Job Description

IQbusiness is hiring experienced Project Managers on a contract basis to lead high-impact projects across multiple industries including Banking/Financial Services, Technology, Telecommunications, and Consulting. We're looking for adaptable, driven professionals who can oversee full project lifecycles—from inception to activation and launch—while effectively managing people, process, and technology.

The Role

As an Intermediate Project Manager, you will be expected to:

Project Initiation

• Identify and engage relevant stakeholders

• Collaborate with clients (executives and delivery teams) to define objectives

• Analyse business value and delivery cadences

• Plan project and shared resource teams and assess capacity

• Estimate costs, define budgets, and identify dependencies

• Analyse and manage program risks (qualitative and quantitative)

• Define and document project metrics and guidance

Project Execution

• Coordinate multiple teams across the program

• Build and maintain stakeholder and team relationships

• Lead communication, support prioritisation, and guide execution

• Oversee administration, procurement processes, and release scheduling

• Track and manage project budgets, risks, and team performance

• Monitor project metrics and overall performance

Project Close-Out

• Manage formal project or phase closure

• Ensure documentation and reporting are completed

• Finalise procurement and off-board project team members

Requirements

Minimum Experience

• 3+ years of Project Management experience across industries such as Financial Services, Technology, and Consulting

• Proven experience with:

  • Financial Services projects: payments, compliance, regulatory initiatives

  • Technology: systems integration, data, business transformation

  • Other areas: PMO functions, scalability, IT systems, finance, and operations

• Advantageous: experience managing multiple teams and concurrent projects

Skills & Competencies

• Strong budget management and stakeholder engagement skills

• Excellent communication, both verbal and written

• Exposure to Agile, Scrum, or alternative project delivery methodologies

• Understanding of business and process analysis

• Able to work in a hybrid model (Client site, IQbusiness office, and remote)

• Open and flexible to contract opportunities

Education & Certifications

• Matric (required)

• Relevant qualification in Project or Programme Management

• Degree or Diploma in Business Management, Computer Science, Business Science, or Engineering (advantageous)

• One or more of the following certifications:

  • PRINCE2 Practitioner

  • PMP (Project Management Professional)

  • Certified Scrum Master

  • SAFe Agilist or Release Train Engineer

Additional Information

As part of our standard hiring process for roles involving access to confidential data and financial systems, the following checks will be conducted:

• Credit history

• Criminal record

• ID verification

• Qualification verification