537 Program Management jobs in South Africa

Overview

As the Agile Delivery Lead, you ensure the successful implementation and delivery of value for transformative end-to-end Agile client engagements. You will lead program or portfolio level processes and execution while focusing on continuous improvement and optimizing the productivity of the team. You will manage globally distributed teams to deliver successful software outputs and meaningful business outcomes for clients while influencing change and effectively communicating with all levels of the organization.

Your Impact:

• Lead delivery of Agile engagements across different programs according to the product landscape to deliver best in class outcomes for clients
• Ensure program or portfolio success by defining the most suitable method for the engagement delivery
• Guide the team on product engineering and ensure evidence-based continuous improvement of value, flow, and quality-focused on delivering value to end-customers early and often
• Help clients plan, evolve, and formulate a customer-focused digital business transformation (DBT) strategy; seed, estimate, and facilitate budget planning for value-based DBT engagements
• Track and evaluate the delivery metrics of the product teams within the engagement and drive continuous improvement to improve flow, quality, and value realization
• Partner with clients to achieve their business transformation outcomes by guiding internal leaders and external senior stakeholders on agile methods, engineering transformation, digital strategy, computational design, service design, DPI, innovation frameworks, and other digital business transformation methods and approaches
• Create a positive team environment where autonomy, mastery, and purpose are at the fore by promoting coaching, individual development, and high-performance standards
• Drive a culture of value-based delivery and self-organization, and empowerment that will maximize the value of client business outcomes created by the team
• Contribute to the development of the Agile Project Management Domain and community through training/mentoring others, knowledge sharing, and leveraging of best practices
• Articulate engagement commercial metrics including client outcomes, leakage, burn rate, revenue & margins, etc. to support account health and drive account-level planning within the industry vertical
• Lead writing and proposal sales efforts; sell Publicis Sapient value proposition

Your Skills & Experience:

• Experience with a distributed delivery model, leading diverse teams, and collaborating in a multi-cultural environment
• IT experience in leading high performing teams in Agile/Scrum/SAFe constructs in consulting environment
• Strategic and forward-thinking with a deep understanding of and thought leadership in technology, project-delivery, and one or more industry verticals
• Demonstrated experience navigating a large organization, showcasing the ability to influence with storytelling and data
• Comfortable presenting to C-level executives as well as senior business and technology leaders
• Knowledge of client context and client engagement guidelines including organizational sensitivities to consistently look for new solutions
• Demonstrated ability in defining, evolving and executing Agile maturity assessments; deep exposure to various frameworks on engineering/agile maturity frameworks
• Knowledge of best practices in design thinking/user-centered design (e.g., user research, hypothesis-driven development, prototyping, and usability testing)
• Strong conflict resolution skills
• Effective leadership, analytical skills, and negotiation skills

• Fostering innovation and creative problem solving backed by a strategic fact-base
• A passion for creating unprecedented customer experiences and innovative digital businesses
• Experience in creating high-performance delivery organizations
• Published thought leadership that pushes an industry leading POV on industry sector, technology, delivery, or organizational evolution
• Deep experience in one or more of our industry verticals
• CSM, CPSO, SAFe certified

Overview

As the Agile Delivery Lead, you ensure the successful implementation and delivery of value for transformative end-to-end Agile client engagements. You will lead program or portfolio level processes and execution while focusing on continuous improvement and optimizing the productivity of the team. You will manage globally distributed teams to deliver successful software outputs and meaningful business outcomes for clients while influencing change and effectively communicating with all levels of the organization

Your Impact:

