Jobs Career Advice Signup
X

Send this job to a friend

X

Did you notice an error or suspect this job is scam? Tell us.

  • Posted: Jun 30, 2021
    Deadline: Not specified
    • @gmail.com
    • @yahoo.com
    • @outlook.com
  • Never pay for any CBT, test or assessment as part of any recruitment process. When in doubt, contact us

    Absa Bank Limited (Absa) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Africa Group Limited. Absa offers personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management as well as bancassurance. Barclays Africa Group Limited is 62.3% owned by Barclays Bank PLC and is listed on the JSE Limited. The Group is one of A...
    Read more about this company

     

    Senior Manager: Project Management

    Job Summary

    • To provide advanced project management services and to develop, maintain and enhance operational business relationships.

    Job Description

    • The Global Markets team within CIB Investment Banking is looking for a Senior Project Manager to assist with the successful delivery of technology and business projects and to ensure alignment of projects and project outcomes to the business, IT strategies and objectives. Investment Banking / Global Markets and or Market Risk experience is fundamental for this role. 
    • Absa Global Markets is a Pan African market leader, engaging in sales, trading and research activities across all major asset classes in our 13 presence markets and key non-presence markets. The team delivers cross-asset pricing, hedging and risk management capabilities across the product spectrum to corporate and institutional clients, both on the continent and offshore.
    • The technology team supports the business throughout the whole trade lifecycle. This includes trade execution, trade risk management, post-trade servicing, product control, and compliance. The lifecycle is managed across a number of platforms which includes in-house built as well as vendor solutions.

    Accountabilities:

    • Manage the end-to-end execution of waterfall and agile projects (Business and Technology);
    • Manage complex initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business;
    • Must be able to engage with senior business and technology stakeholders;
    • Provide leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals;
    • Prepare estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project;
    • Ensure that adequate resources are allocated to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes; this will entail negotiating with various business and technical stakeholders for said resources;
    • Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, budgets, communicating across leadership;
    • Understand interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs; understanding (or build the understanding in short time span) of the business and technologies involved;
    • Develop and manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues;
    • Set and continually manage project and program expectations while delegating and managing deliverable with team members and stakeholders;
    • Deliver appropriate and effective executive level communication;
    • Monitor, track and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and critical path deliverables;
    • Ensure that company governance controls are adhered to

    Key critical requirements:

    • Minimum 7 years’ Project Management experience, across technology and business
    • Investment Banking / Global Markets and or Market Risk experience (essential)
    • Excellent experience in SDLC Methodologies, Agile, SDLC / Waterfall;
    • Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across and down multiple business and technology organizations;
    • Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence;
    • Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus and achieve objectives;
    • Excellent leadership, communication (written, verbal and presentation) and interpersonal skills;
    • Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands;
    • Experience drafting and submitting budget proposals and recommending subsequent budget changes where necessary;
    • Experience in successfully leading technology and business projects and programs on-time, on-schedule and within budget close;
    • Experience leading, motivating and managing various project and program team sizes, including internal and external resources, while holding team accountable for performance;
    • Strong experience presenting to executive sponsors and demonstrated communication skills; both written and oral with technical and non-technical staff, all levels of management;
    • Experience influencing and gaining buy-in from executives sponsors, team members, stakeholders and peers;
    • Team-building skills with technical and non-technical staff;
    • Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment;
    • Flexible with proven ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities;
    • Technically competent with various software programs, including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio), Microsoft Projects;
    • Must be able to learn, understand and apply new technologies;
    • Support diverse and inclusive work environment

    Education

    • Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

    Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

    Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Absa on absa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com to apply

    Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.

  • Send your application

    View All Vacancies at Absa Back To Home

Subscribe to Job Alert

 

Join our happy subscribers

 
 
Send your application through

GmailGmail YahoomailYahoomail