As South Africa's leading retailer, we are seeking a Senior IS Project Manager. This individual will be a key contributor to the VAS Business Unit, responsible for driving the delivery of innovative I&T projects. The role plays a pivotal part in realizing our ambitious VAS roadmap, encompassing critical initiatives such as financial services, bill payments, and cellular services. ITS A 12 MONTH CONTRACT
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the planning and delivery of large/complex IS project(s) within the IS (Information Services) Customer Programmer.
- Responsible for building and managing the relationship with the business areas of accountability within the IS Customer Programmer.
- Responsible for delivering to the overall IS prioritisation of projects within the IS Customer Programmer.
- Responsible for highlighting and managing risks and issues of projects within the IS Customer Programmer.
- Responsible for highlighting the interdependencies of projects within the IS Customer Programmer.
- Responsible for reporting progress of projects back to the IS Customer Programmer Manager.
- Responsible for building a relationship and working closely with IS Capability leads, Product owners, and Vendor teams involved in the project.
- Responsible for resource allocation of technical teams to projects.
- Responsible for the budget of the managed IS projects within the IS Customer Programmer.
- Responsible for the governance and adherence to group audit and IS governance frameworks.
- Responsible for preparing the content for the divisional steering committees.
- Responsible for the administration of the projects within the IS Customer Programmer.
Qualification and Experience
- Certificate or diploma in IS (Information Services) Project Management.
- 5+ years IT Development experience.
- 5+ years in managing projects of IT business applications.
- 3+ years in the Retail industry or POS (Point of Sale solutions) (will be an advantage).
- 3+ years in the Financial Services Industry (including VAS and Cellular) and Payments (will be an advantage).
- 3+ years in application development.
- Previous Business Analysis and/or Systems Analyst experience (will be an advantage).
- Experience with projects that integrate into SAP (will be an advantage).
- Proven resource management experience.
- Proven experience of delivering complex projects (both technically complex and project complex with multiple work streams).
Application of IT governance principles.
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