Senior Project Manager

Introduction Through our client-facing brands the Momentum Group, with Multiply (wellness and rewards programme), and our other specialist brands, including Guardrisk and Eris Property Group, the group enables businesses and people from all walks of life to achieve their financial goals and life aspirations.We help people grow their savings, protect what matters to them and invest for the future. We help companies and organisation’s care for and reward their employees and members. Through our own network of advisers or via independent brokers and utilising new platforms Momentum Group provides practical financial solutions for people, communities, and businesses

We build and protect our clients' financial dreams.

Visit us at www.momentumgroup.co.za

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Role Purpose Manage the overall delivery of projects, from initiation to close-out, to meet the stated business objectives and benefits, in compliance with all relevant Governance, Risk and Audit requirements

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of end-to-end delivery in complex, multi-stakeholder IT projects within financial services or insurance environments.
• Solid experience managing projects using Agile, Scrum, SAFe, and hybrid methods, with the ability to pivot as per project needs.
• Working knowledge of key industry regulations such as POPIA, FAIS, FICA, PCI-DSS, IFRS17, and international data privacy laws (e.g., GDPR).
• Ability to translate technical requirements into business value and vice versa, ensuring mutual understanding and alignment.
• Proactive identification, escalation, and mitigation of risks, with a strong understanding of operational, data, and cyber risk in financial projects.
• Proven ability to influence and engage C-suite, vendors, cross-functional teams, regulators, and external partners.
• Competency in project budgeting, cost-benefit analysis, forecasting, and managing financial performance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Experience with people change, communication planning, and embedding change across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Exposure to or leadership in projects involving automation, cloud adoption, data management, efficiencies and optimisation.
• Understanding of information security principles, data governance, and secure SDLC processes relevant to financial institutions.
• Oversight of third-party vendors and service providers, including managing SLAs, contracts, and service performance.
• Strong written and verbal communication tailored to technical and non-technical audiences, including executive reporting.
• Confidence to make critical decisions under pressure, backed by data and sound judgment.
• Ability to dissect complex challenges and deliver pragmatic solutions that align with business strategy.
• Proficiency in tools like MS Project, Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Power BI, and enterprise portfolio management systems.
• Experience in leading diverse project teams, mentoring junior staff, and fostering a high-performance culture.Focus on improving client experience and delivering measurable business outcomes through technology.
• Ability to thrive in high-pressure, regulated environments and adapt to rapidly evolving business and tech landscapes.
• Relevant qualifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master, SAFe, ITIL, or a degree in IT/Engineering/Business.

Duties & Responsibilities INTERNAL PROCESS

• Contribute to and coordinate the investigation of the feasibility of projects that support the achievement of business objectives.
• Contribute to the development of relevant business cases for approval.
• Determine and document the project scope in collaboration with team and stakeholders, to ensure project deliverables and expectations are clearly articulated and aligned to business objectives.
• Determine and document project objectives and measures of success which will be used to evaluate project effectiveness.
• In collaboration with stakeholders develop project plans which identify and sequence the activities and timelines needed to successfully deliver the project objectives.
• Identify and manage dependencies between projects across the business.
• Identify risks and collaborate with stakeholders to manage the mitigation of risks.
• Liaise with various stakeholders to report on overall project progress, risks, issues as per Business Area-specific reporting requirements.
• Liaise with various stakeholders to sign-off minutes for project meetings and workshops.
• Analyse project-related data (issue logs, risk logs, action logs) to enable informed decision-making.
• Oversee and sign-off project plans, resource schedules, work hours, budgets and expenditures.
• Manage the project close out and the assessment of project effectiveness in order to make recommendations to improve project impact.
• Recommend the implementation of initiatives that address project shortcomings or areas of concern.

CLIENT

• Provide authoritative, expertise and advice to clients and stakeholders.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and internal and external stakeholders.
• Deliver on service level agreements made with clients and internal and external stakeholders in order to ensure that client expectations are managed.
• Make recommendations to improve client service and fair treatment of clients within area of responsibility.
• Participate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service.

PEOPLE

• Develop and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with peers and stakeholders.
• Positively influence and participate in change initiatives.
• Continuously develop own expertise in terms of professional, industry and legislation knowledge.
• Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas.
• Take ownership for driving career development.

FINANCE

• Contribute to the financial planning process within area / project.
• Identify opportunities to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency.
• Manage financial and other company resources under your control with due respect.
• Provide input into the risk identification processes and communicate recommendations in the appropriate forum.

Competencies

• Examining Information
• Interacting with People
• Meeting Timescales
• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Establishing Rapport
• Managing Tasks
• Providing Insights
• Articulating Information