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Project Manager I Payments & Card I Contract

South Africa, NationalContractEngineeringCloses 31 August 2026

About this role

Role Summary

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.


Key Experience Required:
  • 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

Responsibilities:
  • 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

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