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IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager

Level-UpEast London, South Africa
2 days ago
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Job description

Key Responsibilities :

  • Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of systems implementation, software deployment, and integration projects across the organisation, ensuring alignment to programme objectives and strategic outcomes.
  • Partner with stakeholders to translate business requirements into functional specifications and structured delivery plans, leveraging project management tools for scheduling, dependency tracking, and portfolio visibility.
  • Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources to deliver milestones on schedule, within budget, and to agreed quality standards.
  • Provide clear, consistent progress reporting to stakeholders, proactively addressing risks, dependencies, and blockers.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including R&D, IT, finance, and operations to ensure technical solutions are fully integrated into existing environments.
  • Oversee proof-of-concept builds, pilot phases, and staged rollouts, ensuring lessons learned feed into full implementation.
  • Facilitate training sessions for clients and end-users, ensuring adoption readiness and smooth transition to new systems.
  • Continuously monitor, evaluate, and refine project processes, introducing improvements that increase delivery efficiency, reduce integration risk, and enhance stakeholder confidence.

Requirements :

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • PMP certification preferred; Agile or hybrid delivery credentials are a strong advantage.
  • Minimum 5 years experience managing systems implementation, R&D, or enterprise software integration projects.
  • Proven track record of delivering complex projects on time and within scope across cross-functional teams.
  • Experience aligning project outcomes with business requirements and transformation objectives.
  • Proficient in delivery frameworks including Waterfall, SDLC, Agile, and hybrid models.
  • Skilled in SmartSheets for project scheduling, reporting, and milestone tracking.
  • Familiarity with RAID logs, governance checklists, and artefact traceability across concurrent projects.
  • Skills :

  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to manage expectations across technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience supporting change enablement through collaboration with Learning & Development teams for training and adoption.
  • Confident presenting project status, risks, and mitigation plans to senior leadership and external partners.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a bias toward proactive issue resolution.
  • Experience managing project budgets, resource planning, and vendor coordination.
  • Comfortable working independently and collaboratively in fast-paced, innovation-driven environments.
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