Senior Project Manager - CollPay at Paracon

About the job

• Our esteemed client in the financial industry is looking for the services of a Senior Program / Project Manager - CollPay, on a 12-month contract in Cape Town.

Requirements:

• Establish necessary Program/Project Governance and structures
• Facilitate process for Business Case development and approval
• Ensure alignment between approved Business Case & project delivery
• Define & manage the project in accordance with the PM methodology, governance & standards
• Accountable for resource contracting and optimal utilization
• Effective Risk, Issue, Actions, Budget & Dependency management
• Smooth transition from project implementation to ongoing BAU Support & Maintenance
• Accountable for procurement process, vendor contracting & delivery management in accordance to contractual agreements 
• Effective utilization of project management forums for reporting, escalation & decision making (Project-, Steercom- & Investment committee meetings)
• Facilitate prioritization process of scope items across multiple business entities based on:
• Available capacity
• Budget availability
• Expected business benefit realization
• Establish iterative / agile-based teams, sprints, necessary ceremonies and cadences
• Track progress through agile-based tools incl burndown charts, velocity, remaining prioritised backlog. 
• Apply a formal Change Management process (scope, budget, timeline) and align with the business case
• Stakeholder management - establish and maintain professional relationships with all stakeholders 

Experience:

• 8 years of experience in managing multi-million rand projects or programs reporting into Executive Management
• Applicable experience in managing outsourced projects in a multi-vendor environment
• Proven performance record in managing Infrastructure/Technical projects 
• Solid experience in Business Case Development and estimations
• Solid experience in applying the Agile methodology
• Establishing and Managing Scrum teams
• Experience of legacy and modern technologies
• Experience in managing the change that comes with migration / modernisation from legacy to open system technologies. 
• Relevant experience in managing projects in Financial Services. 
• Proven experience in Collections and Payment system environment (e.g. knowledge of stop orders; debit orders; Debi check and new payment technologies)
• Project Management Knowledge w.r.t.:
• Principles of Program Management
• Principles of Project Management
• Project Management methodologies
• Project Life Cycle
• Project Management Tools
• Project Planning and Control techniques
• Burndown Charts e.g.
• Good understanding of IT development and SDLC processes 
• Resource Management
• Financial Management 
• Business Case Development
• Sound understanding of the RFP/RFI process
• Knowledge of the Collections and Payment development and operational environment (e.g. knowledge of stop orders; debit orders; Debi check and new payment technologies)
• Contract & Vendor Management
• JIRA