iqbusiness is seeking an experienced Project Manager for contracting opportunities.
We are looking for a hands-on delivery professional with proven experience managing card and payments-related projects within a banking or financial services environment. The ideal candidate will be comfortable driving projects from initiation through to implementation while engaging effectively with business, technology and vendor stakeholders.
- 5+ years' Project Management experience
- Banking or financial services experience
- Card payments, merchant acquiring, payment acceptance or contactless payments experience
- Experience delivering technology and business change initiatives
- Strong stakeholder, risk and dependency management skills
- Experience working in Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery environments
- Manage projects and initiatives from initiation through execution and close-out.
- Engage with business stakeholders, delivery teams and project sponsors throughout the project lifecycle.
- Assist with defining project objectives, delivery approaches and success measures.
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, timelines and dependency trackers.
- Coordinate activities across business and technology teams to support successful project delivery.
- Monitor and manage project risks, issues and dependencies, escalating where required.
- Track project progress and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.
- Facilitate project meetings, workshops and governance forums.
- Support budget tracking, resource planning and delivery reporting.
- Ensure project documentation, handover activities and lessons learned are completed at project closure.
Education:
- Matric (essential)
- PRINCE2 Practitioner and/or PMP certification (required)
- Degree or Diploma in Business Management, Computer Science, Business Science, or Engineering (advantageous)
- Agile certifications (e.g. Scrum Master, SAFe, SAFe RTE) highly advantageous
Please Note:
As all iqbusiness roles require honesty in the handling of or access to cash, finances, financial systems, or confidential information; our recruitment process requires that the following background checks be completed: credit, criminal, ID, and qualification verification.
iqbusiness is committed to sustainable growth and transformation, we embrace diversity and employ previously disadvantaged individuals