Senior Project Manager - Security Projects

Introduction

Proven track record of implementing security projects. Ideal candidate would have deep security projects experience and knowledge.  Project management governance and skills required, engaging C-suite and steerco’s, running daily stand-up meetings, etc. Experience of managing multiple projects workstreams in parallel.

Duties & Responsibilities

Project Delivery & Governance

• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, resource plans and delivery roadmaps.

• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, issues and dependencies.

• Ensure compliance with PMO governance standards, project lifecycle methodology and Stage Gate approvals.

• Lead Steering Committee meetings, Executive Governance Forums and Programme Reviews.

• Drive successful delivery across Discovery, Design, Build, Integration, Testing, Deployment and Operational Readiness.

Enterprise Systems Integration

• Coordinate integration across enterprise applications, financial systems, merchandising, procurement and other business platforms.

• Work closely with Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architects, Technical Leads and implementation partners.

• Manage data migration, systems integration, testing, deployment planning and production readiness.

• Ensure seamless transition into Business-as-Usual operations.

Financial, Commercial & Vendor Management

• Manage programme budgets, forecasts and financial reporting.

• Drive financial governance and expenditure management.

• Manage commercial relationships with implementation partners and third-party vendors.

• Oversee contract performance, delivery milestones and commercial obligations.

• Support business case management, financial forecasting and benefits realisation.

• Identify commercial risks and implement mitigation strategies.

Executive Stakeholder Management

• Build trusted relationships with Executive Leadership and senior business stakeholders.

• Present programme updates to Executive Committees and Steering Committees.

• Provide strategic advice and recommendations on programme delivery.

• Manage stakeholder expectations and competing business priorities.

• Facilitate executive decision-making throughout the programme lifecycle.

Reporting & Controls

• Produce Executive dashboards and programme status reports.

• Maintain RAID Logs, Decision Logs and Action Registers.

• Monitor project performance against schedule, budget and quality objectives.

• Ensure timely escalation of critical risks and issues.

• Support PMO assurance reviews, governance and audit activities.

Leadership

• Lead multidisciplinary Business and IT delivery teams.

• Coordinate Business Analysts, Architects, Developers, Test Managers, Change Managers and external partners.

• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration and delivery excellence.

• Mentor project team members and promote PMO best practices.

Desired Experience & Qualification

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Commerce, Business Management, Engineering or related discipline.

• PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent Project Management certification (Essential).

• Programme Management certification (MSP, PgMP or equivalent) advantageous.

• Agile certification advantageous.

Minimum Experience

• Minimum 7+ years' experience managing complex Business and IT transformation programmes.

• Proven track record of successfully delivering enterprise-wide systems implementations from initiation through to production deployment.

• Demonstrated expertise in complex enterprise systems integration, including multiple application and vendor integrations.

• Strong experience delivering projects across Financial, Commercial, Merchandising or Retail business domains.

• Retail industry experience is highly advantageous.

• Proven experience managing third-party implementation partners, system integrators and software vendors.

• Experience managing multi-million Rand project budgets, commercial governance and financial reporting.

• Proven ability to engage and influence Executive Leadership, C-Suite stakeholders and technical delivery teams.

• Experience leading multidisciplinary business and IT teams within a structured PMO governance environment.

Knowledge & Skills

• Enterprise Project Management

• Complex Systems Integration

• Business Transformation

• Executive Stakeholder Management

• Financial & Commercial Management

• Vendor & Contract Management

• Programme Governance

• Risk & Issue Management

• Business Readiness

• Data Migration

• Enterprise Delivery Methodologies

• Change Management

• Executive Reporting

• Microsoft Project

• Microsoft 365

• SharePoint

• PPM Tools

• Azure DevOps / Jira (Advantageous)

Behavioural Competencies & Interfaces

Behavioural Competencies

• Executive Presence

• Strategic Thinking

• Commercial Acumen

• Leadership & Influence

• Results Orientation

• Decision Making

• Communication & Presentation

• Collaboration

• Negotiation

• Resilience

• Accountability

• Delivery Excellence

Interfaces

Internal

• Executive Leadership

• Business Executives

• Finance

• Procurement

• Merchandising

• Group IT

• Enterprise Architecture

• PMO

• Business Owners

• Operational Support Teams

External

• Implementation Partners

• System Integrators

• Software Vendors

• Third-Party Service Providers

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