Agile Project Manager at Nedbank

Job Purpose

• To plan, direct and co-ordinate the activities of enterprise-wide projects to ensure that project goals are accomplished and to develop project plans specifying goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans and allocation of available resources, in line with the business strategy. The Project Manager will also monitor and report on project and deliverable progress, run agile ceremonies, and provide mentorship and coaching on agile best practices. 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 tasks for the delivery team

Job Responsibilities

• Drive successful implementation of Agile in software projects, delivering improved quality aligned with business needs and strategic objectives
• Provide expert-level guidance to software project teams on processes, systems, tools, methods, communication, integration, and fostering strong team dynamics through weekly facilitation sessions
• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders by engaging and facilitating across multiple groups with varying priorities and expectations
• Build professional relationships through consistent engagement, communication, and feedback, leveraging quality metrics and project status reports as key drivers
• Deliver accurate cost estimation based on comprehensive coverage of client requirements and project scope
• Manage project budgets within defined scope and governance frameworks
• Achieve project delivery targets within agreed timelines, budgets, and scope while adhering to governance standards
• Maintain traceability of defined benefits throughout the project lifecycle and escalate deviations promptly
• Oversee scope management, ensuring client requirements are addressed through well-founded estimations
• Drive project delivery against agreed schedules and meet all project requirements
• Prioritize effectively and manage dependencies in alignment with project scope
• Provide professional advice that is adopted and implemented successfully
• Identify stakeholders, define roles, determine participation levels, and map communication needs and engagement strategies throughout the project plan
• Lead multidisciplinary and multi-level stakeholder engagements, translating technical concepts into clear, non-technical language
• Actively manage stakeholder groups through the change cycle
• Conduct business change impact assessments across processes, systems, and technology in line with the change management plan
• Define roles and strategies while clarifying behaviors and operational impacts
• Keep clients informed throughout the process
• Lead and support the change management process in partnership with the client
• Perform post-implementation reviews and retrospectives/inspect-and-adapt sessions as required
• Manage delivery of large and complex projects using established project management methodologies
• Negotiate and allocate resources effectively to support successful outcomes

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Professional Qualifications/Honour’s Degree

Preferred Qualification

• Project Management

Essential Certifications

• PMP or Prince certification. Programme Management certification (PGMP)

Preferred Certifications

• Project Management or closely related Certified Scrum Master and Scaled Agile certification

Minimum Experience Level

• 8-10 years experience working in a project environment of which 2-3 years working with medium to high complexity projects

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Industry trends
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Research methodology
• Principles of financial management
• Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
• Principles of project management
• Communication Strategies
• Decision-making process
• Governance, Risk and Controls

Behavioural Competencies

• Decision Making
• Influencing
• Planning and Organizing
• Work Standards
• Applied Learning
• Customer Orientation
• Earning Trust