Agile Project Manager - Johannesburg at Expleo Group

Overview

• To manage and deliver medium projects from commencement to completion within the scope, budget and time agreed. Projects could be associated with any discipline e.g. property, engineering, information technology, in line with the business strategy. The Project Manager will play an active role in providing mentorship and coaching on agile best practices to junior staff. The Project Manager will also ensuring the team is working on the right tasks at the right time, working closely with the product manager to translate epics, stories, and other items on the sprint list into actionable

Responsibilities

• Ensure successful implementation of Agile in software projects with improved quality in accordance with business needs and strategic goals.
• Provide expert level guidance to software project team in terms of process, system, tools, methods as well as communication, integration and successful team dynamics through weekly facilitation sessions
• Integrate with diverse stakeholders by engaging and facilitate with multiple divrse groups across a spectrum of wants and needs · Engage and facilitate with multiple diverse groups across a spectrum of wants and needs
• Build professional relationships though engagement and regular communication and feedback with all stakeholders using quality metrics and project status reports as drivers· Ensure accurate cost estimation based on coverage of client requirements and project scope.
• Manage project budget within project scope
• Deliver projects on target within due date, budget and according to scope and project governance.
• Ensure traceability of defined benefits throughout lifecycle of the project and escalate any deviations.
• Ensure management of scope including coverage of client requirements and based on estimations.
• Manage delivery of project against agreed schedule.
• Meet requirements by providing advice to clients on the most appropriate Project management approach, Identify project stakeholders, communicate their roles and define the level of participation in project, map their communication needs and manage stakeholder engagement strategies through the project plan.

Qualifications

• Project Management qualification or certification (CAPM, PMP, SCRUM) or;
  Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field
• Scrum Master certification and experience is essential
• SAFe certification and experience is essential

Skills

• Excellent communication skills. Uses diplomacy and assertiveness as required in communication with external and internal stakeholders;
• Be the single point of contact among project stakeholders;
• Is well experienced in influencing business user decision making and direction. Takes time to establish underlying needs of business beyond those initially expressed;
• Must be able to conform with methodologies and processes

Experience

• Project management experience within a Banking/Financial Services environment is preferred.
• Experience managing projects in an Agile environment