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Project Manager

Decision Inc


Job Location:

Johannesburg - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 6 October 2026 (4 days ago)
Application Deadline: 3 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly driven commercially astute Project Manager to take end-to-end ownership of complex technology and digital transformation projects.

This is a hands-on delivery role requiring someone who can drive execution anticipate problems hold teams accountable and confidently manage senior client stakeholders. The successful candidate will combine strong project management discipline with commercial awareness critical thinking resilience and a relentless focus on delivering outcomes.

You will be expected to understand the project beyond the plan stay ahead of risks and dependencies and take ownership when delivery moves off track.

Who Are We

Decision Inc. is a global digital partner that enables businesses to reinvent themselves to realise their full potential.

We deliver agility resilience and intelligence to any enterprise enabling them to adapt quickly and thrive through innovation and opportunity. Our teams have engaged with more than 400 clients globally over the past 15 years providing them with the expertise to build operate and optimise their digital businesses.

We achieve this by leveraging the worlds best technology to drive our clients business ambitions forward into tomorrows reality. These technologies include but are not limited to: Microsoft SAP Qlik Snowflake Alteryx Automation Anywhere and Workday Adaptive Insights.

Our success is ultimately driven by our entrepreneurial culture industry exposure and the passion of our people. We have three key cross-functional teams Functional and Specialist Consulting Development and Engineering teams. Based in four global offices our exceptional consultants focus on delivering value to clients by keeping them at the centre of our service delivery. To find out more about our exciting fast-paced culture visit: Careers at Decision Inc.

What Will You Do

Key Responsibility:

  • Take end-to-end ownership of project delivery across scope timelines quality resources and commercial outcomes.
  • Develop and actively manage project plans milestones dependencies resources risks and deliverables.
  • Create clear accountability across project teams ensuring everyone understands what needs to be delivered by whom and by when.
  • Proactively identify risks delivery bottlenecks and resource constraints before they impact key milestones.
  • Challenge delivery variance and drive practical recovery actions when projects fall behind plan.
  • Maintain effective project governance including project plans RAID logs actions decisions and reporting.
  • Manage project budgets effort utilisation and profitability understanding the commercial impact of delivery decisions.
  • Build trusted relationships with clients sponsors technical teams and senior stakeholders.
  • Confidently manage difficult conversations around delivery scope timelines resources and performance.
  • Develop sufficient understanding of the underlying technology or solution to challenge assumptions identify risks and ask the right questions.
  • Maintain urgency and momentum while ensuring quality and governance are not compromised.

Who Do You Need to Be

  • Proven experience managing complex technology data software digital transformation or consulting projects.
  • Experience working within a consulting or professional services environment is highly advantageous.
  • Strong project planning execution governance and risk management capability.
  • Demonstrated experience managing project budgets and commercial performance.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills including engagement with senior and executive-level clients.
  • Experience managing multidisciplinary technical and business teams.
  • Comfortable working across Agile Waterfall and hybrid delivery environments.
  • Relevant Project Management certification such as PMP PRINCE2 or Agile/Scrum would be advantageous.

What success looks like:

An exceptional Project Manager in this role:

  • Owns the outcome not just the project plan.
  • Anticipates problems rather than reacting to them.
  • Holds people accountable for delivery commitments.
  • Understands both the delivery and commercial implications of decisions.
  • Drives issues through to resolution with urgency.
  • Builds credibility with clients and technical teams.
  • Remains composed when projects are under pressure.
  • Uses governance to control delivery not simply report on it