Senior Project Manager at MultiChoice

Key Performance Objectives

Project Management

• Develop project charters to establish clear project objectives and scope.
• Coordinate and lead weekly project meetings to facilitate communication and progress tracking.
• Update and disseminate comprehensive weekly project progress reports, including meeting minutes and action logs.
• Monitor project deliverables and implement corrective actions as necessary to ensure alignment with project goals.
• Manage project risks and issues, implementing strategies to mitigate potential challenges.
• Maintain meticulous control over scope changes, ensuring the business case is updated and obtaining necessary customer signoffs.
• Chair various project/programme meetings, preparing essential documents such as minutes and reports for SteerCo, Weekly Status & Stakeholder meetings, and Daily Stand-ups.
• Direct and motivate project/programme teams to ensure the successful delivery of project scope within established time, cost, and quality parameters.
• Regularly update project plans to reflect evolving project requirements and timelines.
• Escalate issues to project sponsors, technical leads, and other relevant stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Update, submit, and manage change registers and change controls to track modifications to the project scope.
• Manage overall project scope, schedules, deliverables, communications, and risks while ensuring compliance with quality standards and adherence to relevant methodologies and templates.
• Monitor key interdependencies and complexities, communicating them effectively across the business.
• Oversee the registration, administration, and execution of projects in alignment with company objectives.
• Provide comprehensive project documentation for all projects, ensuring transparency and accessibility of information.
• Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with the Project Management Methodology, project standards, and business strategy, meeting the specified business requirements.
• Provide necessary support to the Programme Manager and Head of PMO as required.

Financial Management, Monitoring and Reporting (Where necessary as not all Projects carry budget)

• Take ownership of and maintain the project budget, ensuring accuracy and adherence to financial guidelines.
• Develop comprehensive financial plans and forecasts to guide project budgeting and resource allocation.
• Optimize costs to ensure that project delivery remains within the defined budgetary constraints.
• Manage procurement processes, including obtaining quotes, placing orders for required equipment/services, and ensuring timely payment of invoices for projects.
• Facilitate the monitoring and budget reporting across various projects to ensure financial transparency and accountability.
• Manage comprehensive reporting initiatives across projects, ensuring accurate and timely dissemination of financial information.
• Provide financial oversight and contribute to budget planning for VE (Value Engineering) projects.
• Monitor and manage expenditure, ensuring that all financial targets are met, and address any instances where budgets and expenditures exceed agreed-upon tolerances across projects/programmes.
• Contribute to the definition and implementation of effective financial controls and decision-making processes.
• Analyze actual expenditure, explain variances, and provide advice on available budget options.
• Assist in the definition and operation of effective financial control and decision-making mechanisms.

Qualifications

• A Post graduate Degree in Business Management, Project Management, or Information Technology
• Project Management qualifications (Preferred)
• Agile Certification/Qualifications will be an advantage.

Experience

• A minimum of 8 -10 years project management
• Broadcast industry experience
• Knowledge of the OTT/VOD/SVOD environment
• Intermediate understanding of systems design and solution architecture