Senior Project Manager (JHB) at BETSoftware

You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree/National Diploma.
• Relevant Project Management Certifications PMP, Prince II, Scrum Master.
• At least 5 years of project management experience, specifically software development projects.
• At least 5 years of experience with full product lifecycle with an understanding of development lifecycle and various technology methodologies that support that lifecycle.
• Advanced level of proficiency with MS Project, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and SharePoint with experience presenting to stakeholders and/or Senior Leadership.
• Excellent experience in Software Development Lifecycle Methodologies such as Agile, SCRUM, Waterfall, Kanban.
• Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across and down multiple business and technology organisations.
• Tools: MS Project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint; CA Clarity PPM, MS TFS/Azure DevOps, Dynatrace.
• Strong experience presenting to executive sponsors and demonstrated communication skills, both written and verbal with technical and non-technical team members, at all levels of management.
• High levels of influence.

What You’ll Do:

• Defines the Statement of Work and Specifications for the requested project work.
• Owns the full project lifecycle which entails successful project delivery including full
• implementation from initiation to deployment for one large and complex project or several minor initiatives simultaneously.
• Manages all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives.
• Participates in establishing practices, templates, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organisation.
• Prepares estimates and detailed project plans for all phases of the project.
• Works in collaboration with Team Leads to procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes.
• Demonstrates a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices.
• Understands interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs.
• Manages project scope and changes with all stakeholders and teams on the ground effectively.
• Acts as an internal quality control check for the project.
• Manages a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business.
• Reports on project success criteria results, metrics, test and deployment management activities.
• Determines the frequency and content of status reports from the project and program team, analyse results and troubleshoot problem areas.
• Provides status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership.
• Defines success criteria and disseminates them to the involved parties throughout the project and program life cycle.
• Identifies and develops trusted adviser relationships with project stakeholders and sponsors.
• Delivers appropriate, consistent and effective executive level communication throughout the project life cycle.
• Develops and maintains a good understanding of BETs stakeholder landscape, interactions and linkages across the organisation and its potential future movement.
• Builds and maintain positive relationships with internal peers and other team members, in ways that help to deliver the company strategy as a whole.
• Develops a position as a leader among one or more external networks and use this to maximise BET Software’s influence and credibility.

Team management:

• Leads direct and indirect reports for the successful management of the allocated product (i.e. seconded team members).
• Ensures that the cross functional team is aligned with the company’s strategy and working towards achieving the strategy.
• Ensures the team is appropriately resourced and members are equipped with the requisite skill required for both current and future projects.
• Support and/or develop a training and career development plan for each team member.
• Collaboratively works with team members to set performance goals and measures.
• Conducts regular performance discussions with the team to facilitate a culture of growth.
• Facilitates mentoring and coaching as required.
• Oversees all aspects of the team by facilitating and resolving issues through effective problem solving and communication skills.
• Maintain a current and future skill matrix for the team.
• Create a culture for teams that are aligned to the platforms and BET values.