IT Project Manager

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Were looking for a driven Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of high-impact technology initiatives. This role turns strategy into executiondelivering projects on time within scope and on budget while maintaining high quality standards. Youll own project planning scheduling roadmaps and budget management coordinating cross-functional teams managing risks and dependencies and removing obstacles to keep delivery moving.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop maintain and monitor detailed project plans timelines schedules and delivery roadmaps.
Oversee project budgets including cost forecasting financial projections and tracking actuals against approved plans.
Control and manage project scope ensuring adherence to agreed requirements and supporting formal change management processes.
Plan coordinate and optimise human and technical resources including workload distribution and capacity planning.
Identify monitor and escalate project risks issues and dependencies implementing effective mitigation strategies.
Act as the primary facilitator and Scrum Master for all Agile ceremonies and team engagements.
Champion and enforce Agile (Scrum and Kanban) principles standards and best practices.
Coach and support teams in Agile adoption maturity and continuous improvement initiatives.
Proactively identify and remove impediments blockers and bottlenecks to enable efficient team delivery.
Serve as the central point of contact for project teams and key business stakeholders.
Facilitate stakeholder and user engagement sessions provide clear status reporting and drive alignment and decision-making.
Provide strong leadership direction and motivation to ensure high-performing project teams.
Promote a collaborative empowered and self-organising team culture.
Partner with QA teams to implement comprehensive testing strategies and ensure quality assurance standards are met.
Act as a delivery flight controller monitoring execution scheduling activities tracking progress and optimising resource utilisation.
Apply professional judgement by assessing situations against established frameworks and executing work in line with defined processes.
Manage a portfolio of key internal stakeholders as an accounts executive analysing needs resolving delivery challenges and ensuring service excellence.

Job Experience and Skills Required:

Diploma or Degree in Information Technology Computer Science or Business Administration
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification
5-7 years of dedicated experience in IT Project Management
Proven experience managing software development projects using Agile/Scrum methodologies
Demonstrable experience managing technology infrastructure or service desk projects (e.g. Waterfall or Hybrid)
Strong experience in project financial management including budgeting forecasting and cost control
Experience working within or in alignment with a corporate Project Management Office (PMO)
Expert knowledge of both Agile (Scrum Kanban) and traditional (Waterfall) project management frameworks
Strong understanding of PMO principles and frameworks (e.g. PMBOK)
Proficiency in project management software (e.g. Jira MS Project)
Experience in managing projects using Azure DevOps for tracking reporting and collaboration
Experience in configuring and optimizing Azure DevOps Boards pipelines and dashboards
Knowledge of formal processes for identifying assessing and mitigating project risks
Understanding of techniques for managing stakeholder expectations and communication planning
Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
Familiarity with IT infrastructure and IT Service Management (ITSM) concepts

Apply now!

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Software Developers
Mobile Developers
Business and Systems Analysts
BI and SQL Experts

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For more information contact:
Lameez Mohamed
Specialist Recruitment Consultant
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Were looking for a driven Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of high-impact technology initiatives. This role turns strategy into executiondelivering projects on time within scope and on budget while maintaining high quality standards. Youll own project planning scheduling roadmaps and ...

Key Responsibilities:

Develop maintain and monitor detailed project plans timelines schedules and delivery roadmaps.
Oversee project budgets including cost forecasting financial projections and tracking actuals against approved plans.
Control and manage project scope ensuring adherence to agreed requirements and supporting formal change management processes.
Plan coordinate and optimise human and technical resources including workload distribution and capacity planning.
Identify monitor and escalate project risks issues and dependencies implementing effective mitigation strategies.
Act as the primary facilitator and Scrum Master for all Agile ceremonies and team engagements.
Champion and enforce Agile (Scrum and Kanban) principles standards and best practices.
Coach and support teams in Agile adoption maturity and continuous improvement initiatives.
Proactively identify and remove impediments blockers and bottlenecks to enable efficient team delivery.
Serve as the central point of contact for project teams and key business stakeholders.
Facilitate stakeholder and user engagement sessions provide clear status reporting and drive alignment and decision-making.
Provide strong leadership direction and motivation to ensure high-performing project teams.
Promote a collaborative empowered and self-organising team culture.
Partner with QA teams to implement comprehensive testing strategies and ensure quality assurance standards are met.
Act as a delivery flight controller monitoring execution scheduling activities tracking progress and optimising resource utilisation.
Apply professional judgement by assessing situations against established frameworks and executing work in line with defined processes.
Manage a portfolio of key internal stakeholders as an accounts executive analysing needs resolving delivery challenges and ensuring service excellence.

Job Experience and Skills Required:

Diploma or Degree in Information Technology Computer Science or Business Administration
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification
5-7 years of dedicated experience in IT Project Management
Proven experience managing software development projects using Agile/Scrum methodologies
Demonstrable experience managing technology infrastructure or service desk projects (e.g. Waterfall or Hybrid)
Strong experience in project financial management including budgeting forecasting and cost control
Experience working within or in alignment with a corporate Project Management Office (PMO)
Expert knowledge of both Agile (Scrum Kanban) and traditional (Waterfall) project management frameworks
Strong understanding of PMO principles and frameworks (e.g. PMBOK)
Proficiency in project management software (e.g. Jira MS Project)
Experience in managing projects using Azure DevOps for tracking reporting and collaboration
Experience in configuring and optimizing Azure DevOps Boards pipelines and dashboards
Knowledge of formal processes for identifying assessing and mitigating project risks
Understanding of techniques for managing stakeholder expectations and communication planning
Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
Familiarity with IT infrastructure and IT Service Management (ITSM) concepts

Apply now!

For more exciting IT vacancies please visit: also specialise in recruiting in the following:

Software Developers
Mobile Developers
Business and Systems Analysts
BI and SQL Experts

Key Skills

IT Experience
Project Management Methodology
Project / Program Management
IT Project Management
Agile
PMBOK
Visio
Waterfall
Project Management
Microsoft Project
Project Management Lifecycle
SDLC

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