Digital Project Manager (AI & Digital Transformation)

This is a remote position.

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans schedules and critical paths ensuring alignment with the overall program strategy.
  
• Lead daily project delivery by coordinating cross-functional teams (developers analysts testers and vendors) to meet milestones and quality standards.
  
• Adapt delivery frameworks - including Agile Waterfall or hybrid models - to the specific project needs running relevant ceremonies and maintaining backlog hygiene.
  
• Proactively manage the project-level RAID log (risks assumptions issues dependencies) and escalate critical items to the Program Manager.
  
• Coordinate configuration integration and release activities including planning SIT/UAT testing defect triage and managing go-live readiness.
  
• Oversee third-party vendors and systems integrators against statements of work while managing change requests to maintain scope plan and documentation alignment.
  
• Produce accurate status reports and dashboards ensuring all project artifacts adhere to PMO standards templates and governance for audit readiness.
  
• Manage operational stakeholder engagement and support the transition to business-as-usual operations through training cutover and adoption planning.
  

• A relevant tertiary qualification would be beneficial (IT Business Engineering etc.).
  
• A PMP (or equivalent) and an Agile/Scrum or scaled-agile certification such as PSM CSM or SAFe.
  
• 6 - 8 years of experience in project management specifically with a track record of end-to-end delivery of digital and technology projects.
  
• Proven success working within large complex and regulated enterprise environments following structured PMO and governance models.
  
• Hands-on experience executing projects across Agile waterfall and hybrid frameworks including managing sprints releases and testing cycles (SIT/UAT).
  
• Ability to coordinate third-party vendors systems integrators and business analysts while ensuring requirements are captured and traceable.
  
• Proficiency with industry-standard delivery tools including Jira Azure DevOps Microsoft Project Confluence and Power BI.
  
• Experience thriving in distributed or remote team settings with strong resilience and skill in managing operational stakeholders.
  
• Familiarity with data protection and privacy obligations relevant to personal and project data such as POPIA.
  
• Advantageous to have exposure to AI or automation-enabled solutions familiarity with GRC/LGC processes or previous project experience in the GCC/Middle East.