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Implementation Programme Manager (Senior)

Parvana
Posted 14 days ago, valid for 8 days
Location

City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, GP

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is for a Programme Manager located in Johannesburg, offering a hybrid/remote work setup with a competitive salary of R1,200,000 per annum.
  • The ideal candidate should have at least 8 years of experience in managing complex portfolios and multi-stream enterprise implementations.
  • Key responsibilities include leading the implementation strategy, maintaining project momentum, and interfacing with senior executives and stakeholders.
  • The role requires deep mastery of Agile methodologies and proven experience in engaging at the executive level with strong leadership skills.
  • Candidates must demonstrate a results-oriented approach, exceptional stakeholder engagement capabilities, and the ability to foster a collaborative environment.
Location: Johannesburg | Work Type: Hybrid / Remote | Job ID: J107263

About our client:
Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling of togetherness, trust and respect and are always looking to support employees' continuous learning. Using Agile, they provide diverse services with a focus on research, innovation and improvement.

What you will be doing:
  • Lead and scale the overall implementation strategy across six core work streams.
  • Provide high-level operational support and direction to ensure cross-functional work streams remain aligned and integrated.
  • Identify bottlenecks, risks, and dependencies across delivery tracks, implementing proactive mitigation strategies.
  • Maintain momentum across projects, stepping in to guide execution while leveraging support from leadership as required.
  • Interface effectively with senior executives, stakeholders, and client leadership.
  • Drive senior-level project steering meetings, providing clear, transparent reporting on progress, risks, and key performance milestones.
  • Serve as the primary accountability anchor, ensuring all stream leads deliver against established deadlines, budgets, and quality standards.
  • Apply deep Agile project management practices to foster continuous delivery and adaptive planning.
  • Empower and support team leads while holding them accountable for performance outputs and deliverables.
  • Cultivate a results-oriented, highly collaborative environment across technical and business work streams.

What our client is looking for:
  • Proven track record as a Programme Manager, Senior Project Manager, or Delivery Manager overseeing multi-stream enterprise implementations.
  • Demonstrated experience managing complex portfolios with multiple parallel work streams.
  • Deep mastery of Agile methodologies, frameworks, and delivery practices.
  • Proven experience engaging, negotiating, and reporting at the executive / C-suite level.
  • Highly articulate with outstanding stakeholder engagement and presentation skills.
  • Ability to quickly understand complex systems/processes and run with them independently.
  • Strong leadership character with the ability to hold teams accountable in a constructive, delivery-focused manner.
  • Energetic, resilient, and adaptable leadership style.

For a more comprehensive list of opportunities that we have on offer, do visit our website - https://www.parvana.co.uk/careers

Requirements

Programme Manager, Agile, Multi-stream Implementation, Executive Stakeholder Management, Delivery, Accountability, Strategic Leadership, Financial Services




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