Senior Industry Project Manager

Job Description

 Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end execution of Visa and Mastercard-based implementation initiatives across core retail, commercial, and corporate banking segments within transactional banking environments.
• Develop and manage comprehensive project delivery plans, ensuring execution within defined scope, budget, quality standards, and timelines.
• Oversee risk identification, mitigation strategies, issue resolution, and change control processes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate and align cross-functional teams, including business stakeholders, technical leads, external vendors, and subject matter experts, to ensure cohesive delivery.
• Govern project oversight through structured steering committees, formal governance frameworks, and client-facing progress reporting mechanisms.
• Direct requirements elicitation, gap analysis, and solution design activities to ensure alignment with strategic business objectives.
• Knowledge of merchant onboarding workflows, KYC requirements, and terminal provisioning.
• Ensure seamless integration with existing systems, adherence to regulatory and compliance requirements, and implementation of industry best practices.
• Provide mentorship and leadership to junior project team members, serving as a subject matter expert in core banking transformation.
• Influence senior management and key stakeholder groups to secure alignment, support, and strategic decision-making.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify risks, opportunities, and challenges, and recommend actionable, data-driven solutions.
• Resolve complex delivery challenges independently, operating effectively within an owner-manager culture.
• Utilize advanced proficiency in project and task management tools such as MS Project, JIRA, Confluence, Asana, Go2PPO, ClickUp, and Trello to manage execution and reporting.
• Apply strong financial acumen to interpret business and financial metrics, enabling the identification of strategic insights and value drivers.
• Leverage critical thinking and analytical capabilities to diagnose root causes and formulate innovative, sustainable solutions.
• Facilitate strategic discussions that drive improved decision-making and enhance organizational performance.

 Required Skills & Experience:

• 8-10 years significant experience required in the end-to end management of large-scale strategic (and tactical) projects through the leadership and coordination of a large project team.
• 5+ years of overall IT SDLC and BDLC delivery experience with 8+ years in project management roles.
• Proven ability to work with diverse stakeholders in a local and international payments integration environments.
• Experience in a Portfolio Management Office (PfMO), Program Management Office (PgMO), or Project Management Office (PMO) that involves overseeing and coordinating multiple cross-functional projects that often have interdependencies.

Industry Knowledge:

• At least 10 years’ experience in project or programme management in the financial services sector, with at least one full-cycle project involving a banking license application or major regulatory transformation in South Africa.
• Demonstrated ability to work with executive stakeholders, boards, and business unit departments
• Demonstrated experience in Commercial and Corporate banking processes, products, solutions and operations.
• Solid background in commercial banking and Four-Party Model consultancy engagement, preferably with top-tier card acquiring consulting or system integration firms.
• Strong understanding of core and commercial banking regulations, industry compliance standards, and applied mandates best practices.
• Solid background maintaining high standards of data accuracy, compliance, and operational integrity.
• Understanding of EMVCo specifications for chip-based card transactions.
• Knowledge of PCI DSS, PA-DSS, and other security standards relevant to EMV acquiring.
•  Expected Education:Minimum Requirements:
  • • Bachelor’s Degree in one of the following fields:
      • Business Administration
      • Information Systems
      • Computer Science
      • Engineering
      • Finance
      • Project Management
    • Preferred/Advantageous:
      • Postgraduate Qualification (e.g., Honours, MBA, or Master’s in a relevant field)
      • Professional Certifications:
        • Project Management: PMP (Project Management Professional), PRINCE2, or PMI-ACP
        • Agile & Scrum: Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Agilist
        • Banking & Payments: Certifications in EMV, PCI DSS, or card scheme-specific training (Visa, Mastercard)
        • Technology & Architecture: TOGAF, ITIL, or relevant systems integration credentials

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