Senior Project Manager

About the position

My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Senior Project Manager to join their team on a contract basis.

IT / Finance

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver IT projects from planning to implementation
• Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, and resources effectively
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, providing clear and timely communication
• Identify and manage risks, ensuring project milestones are met
• Oversee quality assurance and ensure deliverables meet business expectations
• Drive continuous improvement and apply best practices in project management
• Provide leadership, motivation, and direction to project teams

Qualifications

• IT Degree or Diploma
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or another recognized project management certification
• Minimum 10 years of experience in the IT industry, with at least 5 years focused on software development
• Demonstrate experience and sound knowledge of the system development lifecycle processes and methods from business concept to deployment stages
• Experience working in the Financial Services or Insurance industry is a significant advantage.
• Sound experience working with stakeholders at different levels across organisations/divisions; both on-shore and off-shore, face-to-face and remote
• Demonstrate experience in applying industry-standard project management methodologies and processes. Working in an Agile environment, with knowledge of the Scrum method strongly preferred
• Experience in using JIRA, and Confluence

Competencies

• Drives results
• Client Focus
• Collaborates
• Flexible and adaptable
• Relating and networking
• Applying expertise and technology
• Project Oversight, Planning, Project Management Tools, Project Tracking and Reporting, Project Portfolio Management
• Organisational Savvy
• Decision Quality
• Plan and Aligns
• Manages complexity

If you are ready for the next exciting step in your career, and would like to apply, please send us your updated CV to review

Desired Skills:

• Project budget
• Managing Project Budgets
• Project Management
• Software Project Management
• Management Projects