IT Programme Manager

Senior IT Programme Manager

R1.5m plus bonus

Cape Town

Superb career opportunity with leading listed JSE FMCG Group for highly seasoned IT Programme Manager. Reporting to the CIO you will be responsible for delivering and managing a portfolio of complex IT projects across different geographies, on time, within budget, ensuring all the objectives and quality standards of the project are met. 

Key performance areas

• Full project lifecycle ownership from initiation to deployment
• Set and continually manage project plans and expectations – develop statements of Work and appropriate specifications
• Report on project status, milestones and success criteria - analyse and troubleshoot problem areas.
• Work creatively and analytically to solve problems demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence
• Work across teams to prepare estimates and detailed project plans
• Procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives
• Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships for the company
• Manage day-to-day project activities and resources and chair project meetings
• Oversee project budgets
• Demonstrate a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals
• Develop and manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues
• Continue professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods and best practices used in project management
• To implement project products and services without any adverse impact to business processes
• Cost Management
• Risk Management
• People Management

Qualifications and experience

• Relevant Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma coupled with min 7+ years experience in delivering end to end large/complex IT projects ( full cycle of at least 3 years)
• Project Management Certification
• Technology background with early career- hands on technical experience
• Experience helping organisations migrate to, build on and optimize their Cloud technology through advisory, delivery planning and implementation
• Technical/conversational knowledge and track record in delivery of projects in some or all of the following
  areas:
• Application development (SDLC)
• SAP related projects across all functional modules
• SAP Implementation
• Business Intelligence (SAP BW, PowerBI)