Senior Project Manager

About the role

Old Mutual is looking for a Senior Project Manager to oversee one or more large, moderately to highly complex projects with a medium- to large-sized team. The role focuses on creating the project vision and planning documents and managing implementation, reporting and performance so that projects are delivered on time, within budget and to scope.

Key responsibilities

• Project planning: approve project plans, ensure activities are identified and organised, and align with the organisation's project and program management framework and governance.
• End-to-end testing coordination and oversight, tracking progress, dependencies, defects and readiness to production.
• Scope definition: plan information gathering, analysis and stakeholder consultation, and negotiate and agree deliverables.
• Stakeholder management: develop engagement plans and ensure stakeholders have an appropriate share of voice.
• Requirements management: elicit, analyse, document and verify requirements throughout the project.
• Risk, issue and dependency management, escalation and resolution.
• Reporting and review: provide stakeholders with accurate information and recommendations at review points.
• Team leadership: lead a small- to medium-sized team, coordinate actions, manage member flow, and build capability through training, coaching and mentoring.
• Resource and capacity management: manage budgets, forecast and present variances, and oversee ceremonies and delivery events.
• Cross-team coordination: track and resolve dependencies and escalate conflicts to senior stakeholders.
• Project closeout: handover documentation and training, lessons learned, and assurance reviews.
• Continuous improvement and personal capability building, including professional accreditation and education.

Required profile

• Relevant tertiary qualification (NQF Level 7 degree, advance diploma or postgraduate certificate or equivalent).
• Minimum 6 years' project management experience, including complex technology and/or business change initiatives.
• Minimum 5 years' managerial or leadership experience in a project or delivery environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including with senior stakeholders.
• Experience in project governance, reporting and resource/capacity management.
• Advantageous: PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/SAFe or equivalent certification; financial services, wealth or investment management experience.

Required skills

• Agile project management and delivery across multiple teams
• Change management, prioritisation and estimation
• Scope, schedule, budget, risk and quality management
• Requirements management and project reporting