Project/ Programme Manager I Contracting at IQbusiness

Job Description

• iqbusiness is seeking experienced Project and/or Programme Management contracting professionals. We require professionals who can lead projects from inception to launch across various industries, including Banking/Financial Services, Technology, and Mining.
• You will need to lead and manage projects from idea inception to activation and launch. Make informed decisions considering People, Process, and Technology and manage multiple teams across various projects.

Experience and Skills:

• Minimum 4 years of solid Project Management experience across industries (Financial Services, Mining, Technology, etc.).
• Must have relevant project experience in Financial Services, with other industry experience being high advantageous. Example of experience in the following areas:
• Financial Services: Payments, card, compliance, Popia, AML, strategic and optimisation projects, etc.
• Technology: Integrations, data, business projects.
• Mining and other: Business scalability, systems, processes, IT, finance.
• 3 or more years’ experience managing multiple teams across multiple projects advantageous
• Must have a strong handle on various project frameworks and methodologies. 
• Advanced budget management and stakeholder management skills
• Effective communication skills
• Exposure to Agile and alternative delivery methodologies
• Exposure to Business and Process Analysis
• Hybrid way of work (Client, iqbusiness, Home)

Key Responsibilities and/or output areas include, but are not limited to:

Program Initiation:

• Identify stakeholders
• Consult broadly with clients (executives and delivery teams) and other stakeholders
• Analyse business value
• Identify delivery cadences
• Program planning
• Identify and plan teams (project and shared resource teams) and teams’ capacity
• Plan procurement
• Estimate costs and determine budget
• Identify functional and non-function dependencies
• Identify program risks
• Perform qualitative and qualitative risk analysis
• Identify program metrics
• Develop program guidance

Program Management and Execution:

• Organisation and coordination of teams across the program
• Build relationships across project teams and shared resource teams
• Build relationships with key stakeholders
• Communicate program guidance and establish support team
• Prioritisation and coordination of work
• Balance priorities
• Attend to administration and reporting relating to procurement
• Schedule and manage releases
• Negotiate and manage dependencies
• Manage program finances
• Monitor and control risks
• Coordinate and monitor schedules
• Monitor and manage teams’ health and performance
• Monitor and measure projects’ performance
• Report on projects’ performance and overall program metrics

Program Close-out:

• Close program or phase
• Ensure that all relevant documentation and reports have been disseminated
• Close procurement arrangements
• Off-board program team members and complete close-out

Education:

• Matric
• Qualification in Project / Program Management
• Degree or Diploma in Business Management, Computer Science, Business Science or Engineering would be advantageous
• Must be certified in PRINCE2 Practitioner and/or PMP
• Certified Scrum Master, Certified in SAFe, Certified SAFe Release Train Engineer highly advantageous