Project Programme Manager – Lesaka (FinTech) at Lesaka Technologies

Role Overview

• The Project Programme Manager is responsible for leading, coordinating, and delivering a portfolio of projects that collectively achieve strategic business objectives.
• This role ensures alignment between projects, manages cross-functional dependencies, oversees governance, and drives consistent execution across the programme lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Programme Leadership & Strategy

• Define the overall programme roadmap, objectives, and success metrics.
• Ensure alignment of programme outcomes with organisational strategy and business priorities.
• Provide leadership and guidance to project managers and cross-functional teams.

Planning & Execution

• Develop and maintain an integrated programme plan, including scope, timelines, resource allocation, and risks.
• Oversee delivery of multiple concurrent projects, ensuring consistent standards and methodologies are applied.
• Monitor progress, resolve issues, and manage interdependencies across workstreams.

Governance & Reporting

• Establish programme governance structures, steering committees, and escalation pathways.
• Produce regular programme reports, status updates, dashboards, and executive-level presentations.
• Ensure compliance with organisational policies, controls, and quality standards.

Stakeholder Management

• Engage and manage key stakeholders across business units.
• Facilitate communication between executive leadership, project teams, and external partners.
• Ensure stakeholder expectations are understood, aligned, and proactively managed.

Risk, Issue & Change Management

• Identify, assess, and mitigate programme-level risks and issues.
• Manage change requests and evaluate their impact on timeline, scope, and cost.
• Implement corrective actions where required and escalate concerns as appropriate.

Resource & Budget Management

• Manage programme budget, forecasting, cost reporting, and financial controls.
• Allocate resources effectively across projects and negotiate support from functional areas.
• Oversee external vendors and third-party partners where applicable.

Continuous Improvement

• Promote best practices, continuous improvement, and standardisation of project management methodologies.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews and integrate lessons learned into future programmes.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Project Management, Engineering, IT, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience managing complex, cross-functional projects or programmes.
• Proven experience in leading large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Professional certifications beneficial (e.g., PMP, PgMP, Prince2, Agile, SAFe).

Key Competencies

• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to translate vision into actionable plans.
• High level of financial and analytical capability.
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and negotiation skills.
• Adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced environment.