Project Manager (Certified Scrum Master)

Recruiter:

CSG Recruit

Job Ref:

MDWProj

Date posted:

Friday, January 7, 2022

Location:

CapeTown, South Africa

Salary:

R70k pm

JOB SUMMARY:
My client in Cape Town is looking for a Project Manager. Must be a Certified Scrum Master

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors
Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders
Ensure resource availability and allocation
Develop and maintain detailed plan to track progress
Provide timeline and budget reports to Clients
Manage key deliverables/tasks with internal team
Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
Report and escalate to management as needed
Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
Perform risk management to minimize project risks
Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
Manage operational activities, including user requests and system improvements
Manage several projects concurrently (multi-tasking)
Provide day-to-day customer liaison and be responsible for relationship management, project management and delivery
Manage pipeline of multiple complex projects and work streams, ensuring teams are working to fully agreed resource allocation levels
In conjunction with the associated senior staff, cross functional management of a teams of developers, testers, and business analysts involved in developing and maintaining processes for efficient delivery of software to customers
Manage delivery of change through the Agile scrum processes
Coach the team to effectively apply Agile methodologies
Escalate commercial issues, where appropriate, including potential business opportunities
Prepare internal and customer reports
Identify and manage risks
Collaborate with other Project Managers, exchanging ideas, working on improvements of process both within the immediate team and across the company
Financial management, including project creation, time tracking and month-end processes to support the finance department

Desired Experience & Qualification

Matric
Formal Tertiary Qualification
Certified Scrum Master
PMP/PRINCE II experience/certification
Experienced using JIRA for Scrum and Kanban boards
At least 10 years work experience in the Industry
At least 5 years work experience in an IT Project Manager role
Proven experience in project/task management
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Be well organized and understand the product development process
Experience in the listed responsibility areas will be to your advantage
Strong experience in a fast-paced software development environment with proven use of Agile (scrum) development and knowledge of waterfall methodologies
Proven experience running large or multiple scrum teams
Proven experience managing project budgets
Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, with a desire to drive continuous improvement through the project lifecycle
Excellent people management skills and the ability to demonstrate stakeholder management responsibilities.
Good communication skills both written and spoken
Must have experience managing multiple projects in parallel
Ability to take on all circumstances (even unfavourable ones) and recommend plausible solution(s) to facilitate stakeholder decisions
Ability to take a wider team view and manage accordingly
Flexibility and the ability to respond to rapidly changing situations
Rigorous attention to detail
The desire to drive continuous improvement

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