Project Manager at Standard Bank Group

Job Description

Standard Bank Group is the largest African banking group by assets offering a full range of banking and related financial services. “Africa is our home, we drive her growth” Our vision is to be the leading financial services organisation in, for and across Africa, delivering exceptional client experiences and superior value.

Job Purpose

The role involves leading and mentoring multiple teams guided by enterprise Agile framework and methodologies to solve complex problems and ensure project goals are met. Key responsibilities include overseeing project management tasks to ensure timely delivery and alignment with strategic goals, facilitating tasks and process to ensure valuable Agile ceremonies, influence team members in realizing their potential across all levels of seniority and driving high performance and guiding the team towards maturity in resolving challenges or issues and remove impediments faced by the team.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

First Degree

Work Experience:

5-7 years of experience in the full Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) leading software teams (3-4 years as a Scrum Master). Deep expertise in Jira and Confluence for planning and coordination using the organization’s enterprise tools.

Total Number of Years’ Experience:

8 years

Licenses and Certifications:

Certified Scrum Master, or equivalent Experience with Kanban, Extreme Programming, and LEAN ways of work Sound knowledge of Agile methodology Project Management certification is a plus

Additional Information

Behavioral Competencies:

Adopting Practical Approaches Articulating Information Directing People Documenting Facts Embracing Change

Technical Competencies:

Project Administration Skills Project Definition Project Management (Project Mgmt) Project Planning Project Reporting