Implementation Programme Manager (Senior)

Location: Johannesburg Work Type: Hybrid / Remote Job ID: J107263

About our client:

Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling of togetherness trust and respect and are always looking to support employees continuous learning. Using Agile they provide diverse services with a focus on research innovation and improvement.

What you will be doing:

• Lead and scale the overall implementation strategy across six core work streams.
  
• Provide high-level operational support and direction to ensure cross-functional work streams remain aligned and integrated.
  
• Identify bottlenecks risks and dependencies across delivery tracks implementing proactive mitigation strategies.
  
• Maintain momentum across projects stepping in to guide execution while leveraging support from leadership as required.
  
• Interface effectively with senior executives stakeholders and client leadership.
  
• Drive senior-level project steering meetings providing clear transparent reporting on progress risks and key performance milestones.
  
• Serve as the primary accountability anchor ensuring all stream leads deliver against established deadlines budgets and quality standards.
  
• Apply deep Agile project management practices to foster continuous delivery and adaptive planning.
  
• Empower and support team leads while holding them accountable for performance outputs and deliverables.
  
• Cultivate a results-oriented highly collaborative environment across technical and business work streams.
  

What our client is looking for:

• Proven track record as a Programme Manager Senior Project Manager or Delivery Manager overseeing multi-stream enterprise implementations.
  
• Demonstrated experience managing complex portfolios with multiple parallel work streams.
  
• Deep mastery of Agile methodologies frameworks and delivery practices.
  
• Proven experience engaging negotiating and reporting at the executive / C-suite level.
  
• Highly articulate with outstanding stakeholder engagement and presentation skills.
  
• Ability to quickly understand complex systems/processes and run with them independently.
  
• Strong leadership character with the ability to hold teams accountable in a constructive delivery-focused manner.
  
• Energetic resilient and adaptable leadership style.
  

For a more comprehensive list of opportunities that we have on offer do visit our website - Manager Agile Multi-stream Implementation Executive Stakeholder Management Delivery Accountability Strategic Leadership Financial Services

Required Skills:

Programme Manager Agile Multi-stream Implementation Executive Stakeholder Management Delivery Accountability Strategic Leadership Financial Services

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1