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Job Summary
Payments Strategic Initiatives within CIB Transactional Banking Tech is looking for a Senior Project Manager to work in high complexity environments to oversee and manage the overall technical strategy & operational planning, resourcing, execution, business performance management & monitoring processes across technical product & service tribes in an estate. This includes but is not limited to:
- Strategic Partnership, Planning, & Coordination
- Business Performance Management, Reporting, Metrics & Analysis
- Design & Ideation
- Resource Management
- Financial Management
- People Business complexity is determined by: 1. Customer Impact 2. Number of integration points: o Data o Teams to talk to o Systems o Enabling function o 3rd party vs. internal 3. Complexity of business rules & Processes 4. Level of operational readiness 5. Introduction of new or changing old Tech (e.g. redo platforms)
Key critical skills and experience required
- B-degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Finance, Banking or Risk
- Min 5 years hands on project management experience
- Project Management experience in software product development - highly beneficial
- Proven track record of solution delivery across various streams and integration with various internal and external stakeholders
- Experience working / managing both Business and Tech requirements with the ability to conceptualize complex projects
- Experience in agile project methodologies
- Managed large budgets
- Knowledge of Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint, or other project management tools
- Must exhibit strong interpersonal skill, with ability to work with a variety of personality types
- Experience in strategy and policy setting in a Financial Services environment
- Experience in client relationship management
- Managing complex and multiple stakeholders
- Experience working within a technology organization
- Some experience in Systems Design & Development
- Expertise in Risk Management, Governance, Compliance & Business Continuity Management & Disaster Recovery.
- Effectively manage the implementation of small to large, including industry wide, projects within the Payments Technology space
- Run projects from requirements and design to successful completion
- Create a competitive advantage through IT by enabling process improvements focused on efficiency, quality and agility
- Lead project teams through the requirements analysis, design, development, testing and deployment in terms of scope, complexity, schedule and resources
- Lead project teams in planning and estimating milestones, scheduling and assisting in defining required resources
- Proactively engage in project risk mitigation
- Work to control change, adjust the timeline, and project scope to accommodate approved changes
- Monitoring overall progress and use of resources, initiating corrective action where necessary
- Applying change control and configuration management processes
- Reporting through agreed lines on project progress through highlight reports and end-stage assessments
- Engaging and developing robust relationships with stakeholders and third parties
- Maintaining an awareness of potential interdependencies with other projects and their impact as well as alignment of priorities and timelines
- Adopting and applying appropriate quality strategies and standards
- Employ appropriate governance, compliance, and risk oversight on all projects under management
- Conducting a project evaluation review to assess how well the project was managed
- Manage project costs and budgets
- Role will cover things like end to end development life cycles, audits, testing, project governance, documentation, updates to repositories etc.
Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology
Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised
