Programme Manager (12-Month Contract) at DeARX Services (Pty) Ltd

• Ready to lead where strategy meets execution in banking, investments, and trading? We're looking for a high-impact Programme Manager who can navigate complexity, influence senior stakeholders, and deliver transformational change across Transactional Services and trading environments.
• This is your opportunity to drive enterprise-wide programmes that shape the future of payments, cash management, and investment/trading platforms.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll take full ownership of end-to-end programme delivery, ensuring strategic alignment and measurable business outcomes across multiple workstreams.

Programme Delivery & Execution

• Lead large-scale programmes spanning Transactional Services, Investments, and Trading platforms
• Build and manage programme roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths
• Deliver within scope, budget, and timelines while maintaining high-quality outcomes

Stakeholder & Executive Management

• Engage senior stakeholders across Banking, Trading Desks, Investments, IT, Risk, Compliance, and Finance
• Present to Exco, SteerCo, and executive forums with clarity and confidence
• Manage escalations and drive decision-making across complex environments

Governance, Risk & Control

• Implement strong governance frameworks (RAID, financial tracking, benefits realisation)
• Identify and mitigate operational, market, and regulatory risks
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and financial regulatory standards

Financial & Benefits Management

• Manage programme budgets, forecasts, and financial performance
• Track ROI, cost efficiencies, and business benefits
• Support investment cases and strategic decision-making

Change & Delivery Enablement

• Drive adoption through structured change management and communication strategies
• Coordinate delivery across Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid environments
• Enable collaboration across business, technology, and trading teams

What You Bring

Experience (Non-Negotiable)

• 10+ years' experience in programme/project management
• Proven delivery of large, complex programmes in banking or financial services
• Strong experience in:
• Transactional Services (Payments, Cash Management)
• Investments and Trading environments (Front Office, Markets, or Trading Systems)
• Experience engaging senior executives and governance forums
• Proven track record managing multi-vendor, multi-workstream programmes

Skills That Set You Apart

• Expertise in Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery models
• Strong financial management, budgeting, and benefits tracking
• Advanced risk, dependency, and issue management
• High-quality executive reporting and communication

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (BCom / Business / Related)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Project/Programme Management
• PMP® Certification
• Scrum Certification
• SAFe® Certification
• ITIL® 4 Foundation