Senior Project Manager - (CONTRACT) - - Cape Town City Centre

Output/Core Tasks:

Facilitate process for Business Case development and approval
Ensure alignment between approved Business Case & project delivery
Define & manage the project in accordance with the Project Management methodology, governance & standards
Accountable for resource contracting and optimal utilisation
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 with 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 realisation
Establish iterative / agile-based teams, sprints, necessary ceremonies and cadences
Track progress through agile-based tools including burndown charts, velocity, remaining prioritised backlog.
Apply formal Change Management process (scope, budget, timeline) and align with the business case
Stakeholder management - establish and maintain professional relationships with all stakeholders

Requirements:

Qualifications:

Experience:

> 8 years of experience in managing multi-million-rand projects or programs reporting into Program 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 and managing the change that comes with migration/modernisation to open systems.
Relevant experience in managing projects in Financial Services.
Experience of the South African Tax Management environment will be beneficial

Knowledge:

Project Management Knowledge w.r.t.: