Project Manager / Transition Manager (5 Month Contract Possible Renewal) South Africa, south-africa
FULL_TIME
Our Client a Global Tech firm is seeking a Project Manager/ Transition Manager to join their team (Hybrid) on a contract for 5 months with possible renewal. We are looking for an experienced Project / Transition Manager to manage and coordinate a portfolio of IT initiatives across application and infrastructure environments. The role requires a hands-on project manager who can take ownership of multiple concurrent activities, coordinate technical and business stakeholders, manage dependencies and risks, and ensure projects or services transition successfully into the operational environment. This is a mid-level delivery role rather than a senior programme management position . The successful candidate should be comfortable working independently while escalating significant risks, decisions and dependencies appropriately. Key Responsibilities Manage multiple small-to-medium IT projects and transition activities concurrently. Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, dependencies and delivery schedules. Coordinate activities across Applications, Infrastructure, End User Computing, Service Management and other IT teams as required. Facilitate project meetings, working sessions and status reviews. Track actions, risks, issues and dependencies through to resolution. Produce clear and concise project status reporting for stakeholders. Coordinate technical resources and ensure delivery activities remain aligned to agreed timelines. Manage stakeholder expectations and maintain regular communication throughout delivery. Support the transition of new or changed services into operational support. Ensure operational readiness requirements such as support arrangements, documentation, access, knowledge transfer and handover activities are completed. Coordinate testing, implementation and go-live readiness activities where applicable. Identify delivery risks early and drive appropriate mitigation actions. Maintain appropriate project governance and project documentation. Experience & Skills Essential Demonstrable experience managing IT projects or service transition activities. Experience across a mixture of application and IT infrastructure projects . Strong planning, coordination and organisational skills. Ability to manage several workstreams or projects simultaneously. Experience managing RAID items: risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies . Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Ability to work effectively with technical teams without needing to be the technical subject-matter expert. Experience coordinating delivery across geographically or functionally distributed teams. Good understanding of the IT project lifecycle and transition into operational support. Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment where priorities may change. Desirable Experience with infrastructure migrations, application implementations, upgrades or service transitions. Understanding of ITIL / IT Service Management principles. Experience working with Service Desk, EUC, Infrastructure and Application Management teams. Familiarity with Agile and traditional/waterfall delivery approaches. Project management certification such as PRINCE2, PMP, AgilePM or equivalent would be beneficial but is not essential. Candidate Profile We are looking for a practical, delivery-focused PM rather than a highly senior programme manager . The ideal candidate will be comfortable getting into the detail, chasing actions, bringing different technical teams together and maintaining momentum across several pieces of work. They should be proactive, organised and pragmatic, with enough technical understanding to work confidently across both application and infrastructure environments. The emphasis is on strong coordination and delivery capability rather than specialist expertise in any particular technology.