Programme Manager at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

• This role will be reporting into the SCI Chief Operations Officer (COO), and you will be responsible for managing all SCI projects linked to the client value proposition of Sanlam Collective Investments (SCI) and other strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the relevant Business Owner to understand their vision and target project roadmap.
• Unpack the detail behind high-level prioritised projects and define an implementable project roadmap (“the program”) which is then driven out by the PMO.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with the Business and System Owner/s.
• Liaise with capability leads to secure the required resource allocation for effective project delivery in advance.
• Oversee delivery of the projects being run by other project managers.
• Consolidate and review the weekly project status reporting, ensuring consistency and overall quality.
• Identify and manage program interdependencies.
• Prepare adequately and present knowledgeably at the weekly status meetings.
• Play the role of project manager on individual projects as required and as appropriate.
• Responsible for being the single point of contact for specific third-party areas (e.g. Sanlam Group PMO, vendors).
• Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including endmembers.
• Conduct scope and change request management with dependency identification and management.
• Ensure 100% adherence to audit and governance requirements.
• Track and manage projects against budget.
• Plan and manage performance, skills development, employment equity, talent and culture of team to improve innovation, achieve efficiencies and increase competencies.

What will make you successful in the role?

• Behave ethically: Understand ethical behaviours and business practices, and ensure that own behaviours and the behaviours of others are consistent with these standards and align with the values of the organisation.
• Build relationships: Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the organisation.
• Creativity & Innovation: Develop new and unique ways to improve the operations of the organisation and to create new opportunities.
• Focus on client needs: Anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of internal and external clients to meet or exceed their expectations within the organisational parameters.
• Fostering teamwork: Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance organisational effectiveness.
• Organising & planning: Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details, data, information and activities.
• Problem solving: Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem.

Qualification and Experience:

• Relevant Degree or Diploma and/or required Certification.
• 5+ years related programme management experience at a senior level.
• Investment or asset management industry knowledge will be advantageous.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Proven experience as a Programme Manager at a senior management level.
• Strong Project Management and planning skills.
• Ability to integrate various areas such as Business Architecture, processes, digital, etc., into a cohesive operational process and plan that will enhance the client experience.
• Knowledge of project budget and resource allocation.

Personal Atrributes:

• Critical and strategic thinker.
• Creative and innovative.
• Analytical and detail-oriented.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a cross-functional team.
• Adaptable, functions well in a changing environment.
• Sound budget management and project management skills.

Core Competencies

• Cultivates innovation - Contributing strategically
• Customer focus - Contributing strategically
• Drives results - Contributing strategically
• Collaborates - Contributing strategically
• Being resilient - Contributing strategically