Contract
Senior Project Manager (Banking/Finance Systems)
Johannesburg, Gauteng
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About this role
Employer: Praesignis (Pty) Ltd
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to support a large-scale Finance Modernisation Programme within a leading financial institution. This is a multi-stream, enterprise-wide initiative focused on transforming finance systems, including subledger, reporting, and cloud-based ledger optimisation.
The successful candidate will manage key project streams end-to-end, working closely with business and technical stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and manage multiple project streams within the Finance Modernisation Programme.
* Deliver end-to-end project execution (requirements → design → build → test → deployment).
* Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.
* Manage RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and ensure proactive mitigation.
* Ensure alignment with PMO governance, reporting standards and stage gates.
* Facilitate Agile ceremonies, design workshops, and stakeholder meetings.
* Drive stakeholder engagement across business, finance and technical teams.
* Manage vendors and implementation partners to ensure delivery against SLAs.
* Provide regular status reporting to steering committees and executive stakeholders.
* Ensure quality control, deliverable signoffs and implementation readiness.
* Support change management, training coordination and user adoption.
* Oversee transition to business-as-usual and post-implementation reviews.
Minimum Requirements
* Proven experience delivering enterprise-level projects within a financial services or banking environment.
* Strong understanding of finance systems and processes.
* Experience managing complex, multi-stream programmes.
* Hands-on experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
* Strong stakeholder management across business and technical teams.
* Experience working with vendors and external delivery partners.
Advantageous
* Experience in finance system transformation or modernisation programmes.
* Exposure to cloud migration (Finance systems preferred).
* Experience in large-scale enterprise or banking environments.