The Role
Lead end-to-end delivery of software and financial systems projects using Agile methodologies. Coordinate planning, sprints, stakeholders, risks, dependencies, milestones, and delivery teams while ensuring projects meet quality, scope, and timeline requirements. Improve project management workflows and resolve blockers proactively.
Summary Generated by Built In
Location: Johannesburg | Work Type: Hybrid / Remote | Job ID: J107264
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 coordinate the end-to-end planning, implementation, and delivery of software and financial systems projects, ensuring adherence to quality, timeline, and scope standards.
- Drive Agile delivery frameworks across project workstreams, facilitating daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
- Act as the main point of contact for key client stakeholders and internal delivery teams, maintaining open communication channels and providing regular progress updates.
- Proactively monitor project progress against key milestones, identify potential delays early, and implement corrective measures to keep delivery on track.
- Identify, track, and manage project dependencies, risks, and blockers, ensuring swift resolution to support development teams.
- Champion delivery best practices and continually contribute to improving project management workflows and standards.
What our client is looking for:
- A relevant tertiary qualification (Degree or Diploma in IT, Business, or Finance) is preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years of project management experience in financial systems and software development environments.
- Proven hands-on Agile project management experience (Scrum/Kanban).
- Knowledge and experience within the Trust and/or Pension / Retirement Fund industry is a strong advantage.
- Strong critical thinking and proactive problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills across technical and business stakeholders.
- High level of enthusiasm, adaptability, and dedication to successful outcomes.
For a more comprehensive list of opportunities that we have on offer, do visit our website - https://www.parvana.co.uk/careers
Requirements
Project Manager, Financial Systems, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Stakeholder Management, Software Development, Trust Industry, Pension Funds, Risk Management, Delivery
Skills Required
- Minimum 5 years of project management experience in financial systems and software development environments
- Hands-on Agile project management experience
- Experience with Scrum or Kanban
- Strong critical thinking and proactive problem-solving abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills across technical and business stakeholders
- Relevant tertiary qualification in IT, Business, or Finance
- Knowledge or experience in the Trust or Pension/Retirement Fund industry
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The Company
What We Do
Parvana is an IT recruitment agency specializing in connecting top tech talent with leading companies in South Africa and the UK, focusing on software development, finance, and telecommunications.
