Agile Project Manager
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ROLE OVERVIEW
As an Agile Project Manager for Old Mutual Bank you will oversee the planning and delivery of key projects within the banks transformation journey. This role involves working closely with crossfunctional teams to ensure projects are delivered on time within scope and aligned with the strategic objectives of the bank while fostering a culture of collaboration continuous improvement and innovation while guiding teams in the Agile methodology to achieve project goals aligned with the banks vision.
KEY RESPONSILITIES
Project Planning and
- Define project scope objectives and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Develop comprehensive project plans including timelines budgets resource allocation and risk management strategies.
- Oversee project to ensure alignment with goals and compliance with Old Mutuals standards.
Stakeholder Management
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and collaboration.
- Act as the primary point of contact for project updates status reports and issue resolution.
- Facilitate communication between technical teams business units and external partners.
- Collaborate with Product Owners to ensure the backlog is welldefined prioritized and aligned with business objectives.
- Act as a bridge between development teams and stakeholders ensuring clear communication and managing expectations.
Risk and Issue Management
- Identify project risks dependencies and potential roadblocks and assist in resolving these or escalating if required.
- Develop and implement mitigation plans to address challenges proactively.
- Monitor project progress and escalate issues to senior management as necessary.
Budget and Resource Management
- Track and manage project budgets ensuring effective use of resources.
- Allocate tasks and responsibilities to team members ensuring workloads are balanced and deadlines are met.
- Work with HR and leadership to address any capacity or skill gaps.
Performance Monitoring and Reporting
- Establish KPIs to track project success and progress.
- Prepare detailed status reports for senior management and stakeholders.
- Conduct postproject evaluations to identify lessons learned and areas for improvement.
Agile and Change Management
- Foster an Agile project delivery environment ensuring flexibility and adaptability in managing changes.
- Partner with Change Management teams to support smooth transitions for new processes systems and tools.
- Lead and facilitate Agile ceremonies such as daily standups sprint planning sprint reviews and retrospectives.
- Ensure adherence to Agile principles and practices adapting them to suit the unique needs of the bank.
REQUIREMENTS
Education:
- Bachelors degree in Project Management Business Administration or a related field.
- Certification in Project Management (e.g. PMP PRINCE2 or Agile certifications such as PMIACP SAFe).
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile certifications (e.g. SAFe Scrum Master PSM).
Experience:
- 58 years of experience managing largescale complex projects preferably in banking financial services or fintech.
- Proven success in managing technologydriven projects and working with crossfunctional agile teams in complex highpaced environments preferably in banking or fintech.
Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in project management tools (e.g. MS Project JIRA or Smartsheet).
- Knowledge of software development lifecycle and Agile frameworks.
- Familiarity with financial systems regulations and compliance requirements.
The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit.
Facilitate the Agile Scrum process and ensure that teams adhere to its principles and practices. Manage the teams workflow and ensure that they have all the resources they need to complete their work. Work closely with the Product Owner to ensure that the product backlog is welldefined prioritized and refined. Lead scrum ceremonies such as daily standup meetings sprint planning sprint review and sprint retrospective. Identify and remove impediments that may prevent the teams from achieving their goals and work towards continuous improvement of the teams and processes.Responsibilities
Agile Development Team Facilitation
Lead Scrum ceremonies remove obstacles and facilitate problemsolving collaboration and conflict resolution to enable the most effective work delivery by development teams on mediumsized projects.
Agile Release Planning
Plan and replan software releases for large projects or programs as they are produced to ensure timely updates and to deliver the planned benefits as early as possible in the project or program.
Agile Backlog Management
Review the backlog of work for a small project and reprioritize the work and deployment of project resources to reduce costs and increase the value of the work delivered to the business.
Culture of Innovation
Define the plan to disseminate innovative capabilities across the businesses helping people develop these competencies and enabling them to innovate through solutions such as idea generation platforms jam sessions and hackathons.
Digital Strategy/Transformational Projects
Lead of the digital road map establishing and managing business processes programs and projects resource allocation key performance indicators (KPIs) and governance activities.
Project Risk and Issue Management
Manage identification of risks issues dependencies and constraints associated with the project escalating these matters where appropriate. Where necessary develop agree on and implement solutions to overcome these concerns.
Data Collection and Analysis
Collate and analyze data using preset tools methods and formats. Involves working independently.
Work Scheduling and Allocation
Develop short or mediumterm work schedules in order to achieve planned commitments. Approve overtime or use additional resources as needed.
Project Resource Management
Manage the deployment of project resources proactively managing project costs providing forecasts and presenting variances with narrative at appropriate review points to ensure effective utilization.
Project Planning
Produce workstream or project plans ensuring that all activities are identified are appropriately organized to deliver project objectives and comply with the organizations project management framework.
Performance Management
Develop and propose own performance objectives; take appropriate actions to ensure achievement of agreed objectives using the organizations performance management systems to improve personal performance. Or manage and report on team performance; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports or project/account team members and hold people accountable for achieving them taking appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team/personal objectives.
Personal Capability Building
Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an indepth understanding of technology external regulation and industry best practices through ongoing education attending conferences and reading specialist media.
Skills
Adaptive Thinking Agile Project Management Backlog Management Budget Management Change Management Oral Communications Prioritization Project Communications Management Project Estimations Project Performance Management (PM) Project Quality Assurance Project Resource Management Project Schedule Management Project Scope ManagementCompetencies
Business InsightCollaboratesCommunicates EffectivelyCultivates InnovationDecision QualityDirects WorkDrives EngagementDrives ResultsEducation
NQF Level 9 MastersClosing Date
07 April 2025 23:59The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
