Programme Manager

About Discovery

Discoverys core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Vitality Group

Vitality Group, a subsidiary of Discovery Limited is responsible for the expansion of the Vitality Shared-Value Insurance business model beyond South Africa and the UK, serving to fully leverage the assets and intellectual property of Discovery beyond its primary markets. The business forms equity or contractual partnerships with leading global insurers to integrate Vitality and shared value with partners insurance and financial services products in the markets where they operate. Vitality Group also operates a business providing wellness solutions to employer groups in the United States. Vitality Health International, a business unit within Vitality Group coordinates and focuses on resource allocation to Discoverys emerging, global health insurance initiatives. Vitality Group is also responsible for Discoverys 25 percent equity investment in Ping An Health, the largest comprehensive medical insurer in China.

To date, Vitality Groups businesses jointly reach more than 27 million unique lives across 37 markets (Argentina, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United States, Vietnam and Zambia) as well as our primary markets in South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Key Purpose

The programme managers role is mainly operational since this person is responsible for the overall planning, governance and overseeing the successful delivery of the epics output/product into the relevant Vitality Group (VG) markets.

Although knowledge of the business is important, there is more stress on his or her project and programme management skills. The programme manager must have practical experience of having been a project manager for large and complex intiatives. A track record of managing large deliverables, in an agile enviornment using the Scaled Agile framework is advantageous.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Daily programme management throughout the program life cycle
• Defining the programme governance (controls)
• Planning the overall programme and monitoring the progress
• Managing the programmes budget
• Managing risks and issues and taking corrective measurements
• Coordinating the projects and their interdependencies
• Managing and utilising resources across projects
• Managing stakeholders communication
• Aligning the deliverables (outputs) to the programmes outcome
• Working closely with other Project Managers in respective projects within the programme.

Personal Attributes And Skills

• Good knowledge and handling of project and programme management methodology and techniques in an agile environment
• Good knowledge and handling of project and programme management methodology and techniques in an agile environment
• Good understanding of the wider objectives of the programme
• A good understanding of how the Programme Initiative fits into the strategic objectives of the organisation
• Ability to work positively with the wide range of individuals involved in programme management
• The ability to communicate with all levels of management to ensure that the correct level of feedback has been given
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Good knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures
• The ability to find innovative ways to resolve problems
• Ability to continuously educate individuals on processes and procedures

In addition to the traditional programme management attributes and skills, the following will apply for the Epic Owner in the VG environment.

• Collaborate with Product Management as well as System and Solution Architects/Engineering to decompose the epic into features and prioritize the features of Agile Release Train (ART) backlogs
• Participate in Program Increment (PI) Planning, System Demos and whenever there is critical activity related to the epic
• Coordinate and synchronize epic-related activities with all stakeholders
• Understand and report on the progress of the epics MVP with key stakeholders
• Ensures all epic features are expressions of value and have a clear benefit hypothesis / statement (answering: why should we build this feature?) and clear acceptance criteria
• Facilitates a fast response from the relevant stakeholders to epic related questions
• Works with Release Train Engineers (RTEs) to provide a forecast view of future features, milestones and deliverables
• Continually assesses the viability of the epic, leading indicators and the outcomes defined for the epic

Education And Experience

• Bachelors degree
• 5-10 years in Project Management (Good track record of handling large, strategic and complex projects)
• Expert in planning, communication (written and verbal), presentation, negotiation, facilitation
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel
• Project Management Qualifications [PMBOK ]
• Agile certification (preferably in SAFe)
• Experience with DevOps and increasing Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment maturity is advantageous

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Companys approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.