🚀 We’re Hiring: Project Programme Manager – Lesaka
Location: Johannesburg
Department: Operations
Reports to: Executive Head: BPMO
Occ Level: Professionally Qualified / Mid Management

⭐ About the Company
Lesaka empowers underserviced Southern African consumers and merchants to fulfil their potential by delivering innovative financial services and other business services focussed on their specific needs.
We leverage our proprietary banking, payment and software technology to deliver responsible, efficient, and scalable software solutions to our customers.

💼 Role Overview
The Project Programme Manager is responsible for leading, coordinating, and delivering a portfolio of projects that collectively achieve strategic business objectives. This role ensures alignment between projects, manages cross-functional dependencies, oversees governance, and drives consistent execution across the programme lifecycle.

🔍 Key Responsibilities

1. Programme Leadership & Strategy
   • Define the overall programme roadmap, objectives, and success metrics.
   • Ensure alignment of programme outcomes with organisational strategy and business priorities.
   • Provide leadership and guidance to project managers and cross-functional teams.

2. Planning & Execution
   • Develop and maintain an integrated programme plan, including scope, timelines, resource allocation, and risks.
   • Oversee delivery of multiple concurrent projects, ensuring consistent standards and methodologies are applied.
   • Monitor progress, resolve issues, and manage interdependencies across workstreams.

3. Governance & Reporting
   • Establish programme governance structures, steering committees, and escalation pathways.
   • Produce regular programme reports, status updates, dashboards, and executive-level presentations.
   • Ensure compliance with organisational policies, controls, and quality standards.

4. Stakeholder Management
   • Engage and manage key stakeholders across business units.
   • Facilitate communication between executive leadership, project teams, and external partners.
   • Ensure stakeholder expectations are understood, aligned, and proactively managed.

5. Risk, Issue & Change Management
   • Identify, assess, and mitigate programme-level risks and issues.
   • Manage change requests and evaluate their impact on timeline, scope, and cost.
   • Implement corrective actions where required and escalate concerns as appropriate.

6. Resource & Budget Management
   • Manage programme budget, forecasting, cost reporting, and financial controls.
   • Allocate resources effectively across projects and negotiate support from functional areas.
   • Oversee external vendors and third-party partners where applicable.

7. Continuous Improvement
   • Promote best practices, continuous improvement, and standardisation of project management methodologies.
   • Conduct post-implementation reviews and integrate lessons learned into future programmes.

🎓 Required Qualifications & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Project Management, Engineering, IT, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience managing complex, cross-functional projects or programmes.
• Proven experience in leading large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Professional certifications beneficial (e.g., PMP, PgMP, Prince2, Agile, SAFe).

🧠 Key Competencies
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to translate vision into actionable plans.
• High level of financial and analytical capability.
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and negotiation skills.
• Adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced environment.

🔗 Ready to Lead High‑Impact Programmes at Lesaka?
🔥 Step into a strategic leadership role that drives transformation across the organisation.
If you meet the requirements and are excited about leading complex, high‑visibility programmes, we encourage you to apply today.
Don’t wait — this is your opportunity to make a measurable impact in a dynamic and fast‑growing environment.
📩 Apply now or share this opportunity with someone exceptional!

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