• Lead delivery of Agile engagements across different programs according to the product landscape to deliver best in class outcomes for clients
• Ensure program or portfolio success by defining the most suitable method for the engagement delivery
• Guide the team on product engineering and ensure evidence-based continuous improvement of value, flow, and quality-focused on delivering value to end-customers early and often
• Help clients plan, evolve, and formulate a customer-focused digital business transformation (DBT) strategy; seed, estimate, and facilitate budget planning for value-based DBT engagements
• Track and evaluate the delivery metrics of the product teams within the engagement and drive continuous improvement to improve flow, quality, and value realization
• Partner with clients to achieve their business transformation outcomes by guiding internal leaders and external senior stakeholders on agile methods, engineering transformation, digital strategy, computational design, service design, DPI, innovation frameworks, and other digital business transformation methods and approaches
• Create a positive team environment where autonomy, mastery, and purpose are at the fore by promoting coaching, individual development, and high-performance standards
• Drive a culture of value-based delivery and self-organization, and empowerment that will maximize the value of client business outcomes created by the team
• Contribute to the development of the Agile Project Management Domain and community through training/mentoring others, knowledge sharing, and leveraging of best practices
• Articulate engagement commercial metrics including client outcomes, leakage, burn rate, revenue & margins, etc. to support account health and drive account-level planning within the industry vertical
• Lead writing and proposal sales efforts; sell Publicis Sapient value proposition

Your Skills & Experience:

• Experience with a distributed delivery model, leading diverse teams, and collaborating in a multi-cultural environment
• IT experience in leading high performing teams in Agile/Scrum/SAFe constructs in consulting environment
• Strategic and forward-thinking with a deep understanding of and thought leadership in technology, project-delivery, and one or more industry verticals
• Demonstrated experience navigating a large organization, showcasing the ability to influence with storytelling and data
• Comfortable presenting to C-level executives as well as senior business and technology leaders
• Knowledge of client context and client engagement guidelines including organizational sensitivities to consistently look for new solutions
• Demonstrated ability in defining, evolving and executing Agile maturity assessments; deep exposure to various frameworks on engineering/agile maturity frameworks
• Knowledge of best practices in design thinking/user-centered design (e.g., user research, hypothesis-driven development, prototyping, and usability testing)
• Strong conflict resolution skills
• Effective leadership, analytical skills, and negotiation skills
• Set Yourself Apart With:

Set Yourself Apart With:

• Fostering innovation and creative problem solving backed by a strategic fact-base
• A passion for creating unprecedented customer experiences and innovative digital businesses
• Experience in creating high-performance delivery organizations
• Published thought leadership that pushes an industry leading POV on industry sector, technology, delivery, or organizational evolution
• Deep experience in one or more of our industry verticals
• CSM, CPSO, SAFe certified

Senior Manager, Program Management South Africa

Join to apply for the Senior Manager, Program Management South Africa role at Publicis Sapient .

As the Agile Delivery Lead, you ensure the successful implementation and delivery of value for transformative end-to-end Agile client engagements. You will lead program or portfolio level processes and execution while focusing on continuous improvement and optimizing the productivity of the team. You will manage globally distributed teams to deliver successful software outputs and meaningful business outcomes for clients while influencing change and effectively communicating with all levels of the organization.

• Experience with a distributed delivery model, leading diverse teams, and collaborating in a multi-cultural environment
• IT experience in leading high performing teams in Agile/Scrum/SAFe constructs in consulting environment
• Strategic and forward-thinking with a deep understanding of and thought leadership in technology, project-delivery, and one or more industry verticals
• Demonstrated experience navigating a large organization, showcasing the ability to influence with storytelling and data
• Comfortable presenting to C-level executives as well as senior business and technology leaders
• Knowledge of client context and client engagement guidelines including organizational sensitivities to consistently look for new solutions
• Demonstrated ability in defining, evolving and executing Agile maturity assessments; deep exposure to various frameworks on engineering/agile maturity frameworks
• Knowledge of best practices in design thinking/user-centered design (e.g., user research, hypothesis-driven development, prototyping, and usability testing)
• Strong conflict resolution skills
• Effective leadership, analytical skills, and negotiation skills

• Fostering innovation and creative problem solving backed by a strategic fact-base
• A passion for creating unprecedented customer experiences and innovative digital businesses
• Experience in creating high-performance delivery organizations
• Published thought leadership that pushes an industry leading POV on industry sector, technology, delivery, or organizational evolution
• Deep experience in one or more of our industry verticals
• CSM, CPSO, SAFe certified

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Working within the Solution Delivery team, implementing customer projects, ranging from Office 365, Azure and network migrations to Mimecast setups. Working with cutting edge technology, providing best in breed solutions, and supporting implementations from start to finish. You will be responsible for your own workload, having ownership of projects; from scoping, through implementation and go live, ensuring delivery to agreed timelines and to a high-quality standard. Part of the role involves working alongside consultants and solution architects to perform user / device migrations and end-user project support amongst others.

