OMF Senior Business Project Manager
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Job Description
A key part of the role is stakeholder management across the business and the ability to translate technical jargon into business terminology. This role is responsible for managing well-defined projects within a Business Unit or functional area within the constraints of scope, quality, time, and cost.
This role initiates, plans, executes, and finalizes each project within the constraints of scope, quality, time, and cost. The role is responsible for the set-up of the project (resource governance), ensuring the problem/objective is clear and planning a course of action that addresses all aspects to solve the problem.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the management of Business and IT projects and/or programmes, ensuring on-time quality delivery according to agreed business requirements and scope.
Key Responsibilities:
Budget management in relation to the Portfolio of Projects and Programmes being delivered.
Ensure Standard Project Management Practices and Governance are followed.
Accurate Project Implementation: Project Progress Reporting, Project Closure Reporting, quantifying and feedback on Project success to all Stakeholders.
Manage key dependencies, roles, and challenges.
Drive clarity of the problem being solved.
Deliver specified requirements and meet customer satisfaction.
Deliver the required Deliverables for each Project, Phase, or Stage.
Ensure that quality is achieved as planned.
Deliver to time and cost within agreed tolerances.
Manage the people, work, and budget involved.
Identify, assess, and minimize project risks.
Identify and engage resources required for the project team.
Establish and update plans with actual and forecasts.
Manage deviations from plan to keep the business/project sponsor appraised of issues/risks and provide alternatives where appropriate.
Report to respective Stakeholders.
Provide coaching and guidance to team members and junior Project Managers.
Escalate decisions and/or unresolved issues and provide alternatives and/or solutions.
Integrate delivery and metrics across the people, process, finance, and customer dimensions of the business.
Accountable for thought leadership and best operating practices in response to external/business environment.
Minimum Requirements:
3-year tertiary qualification (e.g., National Diploma or Degree), Post Graduate Degree/Diploma Advantageous.
Project Management Qualifications (PMBOK / Prince2/Agile).
Minimum of 5 Years Project, Programme & Portfolio Management Experience.
A minimum of 3-5 years of knowledge and experience in a collections environment is essential.
Financial Services Industry/Retail Banking, Lending, IT.
Exposure to Change Management.
Experience in managing external Vendors or 3rd Party Service Providers.
Excellent understanding and experience of Waterfall & Agile Project Management Methodologies.
Excellent knowledge of Information Technology Functional areas/departments.
Sound knowledge of complex technical environments, the ability to challenge the norm and inspire creative solutions.
Knowledge of MS Office and Project Management software (MS Project etc.).
Proven ability to work effectively with IT Delivery Teams, Partners, and Suppliers.
Budget Management - Experience in managing and controlling large budgets.
Debt review and home loan experience are advantageous.
Business Analysis experience are advantageous.
Skills
Education
Closing Date: 09 November 2024
The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.
Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.
Please refer to the Old Mutual's Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.
About Us
Old Mutual is a premium African financial services organisation that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions to retail and corporate customers across key market segments in 14 countries. The lines of business include Life and Savings, Property and Casualty, Asset Management, and Banking and Lending. We are rooted in our purpose of Championing Mutually Positive Futures Every Day and believe that a great customer experience is anchored in a great employee experience.
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