Hire Resolve
4 weeks ago
Project Manager
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Company information
- Company
- Hire Resolve
- Location
- South Africa South Africa
- Posted
- 4 weeks ago
Job description
A company that operates as a local touchpoint for a major global freight forwarding and logistics network, helping local businesses manage the complex movement of goods across national and international borders, is seeking a PMO Project Manager end-to-end leads complex, cross-functional technology and business transformation initiatives within scope, schedule, budget, and quality constraints.
Responsibilities:Lead end-to-end delivery of large, complex initiatives using Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid methodologies.
Define project scope, deliverables, detailed plans, and resource allocations.
Oversee demand management, timeline tracking, resource constraints, and overall budget execution.
Direct testing activities, including test case formulation, validation, and sign-off.
Facilitate requirements elicitation workshops and translate business needs into detailed specifications.
Author Statements of Work (SOW), business cases, and project charters.
Maintain real-time visibility across project portfolios using PMO software, dashboards, and RAID logs.
Enforce PMO governance, stage-gate controls, policy compliance, and audit-ready documentation.
Proactively identify, log, and mitigate risks and dependencies.
Drive quality assurance standards, continuous improvement, and post-project benefits realization.
Serve as the primary point of contact across internal teams, executive leadership, and external partners.
Plan and execute communication strategies, lead project meetings, and facilitate Steering Committees.
Lead change management, business readiness, training transition, and operational handovers.
Coordinate across regional teams and international time zones as required.
Manage third-party vendors, implementation partners, and commercial commitments.
Direct project closure processes, operational handovers to support teams, and post-implementation surveys.
Experience: 6+ years of IT project and program management experience delivering large-scale, complex initiatives within cost, schedule, and scope constraints.
Methodologies: Proven expertise in Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery frameworks.
Governance & Delivery: Strong command of PMO governance, stage-gate reviews, risk mitigation (RAID), and continuous improvement processes.
Technical & Data Proficiency: Skilled in project management tools (e.g., Wrike, Planisware, Jira), executive dashboard reporting, and advanced data analysis.
Stakeholder & Vendor Leadership: Exceptional negotiation, conflict resolution, and communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences up to executive leadership. Demonstrated success managing third-party vendors.
Independence: Proven ability to work autonomously, lead cross-functional teams, and solve complex operational challenges.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Management, Engineering, or a related field.
Certifications: PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or equivalent project management certifications.
Competitive salary based on experience (salary can potentially be more based on experience/skills)
Required skills
- engineering
- negotiation
- communication skills
- quality assurance
- competitive salary
- it project management
- jira
- information technology
- continuous improvement
- business management
- agile
- data analysis
- project manager
- conflict resolution
- change management
- cross-functional teams
- resource allocation
- bachelor’s degree
- pmp
- project management tools
- business cases
- pmo
- third-party vendors
- communication strategies
- program management
- dashboards
- waterfall
- pmi-acp
- external partners
- risk mitigation
- pgmp
- wrike
- planisware
- requirements elicitation
- regional teams
- project meetings
- executive leadership
- project charters
- project closure
- project plans
- demand management
- deliverables
- project scope
- certified scrummaster (csm)
- business needs
- delivery frameworks
- stakeholder leadership
- testing activities
- steering committees
- internal teams
- policy compliance
- hybrid methodologies
- support teams
- dependencies
- audit-ready documentation
- business readiness
- timeline tracking
- operational challenges
- pmo governance
- project management certifications
- raid logs
- budget execution
- implementation partners
- operational handovers
- benefits realization
- vendor leadership
- commercial commitments
- detailed specifications
- statements of work (sow)
- pmo software
- stage-gate controls
- training transition
- international time zones
- post-implementation surveys
- large-scale initiatives
- risk mitigation (raid)
- executive dashboard reporting
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