Agile Programme Manager

iOCO

  • Sandton, Johannesburg
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
We are looking for an experienced Agile Programme Manager to lead and manage our Agile projects and programs. The candidate will be responsible for the overall planning, governance, and successful delivery of Software and Business projects/epics into the business and will be reporting to our CEO. The candidate must have practica...POSITION INFO:We are looking for an experienced Agile Programme Manager to lead and manage our Agile projects and programs. The candidate will be responsible for the overall planning, governance, and successful delivery of Software and Business projects/epics into the business and will be reporting to our . The candidate must have practical experience in managing large deliverables (Software and Business implementations) in an agile environment.ÂWhat you’ll do:
  • Liaise and work with the various stakeholders (Including clients) and Business Unit Executive Heads to align the objectives/ outcomes of the assigned program with the Business's overall strategy and goals.
  • Drive program priority across business units.
  • Guide business units on resourcing and structure across Projects/ epic.
  • Ensures all Projects/ Epics have a clear benefit hypothesis/ statement and clear acceptance criteria.
  • Manage the Programme approval and prioritization procedures.
  • Align Programme Deliverables.
  • Coordinate and synchronize Projects/epic-related activities with all stakeholders.
  • Manage the Programme budget.
  • Manage the Programme Risk Register.
  • Defining the program governance (controls).
  • For Software Projects, collaborate with the Software Product Management and System and Solution Architects/
to decompose the project into features and prioritize the features of Agile Release Train (ART) backlogs. * Manage Program Increment (PI) Planning, System Demos, and other SAFe ceremonies.
  • Continuous coaching of SAFe for rollout across additional business units.
  • Understand and report on the progress of the Projects/ epics MVP deliverables with key stakeholders.
  • Continually assesses the viability of the Projects/ epic, leading indicators, and the outcomes defined for the epic.
  • Working closely with Project Managers/Scrum Masters for projects within the program.
  • Working closely with Test Managers for projects within the program.
Your Expertise:
  • 10+ years in Project Management (At least 5 in managing Agile Projects).
  • Experience in managing projects with both physical and digital products.
  • Experience with Scaled Agile Framework Portfolio Management is advantageous.
  • Experience with Office 365 (Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and Excel).
  • Experience with tools like JIRA, MS DevOps, etc.
  • Experience with Design Thinking tools like Miro, Figma, etc.
  • Experience with DevOps and increasing Continuous Integration/ Continuous
  • Deployment maturity is advantageous.
Qualifications Required:
  • Relevant tertiary qualification.
  • Agile Project Management certification (preferably CPAPM or SAFe).
Personal Attributes:
  • Deep understanding of iterative product development methodologies - such as SAFe and scrum methodologies.
  • Ability to work with and influence
teams. * Strong planning, communication (written and verbal), presentation, negotiation, and facilitation skills.
  • Strong leadership and management skills.
  • The ability to manage project/product budgets.
  • The ability to coach business units to manage resource allocation.
  • The ability to find innovative ways to resolve problems.
  • Project Cross Skills would be advantageous (Change Management, Test Analyst, Business Analyst, etc.).
Other information applicable to the opportunity:
  • Permanent position
  • Location: JohannesburgÂ
  • Work environment: Work from home (Office days will be required)
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