As South Africa’s leading retailer is seeking for 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 plays a pivotal part in realizing our ambitious VAS roadmap, encompassing critical initiatives such as financial services, bill payments, and cellular services.

Responsibilities
Responsible for the planning and delivery of large/complex IS project(s) within the IS (Information Services) Customer Programme
Responsible for building and managing the relationship with the business areas of accountability within the IS Customer Programme
Responsible for delivering to the overall IS prioritisation of projects within the IS Customer Programme
Responsible for highlighting and managing risks and issues of projects within the IS Customer programme
Responsible for highlighting the interdependencies of projects within the IS Customer Programme
Responsible for reporting progress of projects back to the IS Customer Programme 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 Programme
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 Programme

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
Experience with financial budgeting and cost of IT initiatives

Job Type:
Contract
Workplace type:
Hybrid
Location:
Western Cape
Experience Level:
Senior