Project Manager II at Nedbank

Job Purpose

• To manage and deliver medium-sized projects within the Data Analytics team of the Group Marketing Department from commencement to completion, ensuring adherence to scope, budget, and timelines. Projects may encompass various disciplines related to marketing technology and customer analytics, aligned with the bank's strategic objectives. The Project Manager will mentor junior staff on agile best practices, ensuring the team is focused on the right tasks at the right times and collaborating with the product manager to translate epics, stories, and other sprint items into actionable tasks for the delivery team.

Job Responsibilities

• Agile Implementation: Ensure successful adoption of Agile methodologies in software projects, improving quality in alignment with business needs and strategic goals.
• Expert Guidance: Provide expert-level guidance to the project team on processes, systems, tools, and communication, facilitating team dynamics through weekly sessions.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Integrate and engage diverse stakeholder groups, facilitating discussions across varying needs and expectations.
• Professional Relationships: Build and maintain professional relationships through consistent communication, quality metrics, and project status reports.
• Cost Estimation: Ensure accurate cost estimation based on comprehensive client requirements and project scope.
• Budget Management: Manage project budgets effectively within the defined project scope.
• Project Delivery: Deliver projects on time, within budget, and according to scope and governance frameworks.
• Benefit Traceability: Ensure traceability of defined benefits throughout the project lifecycle, escalating any deviations as necessary.
• Scope Management: Manage the project scope, ensuring client requirements are comprehensively covered and accurately estimated.
• Client Advisory: Advise clients on appropriate project management approaches, identify project stakeholders, communicate their roles, and define their participation levels.
• Change Management: Conduct business change impact assessments across processes, systems, and roles as per the change management plan.
• Client Communication: Keep clients and management informed throughout the project lifecycle.
• Post-Implementation Review: Conduct satisfactory post-implementation reviews, performing retrospectives and "inspect & adapt" sessions as required.
• Resource Allocation: Ensure sufficient resource allocation for project delivery.
• Methodology Adherence: Manage the delivery of medium projects according to prevailing project management methodologies.

People Specification

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• NQF Level: Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Professional Qualifications/Honours Degree: NQF level 7 qualification or Honours degree in Project Management or Business Management.

Essential Certifications

• Relevant certification in PM practices or methodologies (e.g., PRINCE, PMBOK, etc.)

Preferred Certifications

• Project Management or Business Management,  Certified Scrum

Minimum Experience Level

• 5-8 years working experience in project environment of which 5 years in a PM role