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About the Role

• A leading South African retailer is undertaking a large-scale store refurbishment programme – significant in scope, investment, and complexity. They need a seasoned Programme Manager to own end-to-end delivery across a multi-site, multi-function initiative with demanding timelines and high executive visibility.
• This is not a coordination role. The right person has led programmes of this scale before, understands the retail environment from the inside, and can hold the line on governance, timelines, and stakeholder alignment simultaneously.
• Due to the high volume of applications expected, candidates who have not received feedback within two weeks of applying should consider their application unsuccessful.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead programme management of a complex, large-scale retail store refurbishment initiative
• Drive alignment and integration across multiple business functions throughout the full value chain
• Manage programme governance, risk, budgets, and timelines with rigour
• Lead change management across people, process, and technology workstreams
• Manage a demanding stakeholder environment – from executive sponsors to operational teams
• Oversee cross-functional delivery teams and hold accountability for outcomes
• Travel frequently across South Africa as programme requirements demand

Requirements

• Extensive programme management experience within a retail environment – non-negotiable
• Proven track record delivering large-scale business transformation initiatives
• Strong change management capability across people, process, and technology
• Experience managing programmes with significant capital investment and operational impact
• Exceptional planning, governance, and execution discipline
• Comfortable operating at both strategic and delivery level
• Previous experience at Woolworths in a similar capacity is advantageous

Contract Details

• Duration: 12 months
• Location: South Africa (frequent travel required)

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• Our client is seeking an ambitious and results-driven Business Development Manager to join their growing team in Ballito. This role is focused on generating new business opportunities, building strategic relationships, and driving revenue growth by introducing innovative digital learning and employee engagement solutions to organisations across South Africa.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, prospect, and acquire new corporate clients.
• Develop and execute strategic business development plans.
• Build relationships with HR, Learning & Development, Talent Management, Training, and Operations decision-makers.
• Conduct client meetings, presentations, and solution demonstrations.
• Manage the full sales cycle from lead generation through to closing.
• Generate and maintain a healthy sales pipeline.
• Negotiate proposals and commercial agreements.
• Attend networking events and industry functions.
• Develop strategic partnerships within the HR, training, and skills development sectors.
• Achieve and exceed monthly and annual sales targets.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and sales reporting.

Minimum Requirements

• Proven experience in Business Development, New Business Sales, or Solution Sales.
• Demonstrated success in acquiring and closing new business opportunities.
• Experience selling B2B solutions into corporate organisations.
• Strong network within one or more of the following sectors:
• Human Resources
• Learning & Development
• Corporate Training
• HR Technology
• Skills Development
• Employee Engagement
• Workforce Management
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work from the Ballito office.

Advantageous Experience

• Experience selling SaaS, HR technology, learning management systems, employee engagement platforms, or digital learning solutions.
• Existing relationships with HR and Learning & Development decision-makers.
• Background within technology, training, education, HR consulting, or employee engagement environments.

Personal Attributes

• Strong hunter mentality.
• Highly target-driven and commercially focused.
• Confident and professional communicator.
• Self-motivated, resilient, and proactive.
• Strong relationship-builder.
• Passion for technology and innovation.

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About the Role

• A leading South African value retailer is restructuring its analytics capability – moving away from flat team structures and long-term contractor reliance toward permanent leaders who take real ownership of their domains. This is one of those critical hires.
• The Data Management Lead owns the data management layer that underpins all analytics across the business. This means establishing and governing robust semantic models and semantic layers, building a multi-year roadmap, and leading a small internal team – while collaborating closely with an external data engineering partner. The role requires someone who thinks in years, not tickets.

Team You’ll Lead

• 1 Data Steward
• 1 Support Analyst
• 3 Analytics Engineers
• Close collaboration with an external Data Engineering Lead and their team of approximately 6 engineers (GCP-focused; Microsoft stack sits with this role)

Key Responsibilities

• Own the design, implementation, and governance of semantic models and semantic layers – Power BI modelling treated as a semantic layer, not just a visualisation tool
• Build and drive a multi-year data management strategy and roadmap – five-year thinking, not just the next sprint
• Lead, coach, and develop the internal analytics team
• Establish clear intake, triage, and prioritisation processes to protect team capacity from ad-hoc demand
• Collaborate with the external engineering team on data availability, quality, and GCP to Microsoft platform integration
• Build and maintain a sustainable, production-ready Microsoft analytics environment
• Challenge and reduce reliance on non-scalable patterns (SharePoint lists as databases, low-code technical debt)
• Act as primary technical and strategic owner of the analytics data management domain

Requirements

• Strong data engineering background with deep expertise in semantic modelling and Power BI – tabular/semantic models, not report-building
• Proven experience leading technical teams with genuine domain ownership
• Demonstrated ability to build long-term roadmaps and deliver sustainable platforms
• Solid grasp of data modelling best practice, performance, and governance within a Microsoft analytics stack
• Effective across both technical teams and business stakeholders

Advantageous

• Retail or large multi-site operational experience
• Hybrid environment experience – Microsoft analytics alongside cloud platforms (GCP)
• Experience bringing structure and accountability to previously flat or contractor-heavy teams

Role Details

• Employment type: Permanent
• Location: Kuils River, Cape Town (on-site)
• Target start: October 2026 / phased into FY27
• Annual package: R1 350 000.00

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About the Role

• A leading South African value retailer is restructuring its analytics function – moving from a flat model where analysts spread thinly across every domain, to one with clear ownership and accountability per area. This role owns the Customer and Commercial analytics domain outright.
• You’ll lead a small, focused team, partner directly with commercial and customer stakeholders, and build an analytics capability that drives real business decisions – not just reports. The emphasis is on permanent thinking: someone who builds lasting capability, not someone who clears a backlog.

