IT PROGRAMME MANAGER I/IT PROGRAMME MANAGER II

at  Sanlam

WHO ARE WE?

Sanlam Private Wealth crafts customised investment portfolios for high net worth private clients, charitable institutions, trusts and corporate entities.
With assets under management and administration of more than R151 billion, we offer a comprehensive and integrated suite of wealth management solutions. These include equity, retirement and offshore investment portfolios, fiduciary and tax services, an equity-backed finance offering, a global stockbroking service and derivatives trading.
At Sanlam Private Wealth, our clients are at the core of everything we do. For this reason, we employ people with passion – individuals who thrive in an entrepreneurial, high-energy environment.
Sanlam Private Wealth is part of the Sanlam Investments Group, a leading investment and wealth management business in South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia and Europe.

Qualification and experience

• Relevant Degree or Diploma and/or required Certification
• 5+ years related programme management experience at senior level
• Investment or asset management industry knowledge.
• Experience in AGILE methodologies will be advantageou

Knowledge and skills

• Proven experience as programme manager at senior management level.
• Strong project management and planning skills.
• Ability to integrate various areas such as Business Architecture, processes, digital etc. into a cohesive operational process and plan that will enhance the client experience.
• Knowledge of project budget and resource allocatio

• Work closely with the relevant Business Owner to understand their vision and target project roadmap
• Unpack the detail behind high-level prioritised projects and define an implementable project roadmap (“the program”) which is then actively driven out by the PMO team
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with the Business and System Owner/s
• Liaise with capability leads to secure the required resource allocation for effective project delivery in advance
• Oversee delivery of the projects being run by other project managers
• Consolidate and review the weekly project status reporting, ensuring consistency and overall quality
• Identify and manage program interdependencies
• Prepare adequately and present knowledgeably at the weekly status meetings
• Play the role of project manager on individual projects as required and as appropriate
• Responsible for being the single point of contact for specific third party areas (eg Sanlam Group PMO, vendors)
• Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SME’s, project managers and senior staff members
• Conduct scope and change request management with dependency identification and management.
• Ensure 100% adherence to audit and governance requirements
• Track and manage projects against budget
• Plan and manage performance, skills development, employment equity, talent and culture of team in order to improve innovation, achieve efficiencies and increase competencies
• Understanding of how to work with AGILE software delivery teams

What will make you successful in this role?

• Behave ethically: Understand ethical behaviour and business practices, and ensure that own behaviour and the behaviour of others is consistent with these standards and aligns with the values of the organization
• Build relationships: Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the organization.
• Creativity/Innovation: Develop new and unique ways to improve operations of the organization and to create new opportunities.
• Focus on client needs: Anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of internal and external clients to meet or exceed their expectations within the organizational parameters.
• Fostering teamwork: Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness.
• Organising and planning: Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details, data, information and activities.
• Problem solving: Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem.

Qualification and experience

• Relevant Degree or Diploma and/or required Certification
• 5+ years related programme management experience at senior level
• Investment or asset management industry knowledge.
• Experience in AGILE methodologies will be advantageous

Personal qualities

• Critical and strategic thinker
• Creative and innovative
• Analytical and detail-oriented
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a cross-functional team
• Adaptable, functions well in a changing environment
• Sound budget management and project management skills

Knowledge and skills

• Proven experience as programme manager at senior management level.
• Strong project management and planning skills.
• Ability to integrate various areas such as Business Architecture, processes, digital etc. into a cohesive operational process and plan that will enhance the client experience.
• Knowledge of project budget and resource allocation