Project Manager

About the role

We are seeking a Project Manager to lead and deliver insurance‑related projects for 1Life Insurance in Gauteng, South Africa. The role involves planning, executing and governing projects across the portfolio, ensuring they meet scope, time and budget constraints while satisfying stakeholder expectations.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and manage the delivery of projects using an appropriate project management methodology.
• Lead information gathering, analysis and stakeholder consultation activities and define project deliverables.
• Engage stakeholders and communicate progress to business owners, internal customers and other relevant parties.
• Identify, evaluate and mitigate project risks, issues, dependencies and constraints.
• Manage project resources, budgets and reporting in line with the governance framework.

Required profile

• 3‑year IT/Business degree or diploma (mandatory) and Grade 12/SAQA accredited equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years’ project management experience, preferably in long‑term insurance.
• Certification in a recognized project methodology such as Agile, Prince2 or PMBOK.
• Experience with system development project implementation (advantageous).

Required skills

• Agile project management methodology.
• Prince2 methodology.
• PMBOK framework.
• System development project implementation.