Group Project, Programme & Portfolio Capability Lead at FirstRand Corporate Centre

Job Description
Hello future Project, Programme and Portfolio Management Capability Lead 

• FirstRand believes that its people are its single most important resource and will not operate in a sector unless it has people who are right for that market and who share FirstRand’s business values. We recruit self-starters who have a passion for what they do. We empower them, hold them accountable and reward them appropriately. We value diversity in our people, particularly for the way that this contributes to innovative thinking. If you think you will flourish in our environment, and you believe you have the necessary skills and competencies for the position advertised, then we are looking for you!
• FirstRand is on a journey to build a client centric, capability led, Platform enabled Integrated Financial Services Business in the countries and client segments it operates in.

The specific Platform objectives being: 

• Enabling & Empowering segments and countries (consumers) to successfully deliver on their business strategies.
• Modernizing our capabilities to ensure sustainability and support our strategic growth aspirations.
• Commercializing our capabilities where we have a right to win, driving a commercial mindset in how we build and operate all our capabilities for both internal consumers first and then potentially external consumers. 
• The FirstRand Group Project, Programme and Portfolio Management Capability plays a significant role in the efficient and effective delivery of the change required to achieve our Platform objectives.

Role Purpose

• To be the FirstRand Group Project, Programme and Portfolio Management Capability (PMC) Lead, directing the organisation in building, modernising, and running this shared Group capability.

 Are you someone who can:

• Collaborate with the various segment PMO’s, to direct, own, evolve and govern the Group wide standards, principles, frameworks, measurement, operating model and associated enabling tooling across people, process, technology, and data.
• Build working relationships across segments, countries, and functional lines to enhance work delivery, collaboration, and innovation. 
• Facilitate the decision-making process on build, buy or partner for PMC technologies, within the context of the Group principles and frameworks.
• Drive a commercial mindset within the PMC community through measurement, up-skilling and change management.
• Drive the ‘get, keep and grow’ Group people strategy for the PMC.
• Group portfolio level (enterprise-wide programmes):
• Facilitate resources and capacity prioritisation for budgeting across “Build & Run”
• Report across risk, delivery, costs vs budget and resourcing with associated actionable insights. Consumption of this reporting being for both internal and external e.g. regulator purposes.
• Demonstrate the quantitative and qualitative successful outcomes of the investment in modernising our PMC, in contributing to the achievement of our Platform objectives.
• Conduct external and competitor benchmarking to validate and evaluate our approach and progress in modernising our PMC.

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

• Have a relevant post-graduate degree and qualification in Programme/Portfolio Management
• Have other relevant studies in strategy, enterprise architecture, artificial intelligence and machine learning would be beneficial.
• Have previously headed up a large Programme Management Office
• Possess 10 – 15 years relevant experience, 5 within the financial services industry.

You will have access to:

• Challenging work in a complex and exciting environment
• Opportunities to innovate and create efficiencies.

Job Details

• Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.
• 30/01/25