Senior Manager: Lean Portfolio Management & Change Strategy Enablement
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Remote Type: Hybrid
Location: Absa Towers West
Time Type: Full time
Posted On: Posted Yesterday
Time Left to Apply: End Date: November 18, 2024 (4 days left to apply)
Job Requisition ID: R-15969283
Empowering Africa's tomorrow, together…one story at a time.
With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary
Manager strategic initiatives to streamline lean portfolio management practices, drive effective change adoption, and enhance operational alignment with organizational goals. This role bridges portfolio governance and change enablement, ensuring optimized resource allocation and utilization, value delivery, and seamless change integration within the portfolio. This leader will enable change strategy execution and effective delivery of initiatives within the portfolio while adhering to Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) principles.
Job Description
Project Management: Lead end-to-end execution of critical programmes and projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and strategies. Develop and maintain a comprehensive programme plan, including scope, schedule, resource allocation, risk management, and budget oversight. Establish clear success criteria and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure project outcomes and drive continuous improvement.
Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including traders, analysts, technologists, legal, and compliance, to ensure effective communication and coordination throughout the project lifecycle. Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status, risks, and opportunities.
Risk and Compliance: Ensure projects adhere to relevant regulatory frameworks and compliance standards within the capital markets industry. Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize project disruptions and maintain operational integrity.
Resource Management: Manage project resources, including both internal and external team members, to ensure tasks are executed efficiently and within established timelines. Coordinate with resource managers to allocate resources based on project priorities.
Change Management: Implement effective change management strategies to minimize resistance and facilitate smooth transitions during project implementations. Communicate changes clearly to impacted teams and provide necessary training and support.
Reporting and Documentation: Create and deliver regular project status reports, highlighting achievements, challenges, and upcoming milestones to leadership and stakeholders. Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including project charters, requirements, meeting minutes, and post-project evaluations.
Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation, driving efficiency gains and enhancing the overall project management approach. Participate in lessons learned sessions and apply insights to refine project management methodologies.
Education
Bachelor's Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)
Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised.
About Us
Truly African
We are a diversified standalone African financial services group, delivering an integrated set of products and services across personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth, investment management and insurance.
Absa Group Limited is listed on the JSE and is one of Africa's largest diversified financial services groups with a presence in 12 countries across the continent and around 41,000 employees.
We own majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (ABSA Bank in Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda, and Zambia. We also have offices in China, Namibia, Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, a Technology Hub in Prague, and insurance operations in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.
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