Key Purpose

• The Vitality PMO is responsible for driving the delivery of brilliant products that make people healthier, increase member growth and engagement and strengthen our business. We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our team of driven and dynamic project management professionals. In this role you will be responsible for managing the delivery of high-quality projects which span over multiple business areas and business partners within the Discovery Vitality environment and, ensuring that the project objectives and business requirements are timeously met.

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Exceptional analytical, problem solving and research skills.
• Ability to communicate complex topics clearly and concisely.
• An ability to deal with complex issues as well as migrate between detail and high-level requirements.
• A drive and commitment to exceed expectations.
• Reliability and dependability – can be counted on.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Stakeholder engagement.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Apply and adhere to project management principles and processes and ensure that they are effectively applied throughout the lifecycle of the project, through to project closure and operational handover.
• Work with various internal streams, across departments or external stakeholders to manage and track dependencies and delivery.
• Compile, update and manage the project plan.
• Produce weekly status reports depicting RAG status, project progress and proactive steps to move projects to green.
• Effectively and proactively identify and mitigate risks and resolve issues.
• Effective project stakeholder communication and management.
• Supporting, guiding, motivating and facilitating the project teams throughout the project processes. 
• Ability to manage several projects concurrently. 

Education and Experienc

• A related tertiary Degree or Diploma.
• A formal Project Management certification.
• Experience in Agile is advantageous.
• At least +3 years of formal Project Management experience is required.
• Financial services sector experience.