Project Manager II (iOCO0079) Job at iOCO

Job Description

• We are seeking an organised, results-driven, and client-focused Project Manager to lead successful project delivery and bring teams together around shared goals. You’ll play a key role in coordinating stakeholders, driving delivery momentum, and ensuring projects remain focused on scope, timelines, quality, and business outcomes.

What you'll do:

• Prepare and maintain project plans, schedules, action logs, status reports and delivery trackers.
• Involvement in the delivery of projects through implementation teams
• Coordinate daily project activity across clients, business users, consultants, analysts, developers, testers and support teams.
• Monitor scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, issues and decisions, and escalate concerns timeously.
• Facilitate project meetings, progress updates, planning sessions and delivery checkpoints.
• Support requirements, configuration, testing, UAT, training, release readiness and implementation activities.
• Manage project communication so stakeholders understand progress, priorities, risks and required actions.
• Track deliverables, follow up on actions and ensure project documentation is accurate and current.
• Assist with change requests, impact assessments, prioritisation and handover activities.
• Promote practical, client-focused delivery aligned to organisation governance, security and quality standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery practices, templates, reporting and stakeholder experience.

Your Expertise:

• 8+years of project management experience, preferably in software, HR technology, payroll systems, ERP, HCM or related environments.
• Experience managing project plans, actions, risks, issues, dependencies, scope changes and stakeholder communication.
• Experience supporting software implementation, enhancements, testing, UAT, releases and client handovers.
• Working knowledge of HRIS processes, employee lifecycle data, leave, payroll inputs, reporting, integrations or statutory requirements is advantageous.
• Experience using project management, collaboration, issue tracking or reporting tools.
• Experience working with cross-functional delivery teams and external client stakeholders.
• Experience in change management and stakeholder communication

Qualifications:

Qualification Essential

• Grade 12
• Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent practical experience in project management, business, information systems, HR, payroll, commerce or technology.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Postgraduate qualification
• Project management certification or training such as Agile, Scrum, PRINCE2, PMP, PMBOK or equivalent.
• Additional training in software delivery, HR/payroll systems, change management or business analysis is advantageous.