Programme Manager needed at Sanlam Group

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the relevant Business Owner to understand their vision and target project roadmap.
• Unpack the detail behind high-level prioritised projects and define an implementable project roadmap (“the program”) which is then driven out by the PMO.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with the Business and System Owner/s.
• Liaise with capability leads to secure the required resource allocation for effective project delivery in advance.
• Oversee delivery of the projects being run by other project managers.
• Consolidate and review the weekly project status reporting, ensuring consistency and overall quality.
• Identify and manage program interdependencies.
• Prepare adequately and present knowledgeably at the weekly status meetings.
• Play the role of project manager on individual projects as required and as appropriate.
• Responsible for being the single point of contact for specific third-party areas (e.g. Sanlam Group PMO, vendors).
• Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including endmembers.
• Conduct scope and change request management with dependency identification and management.
• Ensure 100% adherence to audit and governance requirements.
• Track and manage projects against budget.
• Plan and manage performance, skills development, employment equity, talent and culture of team to improve innovation, achieve efficiencies and increase competencies.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Behave ethically: Understand ethical behaviour and business practices, and ensure that own behaviour and the behaviour of others is consistent with these standards and aligns with the values of the organization.
• Build relationships: Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the organization.
• Creativity/Innovation: Develop new and unique ways to improve operations of the organization and to create new opportunities.
• Focus on client needs: Anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of internal and external clients to meet or exceed their expectations within the organizational parameters.
• Fostering teamwork: Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness.
• Organising and planning: Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details, data, information and activities.
• Problem solving: Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem.

Qualification and Experience

• Relevant Degree or Diploma and/or required Certification.
• 5+ years related programme management experience at senior level.
• Investment or asset management industry knowledge will be advantageous.