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In addition to this we have enjoyed considerable success in Australia and other part\nDuties & Responsibilities\nLocation: Cape Town | Work Type: Hybrid | Job ID: J107288\n\nAbout our client:\nOur client is a global investment advisory firm focusing on long-term value creation through investment strategies. They work with a diverse group of institutional partners and pride themselves on their collaborative, sustainable, inclusive culture and performance. You are welcome to go into the office daily or to take advantage of their hybrid in-office / remote benefit. This company places significant investment in employee wellness, their benefits which are on top of generous basic salaries, are industry leading in their generosity. Our client is large, offering fantastic career development opportunities but also very dynamic, they track as many metrics as possible in order to continuously improve - they spare no expense on the tools to do so. Automation, AI and R&D are pillars of their business framework which ensures you should never be at risk of falling behind or getting stuck working with old legacy software. Culturally they are very cosmopolitan and diverse, you will be working with the best globally.\n\nWhat you will be doing:\n\nTranslate prioritised technology outcomes into executable plans using adaptable methodologies, independently leading projects and multi-workstream programs from mobilisation through to service transition.\nAssemble the right multidisciplinary team of colleagues, contractors, vendors, and AI agents while integrating work across Infrastructure, Security, Service Delivery, Engineering, and third parties.\nDrive cutover, migration, and support readiness ensuring proper controls and resilience, while managing vendor delivery, statements of work, forecasting, and cost control.\nBuild trusted relationships with senior business and technology stakeholders to communicate progress, risks, and decisions, while partnering with Product, Architecture, and Engineering.\nLeverage AI and automation to accelerate planning, RAID and status synthesis, dependency analysis, and reporting, freeing up personal effort for judgement, problem-solving, and leadership.\nContribute to the team's standards, frameworks, tooling, and ways of working to continuously improve delivery quality across the organisation.\n\nWhat our client is looking for:\n\nA relevant tertiary qualification would be beneficial.\nRelevant certifications (PMP, PRINCE2, SAFe, Scrum or ITIL) are advantageous, but not essential.\n8 - 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