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Head of PMO
Job Location:
Job Location:
Cape Town - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
1 October 2026 (2 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
29 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
My client is seeking an experienced Head of PMO & Risk to establish and lead a new PMO and Risk function within a growing payments fintech business. This opportunity is suited to a commercially astute hands-on leader who thrives in fast-paced environments understands the payments landscape and can build robust governance risk and delivery frameworks from the ground up.
Job Description:
Reporting into executive leadership you will take ownership of the PMO and enterprise risk function ensuring strategic initiatives payment platform enhancements regulatory projects and client deliverables are executed effectively. Youll play a key role in creating structure embedding governance managing organisational risk and driving delivery excellence while partnering closely with clients internal stakeholders and regulators.
Skills & Experience:
- Proven experience within a payments fintech banking or financial services environment is non-negotiable
- Strong background in enterprise risk management governance compliance and regulatory frameworks
- Experience leading or building a PMO function within a highly regulated environment
- Ability to identify assess monitor and mitigate business operational regulatory and project risks
- Experience maintaining risk registers governance processes audit readiness and compliance controls
- Strong programme and project management experience across enterprise-scale initiatives
- Client-facing professional with the confidence to engage at executive and board level
- Highly structured and detail-oriented with exceptional documentation and reporting capabilities
- Strong business acumen with the ability to spot opportunities challenge thinking and add strategic value
- Self-starter who enjoys building processes creating order and getting involved in the detail when required
- Excellent written communication skills with a track record of producing high-quality project governance risk and executive reporting documentation
- Experience working with Agile Waterfall and Hybrid delivery methodologies
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive accountability across the business
Qualification:
- Bachelors degree in business Risk Management Finance Commerce or a related field
- PMP PRINCE2 PMBOK Agile Waterfall or similar Project Management certification
- Certified Risk Manager (CRM) advantageous
- Certified Compliance Professional advantageous
- Experience working with financial regulators and compliance frameworks is highly desirable
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