operational Technology

Mining Industry

Global/Dispersed Teams

Leadership

Collaboration

Critical Thinking

Business Acumen

Education

Engineering or CS Degree

Job description

• Bachelor's or Graduate's Degree in engineering, or computer science or equivalent experience.
• 10 yrs experience in Program and Project Management incl Governance
• Experience in Operational Technology and or mining industry
• Experienced in working with dispersed global teams
• 8 yrs experience managing technical teams (infrastructure, software and architecture)
• Able to collaborate and lead where necessary.
• A critical thinker and problem solver.
• Sound business acumen and ability to prioritize tasks as appropriate.

Responsibilities:

• Be the liaison between the product management and software development teams.
• Drive project execution from scoping through delivery.
• Partner with key team members to ensure visibility and alignment.
• Partner as a technical liaison between customers and engineering teams.
• Assist with recruiting, the hiring process, and growing the team.
• Communicate schedules, dependencies, issues, and risks across teams and to stakeholders.
• Support the development of strategic plans, goals, and objectives.
• Socialize ideas, make recommendations, develop plans, and gather consensus to move forward.
• Produce weekly status reports and attending weekly status meetings.
• Assess risks and identify solutions to timely, efficient achievement of program goals.
• Lead program scoping with architecture, engineering, and senior leaders.
• Keep senior executives and business teams updated on project timelines and results.
• Align the audience to organizational goals and outcomes, creates engagement and empower teams.
• Maintain a quarterly view of defined, prioritized, and scoped work.
• Creatively develop plans to mitigate any issues that affect the project deliverables.
• Support internal governing bodies including steering committees, investment review boards, and ad hoc or standing work groups.
• Lead and coordinate design/implementation efforts with internal teams and external partners.