Team You’ll Lead

• Approximately 3 Data Analysts
• 1 Data Scientist

Key Responsibilities

• Own the analytics agenda, priorities, and roadmap for the Customer and Commercial domains
• Lead, coach, and develop the team of analysts and data scientist
• Partner with commercial, customer, category, and related stakeholders to identify high-value analytical opportunities
• Ensure analytical products are decision-oriented, business-trusted, and built for ongoing use – not one-off deliverables
• Collaborate with the Data Management Lead on shared semantic models, metric definitions, and data quality for customer and commercial measures
• Build team capability and foster a culture of ownership and accountability
• Contribute to the broader maturation of analytics – from reactive and broad, to domain-led and purposeful

Requirements

• Significant experience leading analytics teams in a commercial, customer, or retail environment
• Strong commercial mindset – able to connect analytical work directly to business outcomes
• Hands-on proficiency with Power BI, SQL, and related analytics tools and techniques
• Experience managing a mixed team of data analysts and a data scientist
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Advantageous

• Retail commercial or customer analytics background
• Experience in customer analytics, commercial performance measurement, or related advanced analytical techniques

Role Details

• Employment type: 12-month renewable Contract
• Location: Kuils River, Cape Town (on-site)
• Target start: October 2026 / phased into FY27
• Annual package circa R1 350 000.00

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About the Role

• A leading South African retailer is introducing clear domain ownership across its analytics function – moving away from a flat, reactive model where analysts cover too many areas at once. This role owns the analytics capability for Merchant Support Services outright.
• You’ll lead a small team, set the priorities for the domain, and ensure the analytical work delivered creates genuine operational value. This is a long-term ownership role – not a contractor mentality, not ticket-clearing.
• Due to the high volume of applications expected, candidates who have not received feedback within two weeks of applying should consider their application unsuccessful.

Team You’ll Lead

• Data Analysts
• 1 Data Scientist

Key Responsibilities

• Own the analytics agenda and priorities for the Merchant Support Services domain
• Lead and develop the team of data analysts and data scientist
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate operational needs into high-value analytics
• Ensure analytical outputs are robust, trusted, and built for ongoing use – not once-off deliverables
• Collaborate with the central Data Management Lead on shared models, metric definitions, and data quality
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement within the team

Requirements

• Proven experience leading analytics or BI teams – ideally in a retail, store operations, or multi-site environment
• Ability to set clear priorities and deliver insight that supports operational decision-making
• Hands-on proficiency with Power BI, SQL, and related analytics tools
• Experience managing both analysts and data science resources
• Comfortable working on-site in Cape Town in a predominantly office-based environment

Role Details

• Employment type: Contract or Permanent
• Location: Cape Town (on-site)
• Annual package circa R1 350 000.00

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About the Role

• A leading South African retailer is running a large-scale Composable Commerce Re-Platforming Programme and needs a Project Coordinator to keep it operating smoothly. This role sits directly behind the Online Programme Manager – your job is to ensure that plans, risks, reporting, and governance are always current and accurate so that leadership focus stays on decisions, not data-gathering.
• This is a coordination and support role, not a delivery-accountable one. You won’t own squad outcomes, but you will own the operating rhythm that makes delivery possible.
• Due to the high volume of applications expected, candidates who have not received feedback within two weeks of applying should consider their application unsuccessful.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain the programme plan, milestone tracker, and cross-squad dependency map – flagging slippage and conflicts early
• Own the RAID log (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) – logging, chasing owners, and preparing for steering and Exco review
• Prepare agendas, minutes, and action logs for governance forums (steering committee, architecture review, cross-functional sync) and track actions to closure
• Support budget and Capex tracking, maintaining spend-to-plan views and flagging variances
• Manage the programme document repository (Confluence/SharePoint) – keeping specs, decisions, and architecture artefacts current and correctly versioned
• Coordinate the programme planning cadence: scheduling, pre-reads, consolidating inputs, capturing outputs
• Coordinate release-readiness activities across release trains with Delivery Managers
• Act as first point of contact for cross-functional coordination, triaging and routing where Programme Manager involvement isn’t required

Requirements

• 2-4 years in a project/programme coordination, PMO, or delivery support role – ideally within a digital, e-commerce, or technology programme
• Relevant qualification in project management
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint
• Working familiarity with Agile/SAFe and traditional project delivery methodologies
• Strong risk judgement – knows the difference between noise and an escalation
• Financial and vendor management exposure
• Confident stakeholder communicator across multiple levels

Contract Details

• Duration: 12 months
• Location: Cape Town – in office Monday to Thursday, remote Friday
• Rate: Market-related