• Joining the projects team working technically on deployments and migrations
• End-user and device migrations / project support.
• The role will involve delivery of projects start to finish, and liaising with the customer
• Strong communication and time management skills are therefore required in addition to the technical experience
• Scoping of technical project requirements and creation of project related documentation such as SoW’s, and technical handover documents
• Handing over to support teams for BAU
• Updating of project statusesin internal project management system
• Provide exceptional service - you will conduct yourself in a helpful and proactive manner ensuring clients concerns are listened to and addressed accordingly

• Prioritise multiple responsibilities and deliver on commitments, must be comfortable working in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Ability to operate with minimal guidance; must be able to exercise sound judgement and decision making in challenging situations
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking capabilities
• Ability to work under pressure and respond to tight deadlines
• Ability to use own initiative and work in a methodical manner
• You will be counted on to manage your own workload in a timely and professional manner dealing with all manner of queries

• Outgoing personality.
• Prepared to take ownership of a task and see it through to the end.
• Vendor knowledge with Sophos, Mimecast and Acronis.
• Microsoft MS-102 (Microsoft 365 Administrator)
• Microsoft AZ-104 (Azure Administrator Associate)
• Microsoft MD-102 (Endpoint Administrator Associate)

• Experience working on projects
• Previous experience working within IT solutions / MSP industry
• 3rdline technical experience or equivalent
• Office365 migrations (Email / SharePoint etc)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Intune, Defender, Entra ID
• Networking (Firewalls, Switches, LAN, VLAN, DNS)
• Windows Server (Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, Exchange)

• Risk cover; covering Life Cover, Critical Illness Cover, funeral benefits and some Disability benefits
• 22 days holiday Balance PLUS UK Bank Holidays - with increased annual leave based on length of service
• 5% allowance based on basic salary that can be towards Medical Aid.
• UPS provided to assist with load shedding (2-4hrs power for a laptop)
• Babble issued laptop
• Annual Company Celebrations

• Your location will be home based, and you will require stable internet connection.
• It will be your responsibility to have a solution in place to mitigate loadshedding to ensure you are able to work your normal shifts effectively, working from a public space is not deemed a acceptable solution.
• As a home worker we expect you to have a suitable work set up, desk and a chair in a quiet space.

We want to fill this role quickly, but we want to get the right person. The recruitment process will consist of a screening call. If you proceed past this then you will have an interview over Teamsand possibly a follow up interview and competency testing depending on the role requirements.

Direct Candidates Only

Babble | Leading UK Cloud Solutions Provider

Overview

Join Our Dynamic Team as a Project Delivery Engineer!

Are you passionate about technology? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment? At Babble, we’re on a mission to tobeourcustomer’smosttrustedadvisorforcloud-basedtechnologies. We’re looking for passionate and talented individuals to join our dynamic team. If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

Working within the Solution Delivery team, implementing customer projects, ranging from Office 365, Azure and network migrations to Mimecast setups. Working with cutting edge technology, providing best in breed solutions, and supporting implementations from start to finish. You will be responsible for your own workload, having ownership of projects; from scoping, through implementation and go live, ensuring delivery to agreed timelines and to a high-quality standard. Part of the role involves working alongside consultants and solution architects to perform user / device migrations and end-user project support amongst others.

