Project Manager at PwC South Africa

Project Manager - Expression of Interest

We have a potential opportunity for a Project Manager available at our Johannesburg offices for a Project within the Insurance industries. The project in question is based on a Guidewire Implementation. 

The project manager is responsible for these key activities:

• Lead the analysis and estimation effort to create an accurate project estimate
• Ensure the required staffing and resources are in place
• Ensure the project is aligned with business objectives
• Identify and mitigate significant project risks
• Identify and resolve issues, escalating as needed
• Manage project scope as initially defined and adjust as needed
• Manage project schedule and budget
• Communicate project status, issues, and risk to the internal team and external shareholders
• Lead the overall Agile process (for projects using Agile Development)

Given the scope and importance of a Guidewire implementation, it is important to assign the project manager role to a resource with the following skills:

• Relevant qualification - BSc in Information Technology or related.
• Relevant certifications in Agile or related
• Minimum 6 years working experience as a Project Manager
• Working exprience in the Insurance Industry is a requirement
• Experience managing a full lifecycle enterprise software implementation
• Ability to organize resources internally and work with third-party contractors where necessary
• Experience estimating and tracking project effort
• Experience identifying and tracking project risks and issues
• Comfort working with technology, including navigating complex Excel spreadsheets
• Strong communication skills
• Credibility within the organization and ability to remove project roadblocks
• Ability to manage and work with people with many different profiles