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Program Manager

OneCart (Pty) Ltd
Johannesburg Full-day Full-time

Description:

An exciting opportunity has become available!
OneCart is hiring a Program Manager this role is responsible for coordinating a wide range of activities and initiatives for the Product team to attain or achieve certain organizational targets or goals.

Strategic Planning
  • Collaborating with product managers, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to define project goals, objectives, and timelines aligned with the overall product strategy.
Project Management
  • Leading the planning, execution, and monitoring of projects, including defining project scope, allocating resources, managing budgets, and mitigating risks
Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Facilitate communication and collaboration among various teams, such as engineering, design, operations, growth to ensure alignment and smooth execution of projects.
Stakeholder Management
  • Ensure satisfaction among internal and external stakeholders by effectively communicating project status, managing expectations, and addressing concerns or issues promptly.
Performance Measurement and Evaluations
  • Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure program success.
  • Monitor program performance against established metrics and benchmarks.
  • Analyze data and trends to identify areas for improvement and optimization.
Risk Management
  • Identify potential risks and dependencies that may impact program success.
  • Assess the likelihood and potential impact of risks and develop mitigation strategies.
  • Monitor risk triggers and implement contingency plans to minimize disruptions.
Communication and Reporting
  • Communicate program status, updates, and key decisions to stakeholders and leadership
  • Prepare and deliver regular progress reports, presentations, and dashboards.
  • Facilitate cross-functional communication and collaboration to ensure alignment and transparency.
Program Management
  • Lead the Grooming, Planning, Review and Retrospective meetings with project team.
  • Run development sprints, manage JIRA stories for business and track their progress.
  • Track and report project progress to the leadership team.
  • Create and manage weekly & monthly Agile Compliance reports.
  • Work with clients, Ops and IT team for planning & execution of release.
  • Work closely with Development team, Business/Ops & QA teams to ensure story readiness/delivery.
  • Plan and coordinate production deployment along with alignment from all stakeholders.
  • Experience to provide training to the team on the agile methodologies and best practices.
  • Ability to resolve conflict with a continual focus on the Scrum values of openness, honesty, commitment, courage, and respect.
  • Adept at identifying and removing impediments slowing the Development team down, as well as shielding the team from external interruptions and distractions.
  • Experience to provide training to the team on the agile methodologies and best practices.
  • Ability to resolve conflict with a continual focus on the Scrum values of openness, honesty, commitment, courage, and respect.
  • Adept at identifying and removing impediments slowing the Development team down, as well as shielding the team from external interruptions and distractions.
Effective teamwork and Self –Management
  • Maintain a positive attitude
  • Take ownership of driving your career development (skills and knowledge)
  • Plan and priorities, demonstrating abilities to manage competing demands to achieve agreed deliverables
  • Communicate effectively, maintain relationships
  • Follow any lawful and reasonable instruction from your line manager
  • Act as part of the HR team by assisting other members of the team to achieve common goals
  • Consistently live and be an example of the Company’s values
  • Timely reporting of all instances of suspected or proven fraud via the appropriate reporting channel
  • Adherence to the company policies and associated company policies and procedures
Minimum Academic, Professional Qualifications & Experience required for this position
  • Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • 8 - 10 years overall IT experience out of which 2-3 years should be in project or program management.
Working conditions
  • Hybrid office work model
  • You may be required to work overtime work from time to time to meet agreed deadlines.

Requirements:

  • Collaborating with product managers, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to define project goals, objectives, and timelines aligned with the overall product strategy.
  • Leading the planning, execution, and monitoring of projects, including defining project scope, allocating resources, managing budgets, and mitigating risks
  • Facilitate communication and collaboration among various teams, such as engineering, design, operations, growth to ensure alignment and smooth execution of projects.
  • Ensure satisfaction among internal and external stakeholders by effectively communicating project status, managing expectations, and addressing concerns or issues promptly.
  • Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure program success.
  • Monitor program performance against established metrics and benchmarks.
  • Analyze data and trends to identify areas for improvement and optimization.
  • Identify potential risks and dependencies that may impact program success.
  • Assess the likelihood and potential impact of risks and develop mitigation strategies.
  • Monitor risk triggers and implement contingency plans to minimize disruptions.
  • Communicate program status, updates, and key decisions to stakeholders and leadership
  • Prepare and deliver regular progress reports, presentations, and dashboards.
  • Facilitate cross-functional communication and collaboration to ensure alignment and transparency.
  • Lead the Grooming, Planning, Review and Retrospective meetings with project team.
  • Run development sprints, manage JIRA stories for business and track their progress.
  • Track and report project progress to the leadership team.
  • Create and manage weekly & monthly Agile Compliance reports.
  • Work with clients, Ops and IT team for planning & execution of release.
  • Work closely with Development team, Business/Ops & QA teams to ensure story readiness/delivery.
  • Plan and coordinate production deployment along with alignment from all stakeholders.
  • Experience to provide training to the team on the agile methodologies and best practices.
  • Ability to resolve conflict with a continual focus on the Scrum values of openness, honesty, commitment, courage, and respect.
  • Adept at identifying and removing impediments slowing the Development team down, as well as shielding the team from external interruptions and distractions.
  • Experience to provide training to the team on the agile methodologies and best practices.
  • Ability to resolve conflict with a continual focus on the Scrum values of openness, honesty, commitment, courage, and respect.
  • Adept at identifying and removing impediments slowing the Development team down, as well as shielding the team from external interruptions and distractions.
  • Maintain a positive attitude
  • Take ownership of driving your career development (skills and knowledge)
  • Plan and priorities, demonstrating abilities to manage competing demands to achieve agreed deliverables
  • Communicate effectively, maintain relationships
  • Follow any lawful and reasonable instruction from your line manager
  • Act as part of the HR team by assisting other members of the team to achieve common goals
  • Consistently live and be an example of the Company’s values
  • Timely reporting of all instances of suspected or proven fraud via the appropriate reporting channel
  • Adherence to the company policies and associated company policies and procedures
  • Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • 8 - 10 years overall IT experience out of which 2-3 years should be in project or program management.
  • Hybrid office work model
  • You may be required to work overtime work from time to time to meet agreed deadlines.
24 Apr 2025;   from: careers24.com

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