• Joining the projects team working technically on deployments and migrations
• End-user and device migrations / project support.
• The role will involve delivery of projects start to finish, and liaising with the customer
• Strong communication and time management skills are therefore required in addition to the technical experience
• Scoping of technical project requirements and creation of project related documentation such as SoW’s, and technical handover documents
• Handing over to support teams for BAU
• Updating of project statusesin internal project management system
• Provide exceptional service - you will conduct yourself in a helpful and proactive manner ensuring clients concerns are listened to and addressed accordingly

• Prioritise multiple responsibilities and deliver on commitments, must be comfortable working in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Ability to operate with minimal guidance; must be able to exercise sound judgement and decision making in challenging situations
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking capabilities
• Ability to work under pressure and respond to tight deadlines
• Ability to use own initiative and work in a methodical manner
• You will be counted on to manage your own workload in a timely and professional manner dealing with all manner of queries

• Outgoing personality.
• Prepared to take ownership of a task and see it through to the end.
• Vendor knowledge with Sophos, Mimecast and Acronis.
• Microsoft MS-102 (Microsoft 365 Administrator)
• Microsoft AZ-104 (Azure Administrator Associate)
• Microsoft MD-102 (Endpoint Administrator Associate)

• Experience working on projects
• Previous experience working within IT solutions / MSP industry
• 3rdline technical experience or equivalent
• Office365 migrations (Email / SharePoint etc)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Intune, Defender, Entra ID
• Networking (Firewalls, Switches, LAN, VLAN, DNS)
• Windows Server (Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, Exchange)

• Risk cover; covering Life Cover, Critical Illness Cover, funeral benefits and some Disability benefits
• 22 days holiday Balance PLUS UK Bank Holidays - with increased annual leave based on length of service
• 5% allowance based on basic salary that can be towards Medical Aid.
• UPS provided to assist with load shedding (2-4hrs power for a laptop)
• Babble issued laptop
• Annual Company Celebrations

• Your location will be home based, and you will require stable internet connection.
• It will be your responsibility to have a solution in place to mitigate loadshedding to ensure you are able to work your normal shifts effectively, working from a public space is not deemed a acceptable solution.
• As a home worker we expect you to have a suitable work set up, desk and a chair in a quiet space.

We want to fill this role quickly, but we want to get the right person. The recruitment process will consist of a screening call. If you proceed past this then you will have an interview over Teamsand possibly a follow up interview and competency testing depending on the role requirements.

Direct Candidates Only

Babble | Leading UK Cloud Solutions Provider

Overview

Join Our Dynamic Team as a Project Delivery Engineer!

Are you passionate about technology? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment? At Babble, we’re on a mission to tobeourcustomer’smosttrustedadvisorforcloud-basedtechnologies. We’re looking for passionate and talented individuals to join our dynamic team. If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

Working within the Solution Delivery team, implementing customer projects, ranging from Office 365, Azure and network migrations to Mimecast setups. Working with cutting edge technology, providing best in breed solutions, and supporting implementations from start to finish. You will be responsible for your own workload, having ownership of projects; from scoping, through implementation and go live, ensuring delivery to agreed timelines and to a high-quality standard. Part of the role involves working alongside consultants and solution architects to perform user / device migrations and end-user project support amongst others.

• Joining the projects team working technically on deployments and migrations
• End-user and device migrations / project support.
• The role will involve delivery of projects start to finish, and liaising with the customer
• Strong communication and time management skills are therefore required in addition to the technical experience
• Scoping of technical project requirements and creation of project related documentation such as SoW’s, and technical handover documents
• Handing over to support teams for BAU
• Updating of project statusesin internal project management system
• Provide exceptional service - you will conduct yourself in a helpful and proactive manner ensuring clients concerns are listened to and addressed accordingly

• Prioritise multiple responsibilities and deliver on commitments, must be comfortable working in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Ability to operate with minimal guidance; must be able to exercise sound judgement and decision making in challenging situations
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking capabilities
• Ability to work under pressure and respond to tight deadlines
• Ability to use own initiative and work in a methodical manner
• You will be counted on to manage your own workload in a timely and professional manner dealing with all manner of queries

