Our client is a fast growing family of global brands, focused within several Niche markets. Globally the business has a strong E-Commerce focus. The group is highly acquisitive with further plans to add more partner brands.

Job Description

For our client, this new and exciting role is paramount to their wider growth plans. The business is focusing on the delivery of many strategic programmes, both internally and externally with strategic partners. The IT Programme Manager will take responsibility for delivering multiple projects on budget and to tight time lines, aligning project direction and decision points with key members of different teams.

The IT Programme Manager will:

• Provide essential project management and performance management reports on the status of the programmes.
• Lead and coordinate budgets, forecasts, tasks, schedules, risk management, change management, and status to support effective decisions and project reporting.
• Provide IT and Business stakeholder relationship management at all levels ensuring IT alignment and collaboration with the business for all the above.
• Lead Planning and Execution Management:
  • Set and maintain a regular cadence (e.g. weekly / bi-weekly) for functional high impact project meeting schedule and participants
  • Develop and communicate agenda and facilitate meetings
  • Participate in workstream activities throughout the week as appropriate to augment plans, track upcoming activities/milestones and resolve issues
• Maintain disciplined Project Management:
  • Maintain detailed view of milestones, events, cross-functional dependencies, and timing of activities
  • Maintain project management tools, including: project activity plans / roadmaps, risk tracker, issue log, and change management plan
• Support Global Program Management:
  • Support development and execution of internal/external communications plan
  • Provide summary reports and information to facilitate executive updates
  • In conjunction with IT / Ecommerce Director, lead 30/60/90 day integration progress checks

There is an opportunity for some remote working, but ideally you will be office based in Sandton, Johannesburg.

For more details if this interests you or for more exciting opportunities please email us a copy of your updated CV or contact details  to  recruitment@hraxissa.co.za

If you have not had any response in two weeks please consider your application unsuccessful. Your CV will be kept on file for any further suitable positions.