Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across and down multiple business and technology organizations.
Strong experience presenting to executive sponsors and demonstrated communication skills, both written and verbal with technical and non-technical team members, at all levels of management.
Defines the Statement of Work and Specifications for the requested project work.
Owns the full project lifecycle which entails successful project delivery including full implementation from initiation to deployment for one large and complex project or several minor initiatives simultaneously.
Manages all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives.
Participates in establishing practices, templates, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization.
Prepares estimates and detailed project plans for all phases of the project.
Works in collaboration with Team Leads to procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes.
Demonstrates a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices.
Understands interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs.
Manages project scope and changes with all stakeholders and teams on the ground effectively.
Acts as an internal quality control check for the project.
Manages a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business.
Reports on project success criteria results, metrics, test and deployment management activities.
Determines the frequency and content of status reports from the project and program team, analyse results and troubleshoot problem areas.
Provides status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership.
Defines success criteria and disseminates them to the involved parties throughout the project and program life cycle.
Identifies and develops trusted adviser relationships with project stakeholders and sponsors.
Delivers appropriate, consistent and effective executive level communication throughout the project life cycle.
Develops and maintains a good understanding of BETs stakeholder landscape, interactions and linkages across the organization and its potential future movement.
Builds and maintain positive relationships with internal peers and other team members, in ways that help to deliver the company strategy as a whole.
Develops a position as a leader among one or more external networks and use this to maximise BET Software’s influence and credibility.
Team management
Leads direct and indirect reports for the successful management of the allocated product (i.e., seconded team members)
Ensures that the cross functional team is aligned with the company’s strategy and working towards achieving the strategy.
Ensures the team is appropriately resourced and members are equipped with the requisite skill required for both current and future projects.
Support and/or develop a training and career development plan for each team member.
Collaboratively works with Team members to set performance goals and measures
Conducts regular performance discussions with the team to facilitate a culture of growth.
Facilitates mentoring and coaching as required.
Oversees all aspects of the team by facilitating and resolving issues through effective problem solving and communication skills.
Maintain a current and future skill matrix for the team.
Create a culture for teams that are aligned to the platforms and BET values.
Living our spirit
Actively drives a culture of collaboration and open communication within the team.
Actively promotes authenticity and drives the spirit of diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging within the team.
Actively drives a culture of versatility and adaptability by modelling and encouraging team members to support each other not only within the department, but within BET Software as a whole.
Actively become a change agent and drive continuous learning within the team thus ensuring that the team approaches all tasks or challenges with enthusiasm and proactivity.
Bachelor’s degree/ National Diploma.
Relevant Project Management Certifications PMP, Prince II, Scrum Master.
At least 5 years of project management experience, specifically software development projects.
At least 5years’ of experience with full product lifecycle with an understanding of development lifecycle and various technology methodologies that support that lifecycle.
Advanced level of proficiency with MS Project, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and SharePoint with experience presenting to stakeholders and/or Senior Leadership.
Excellent experience in Software Development Lifecycle Methodologies such as Agile, SCRUM, Waterfall, Kanban, etc.
Tools: MS Project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint; CA Clarity PPM, MS TFS/Azure DevOps, Dynatrace.
High levels of influence.