• Outgoing personality.
• Prepared to take ownership of a task and see it through to the end.
• Vendor knowledge with Sophos, Mimecast and Acronis.
• Microsoft MS-102 (Microsoft 365 Administrator)
• Microsoft AZ-104 (Azure Administrator Associate)
• Microsoft MD-102 (Endpoint Administrator Associate)

• Experience working on projects
• Previous experience working within IT solutions / MSP industry
• 3rdline technical experience or equivalent
• Office365 migrations (Email / SharePoint etc)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Intune, Defender, Entra ID
• Networking (Firewalls, Switches, LAN, VLAN, DNS)
• Windows Server (Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, Exchange)

• Risk cover; covering Life Cover, Critical Illness Cover, funeral benefits and some Disability benefits
• 22 days holiday Balance PLUS UK Bank Holidays - with increased annual leave based on length of service
• 5% allowance based on basic salary that can be towards Medical Aid.
• UPS provided to assist with load shedding (2-4hrs power for a laptop)
• Babble issued laptop
• Annual Company Celebrations

• Your location will be home based, and you will require stable internet connection.
• It will be your responsibility to have a solution in place to mitigate loadshedding to ensure you are able to work your normal shifts effectively, working from a public space is not deemed a acceptable solution.
• As a home worker we expect you to have a suitable work set up, desk and a chair in a quiet space.

We want to fill this role quickly, but we want to get the right person. The recruitment process will consist of a screening call. If you proceed past this then you will have an interview over Teamsand possibly a follow up interview and competency testing depending on the role requirements.

Direct Candidates Only

Babble | Leading UK Cloud Solutions Provider

Overview

Join Our Dynamic Team as a Project Delivery Engineer!

Are you passionate about technology? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment? At Babble, we’re on a mission to tobeourcustomer’smosttrustedadvisorforcloud-basedtechnologies. We’re looking for passionate and talented individuals to join our dynamic team. If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

Working within the Solution Delivery team, implementing customer projects, ranging from Office 365, Azure and network migrations to Mimecast setups. Working with cutting edge technology, providing best in breed solutions, and supporting implementations from start to finish. You will be responsible for your own workload, having ownership of projects; from scoping, through implementation and go live, ensuring delivery to agreed timelines and to a high-quality standard. Part of the role involves working alongside consultants and solution architects to perform user / device migrations and end-user project support amongst others.

• Joining the projects team working technically on deployments and migrations
• End-user and device migrations / project support.
• The role will involve delivery of projects start to finish, and liaising with the customer
• Strong communication and time management skills are therefore required in addition to the technical experience
• Scoping of technical project requirements and creation of project related documentation such as SoW’s, and technical handover documents
• Handing over to support teams for BAU
• Updating of project statusesin internal project management system
• Provide exceptional service - you will conduct yourself in a helpful and proactive manner ensuring clients concerns are listened to and addressed accordingly

• Prioritise multiple responsibilities and deliver on commitments, must be comfortable working in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Ability to operate with minimal guidance; must be able to exercise sound judgement and decision making in challenging situations
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking capabilities
• Ability to work under pressure and respond to tight deadlines
• Ability to use own initiative and work in a methodical manner
• You will be counted on to manage your own workload in a timely and professional manner dealing with all manner of queries

• Outgoing personality.
• Prepared to take ownership of a task and see it through to the end.
• Vendor knowledge with Sophos, Mimecast and Acronis.
• Microsoft MS-102 (Microsoft 365 Administrator)
• Microsoft AZ-104 (Azure Administrator Associate)
• Microsoft MD-102 (Endpoint Administrator Associate)

• Experience working on projects
• Previous experience working within IT solutions / MSP industry
• 3rdline technical experience or equivalent
• Office365 migrations (Email / SharePoint etc)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Intune, Defender, Entra ID
• Networking (Firewalls, Switches, LAN, VLAN, DNS)
• Windows Server (Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, Exchange)

• Risk cover; covering Life Cover, Critical Illness Cover, funeral benefits and some Disability benefits
• 22 days holiday Balance PLUS UK Bank Holidays - with increased annual leave based on length of service
• 5% allowance based on basic salary that can be towards Medical Aid.
• UPS provided to assist with load shedding (2-4hrs power for a laptop)
• Babble issued laptop
• Annual Company Celebrations

• Your location will be home based, and you will require stable internet connection.
• It will be your responsibility to have a solution in place to mitigate loadshedding to ensure you are able to work your normal shifts effectively, working from a public space is not deemed a acceptable solution.
• As a home worker we expect you to have a suitable work set up, desk and a chair in a quiet space.

