{"id":4032686,"url":"https://alion.io/job/samaha-consulting-api-program-manager","title":"API Program Manager","company":{"id":4496133,"name":"Samaha Consulting","domain":null,"url":"https://alion.io/company/samaha-consulting","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":null,"truth_index":null},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Johannesburg, South Africa"],"countries":["ZA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":false},{"name":"Azure DevOps","optional":false},{"name":"Jira","optional":false},{"name":"Scrum","optional":false},{"name":"Waterfall","optional":false},{"name":"Azure","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-10T13:22:27Z","employer_posted_date":null,"last_verified_at":"2026-11-10T13:22:27Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Introduction\nThe API Program Manager will be responsible for leading and managing multiple interrelated technology projects under a unified program strategy, ensuring successful delivery within defined timelines, budgets, and quality standards. The role involves overseeing large-scale, multi-stream programs, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing stakeholder expectations, and ensuring alignment with business objectives.\n\nThe ideal candidate should have strong experience in program/project management within technology or fintech environments, with a good understanding of API platforms, microservices, digital channels, and Agile delivery methodologies.\n\nDuties & Responsibilities\n1. Program Management\n\n Lead and manage multiple interrelated projects within a broader program.\n\n Define program scope, objectives, milestones, deliverables, and success criteria.\n\n Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, and budgets.\n\n Ensure all projects are aligned with the overall program strategy and business goals.\n\n2. Project Planning & Delivery\n\n Monitor program progress against timelines, budgets, and deliverables.\n\n Oversee end-to-end program execution and ensure timely delivery.\n\n Identify potential risks, dependencies, and issues and implement mitigation plans.\n\n Facilitate decision-making and remove delivery roadblocks.\n\n3. Stakeholder & Team Management\n\n Coordinate with Project Managers, Product Owners, technical teams, and business stakeholders.\n\n Manage senior stakeholder communication and provide regular program status reports.\n\n Drive collaboration across cross-functional teams.\n\n Manage vendor relationships and third-party dependencies.\n\n4. Governance & Reporting\n\n Ensure compliance with program governance frameworks and delivery standards.\n\n Track program performance, risks, issues, budgets, and resource allocation.\n\n Provide progress updates and management reports to senior leadership.\n\n Ensure effective program controls and decision-making processes.\n\n5. Agile & Technical Delivery\n\n Drive continuous improvement and Agile adoption across delivery teams.\n\n Apply Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies based on project requirements.\n\n Understand API-driven environments, microservices architecture, and digital channel ecosystems.\n\n Use program management tools such as MS Project, Jira, and Azure DevOps.\n\nDesired Experience & Qualification\n\n Minimum 7+ years of experience in Program Management or Project Management.\n\n Experience working in Technology, IT, or Fintech environments.\n\n Proven experience managing large-scale, complex, multi-stream programs.\n\n Strong understanding of API platforms, API integrations, microservices, and digital channels – highly desirable.\n\n Hands-on experience with program planning, budgeting, scheduling, and delivery management.\n\n Strong knowledge of Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.\n\n Experience coordinating multiple Project Managers, Product Owners, and technical delivery teams.\n\n Experience in stakeholder management, vendor management, risk management, and program governance.\n\n Proficiency in MS Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3154,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["IT Consulting & Digital Transformation","IT Staffing & Staff Augmentation"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-10T18:59:05Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":25,"reasons":["seen:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-10T20:45:28Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/samaha-consulting-api-program-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/samaha-consulting-api-program-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-10T20:45:28Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":13542,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-11T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4496133},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4496133"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fsamaha-consulting-api-program-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fsamaha-consulting-api-program-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fsamaha-consulting-api-program-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/samaha-consulting-api-program-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fsamaha-consulting-api-program-manager"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4032686}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":4496133,"detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4032686},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}