Project Management Office (PMO) Lead - IT

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Requirements: Bachelor's Degree with Honours in Information Technology, Business, Project Management, or a related field. Minimum 5 years' experience in Programme Management within a complex IT environment. Agile Practitioner Certification. Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification. Demonstrated experience managing multiple large-scale IT projects and programmes simultaneously. Strong understanding of IT project delivery methodologies, governance frameworks, and portfolio management best practices. Experience working with executive stakeholders and cross-functional business units. Strong financial management, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting capabilities. Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills. Advantageous Experience: Experience managing enterprise IT portfolios across multiple business units. Exposure to Operational Technology (OT) and industrial technology environments. Experience implementing portfolio governance and value realisation frameworks. Background within large corporate, industrial, mining, manufacturing, or infrastructure environments. Knowledge of portfolio management tools, project governance structures, and PMO best practices. Responsibilities: Establish, manage, and execute the overall IT Portfolio in collaboration with business and technology stakeholders. Ensure alignment between business strategies, operational objectives, and technology initiatives. Coordinate portfolio prioritisation across multiple stakeholders and business units. Manage the inclusion of business unit initiatives within the broader technology portfolio. Track programme value realisation and achievement of strategic objectives throughout the delivery lifecycle. Identify, assess, manage, and mitigate programme and portfolio risks and issues. Monitor programme performance, delivery milestones, budgets, quality standards, and resource allocation. Provide weekly and monthly portfolio and programme status reporting to key stakeholders. Facilitate the successful transition of projects and programmes into operational environments. Collaborate with finance and business stakeholders to produce integrated budget, forecasting, and expenditure reports. Drive programme delivery through active leadership, governance, sponsorship, and stakeholder engagement. Conduct programme reviews and post-implementation evaluations to measure outcomes and identify improvement opportunities. Lead project assessment, prioritisation, and feasibility activities. Ensure programme and portfolio delivery achieves agreed timelines, costs, quality standards, and business objectives. Promote governance, consistency, and best practices across all projects and programmes. Application Note: If you have not received feedback within two weeks after your application, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your profile will remain in our database for consideration for future opportunities. For More Exciting IT Opportunities, Explore Careers In: Programme Management Project Management Office (PMO) Leadership Enterprise Portfolio Management Digital Transformation Technology Strategy & Governance IT Operations Management Business Transformation Change Management Technology Consulting Executive IT Leadership For More Information, Contact: Reinie du Preez Senior Specialist Recruitment Consultant