We want to fill this role quickly, but we want to get the right person. The recruitment process will consist of a screening call. If you proceed past this then you will have an interview over Teamsand possibly a follow up interview and competency testing depending on the role requirements.

Direct Candidates Only

Babble | Leading UK Cloud Solutions Provider

Overview

Join Our Dynamic Team as a Project Delivery Engineer!

Are you passionate about technology? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment? At Babble, we’re on a mission to tobeourcustomer’smosttrustedadvisorforcloud-basedtechnologies. We’re looking for passionate and talented individuals to join our dynamic team. If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

Working within the Solution Delivery team, implementing customer projects, ranging from Office 365, Azure and network migrations to Mimecast setups. Working with cutting edge technology, providing best in breed solutions, and supporting implementations from start to finish. You will be responsible for your own workload, having ownership of projects; from scoping, through implementation and go live, ensuring delivery to agreed timelines and to a high-quality standard. Part of the role involves working alongside consultants and solution architects to perform user / device migrations and end-user project support amongst others.

• Joining the projects team working technically on deployments and migrations
• End-user and device migrations / project support.
• The role will involve delivery of projects start to finish, and liaising with the customer
• Strong communication and time management skills are therefore required in addition to the technical experience
• Scoping of technical project requirements and creation of project related documentation such as SoW’s, and technical handover documents
• Handing over to support teams for BAU
• Updating of project statusesin internal project management system
• Provide exceptional service - you will conduct yourself in a helpful and proactive manner ensuring clients concerns are listened to and addressed accordingly

• Prioritise multiple responsibilities and deliver on commitments, must be comfortable working in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Ability to operate with minimal guidance; must be able to exercise sound judgement and decision making in challenging situations
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking capabilities
• Ability to work under pressure and respond to tight deadlines
• Ability to use own initiative and work in a methodical manner
• You will be counted on to manage your own workload in a timely and professional manner dealing with all manner of queries

• Outgoing personality.
• Prepared to take ownership of a task and see it through to the end.
• Vendor knowledge with Sophos, Mimecast and Acronis.
• Microsoft MS-102 (Microsoft 365 Administrator)
• Microsoft AZ-104 (Azure Administrator Associate)
• Microsoft MD-102 (Endpoint Administrator Associate)

• Experience working on projects
• Previous experience working within IT solutions / MSP industry
• 3rdline technical experience or equivalent
• Office365 migrations (Email / SharePoint etc)
• Knowledge of Microsoft Intune, Defender, Entra ID
• Networking (Firewalls, Switches, LAN, VLAN, DNS)
• Windows Server (Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, Exchange)

• Risk cover; covering Life Cover, Critical Illness Cover, funeral benefits and some Disability benefits
• 22 days holiday Balance PLUS UK Bank Holidays - with increased annual leave based on length of service
• 5% allowance based on basic salary that can be towards Medical Aid.
• UPS provided to assist with load shedding (2-4hrs power for a laptop)
• Babble issued laptop
• Annual Company Celebrations

• Your location will be home based, and you will require stable internet connection.
• It will be your responsibility to have a solution in place to mitigate loadshedding to ensure you are able to work your normal shifts effectively, working from a public space is not deemed a acceptable solution.
• As a home worker we expect you to have a suitable work set up, desk and a chair in a quiet space.

We want to fill this role quickly, but we want to get the right person. The recruitment process will consist of a screening call. If you proceed past this then you will have an interview over Teamsand possibly a follow up interview and competency testing depending on the role requirements.

Direct Candidates Only

Babble | Leading UK Cloud Solutions Provider