Senior Manager – IT Programme Delivery & PMO
Key details
- Location
- Mauritius
- Work style
- Onsite
- Level
- Lead / Staff+
- Experience
- 8–11 yrs
- Function
- Product / Program management
- Focus area
- other
- Posted
- Yesterday
Skills
About the role
Location: Mauritius
Position: Senior Manager – IT Programme Delivery & PMO
Reporting To: Chief Information Officer or any other senior officers
Department: ICT
Closing Date: 25 November 2026
About the role
Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), this critical leadership position is responsible for leading project managers and project resources while ensuring projects are delivered within agreed scope, timelines, budget, quality, and regulatory requirements with a particular focus on the successful governance and delivery of the Bank’s Major Transformation Programme (Core Banking System,...) and other strategic initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the CIO in the governance, coordination, and execution oversight of the IT Major Transformation Programme, such as CBS and others.
- Ensure programme governance structures operate effectively.
- Maintain programme reporting and executive visibility.
- Drive accountability for delivery commitments across all workstreams.
- Lead the delivery of the Bank's technology project portfolio.
- Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with agreed scope, timelines, budgets, quality standards, and business objectives.
- Monitor project performance and proactively address delivery risks, issues, and dependencies.
- Escalate material project concerns and recommend corrective actions.
- Establish and maintain project management standards, methodologies, tools, templates, and governance frameworks.
- Implement and continuously improve project delivery practices across the Bank.
- Promote Agile, hybrid, and traditional delivery methodologies where appropriate.
- Ensure consistent project lifecycle management and governance controls.
- Conduct project health reviews and quality assurance activities.
- Lead and develop project managers, analysts, and other project resources.
- Establish performance expectations and accountability across delivery teams.
- Coach and mentor project management professionals.
- Drive adoption of project management best practices.
- Support succession planning and capability development initiatives.
- Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, transparency, and execution excellence.
- Any other cognate duties as may be assigned by the CIO or any other Senior Officer.
Location: Mauritius
Position: Senior Manager – IT Programme Delivery & PMO
Reporting To: Chief Information Officer or any other senior officers
Department: ICT
Closing Date: 25 November 2026
About the role
Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), this critical leadership position is responsible for leading project managers and project resources while ensuring projects are delivered within agreed scope, timelines, budget, quality, and regulatory requirements with a particular focus on the successful governance and delivery of the Bank’s Major Transformation Programme (Core Banking System,...) and other strategic initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the CIO in the governance, coordination, and execution oversight of the IT Major Transformation Programme, such as CBS and others.
- Ensure programme governance structures operate effectively.
- Maintain programme reporting and executive visibility.
- Drive accountability for delivery commitments across all workstreams.
- Lead the delivery of the Bank's technology project portfolio.
- Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with agreed scope, timelines, budgets, quality standards, and business objectives.
- Monitor project performance and proactively address delivery risks, issues, and dependencies.
- Escalate material project concerns and recommend corrective actions.
- Establish and maintain project management standards, methodologies, tools, templates, and governance frameworks.
- Implement and continuously improve project delivery practices across the Bank.
- Promote Agile, hybrid, and traditional delivery methodologies where appropriate.
- Ensure consistent project lifecycle management and governance controls.
- Conduct project health reviews and quality assurance activities.
- Lead and develop project managers, analysts, and other project resources.
- Establish performance expectations and accountability across delivery teams.
- Coach and mentor project management professionals.
- Drive adoption of project management best practices.
- Support succession planning and capability development initiatives.
- Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, transparency, and execution excellence.
- Any other cognate duties as may be assigned by the CIO or any other Senior Officer.
About You:
- Master's Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration (MBA), Project Management, Technology Management, or a related field.
- Professional Certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, PgMP (Programme Management Professional) or equivalent Project Management certification.
- Agile Certification (Scrum Master, AgilePM, SAFe) would be an advantage.
- Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in Project Management, Programme Management, PMO, or Technology Delivery with proven leadership experience overseeing project managers, business analysts, PMO functions and programme delivery.
- Proven experience delivering complex technology transformation programmes within banking, financial services, or other highly regulated industries.
- Demonstrated experience establishing and managing PMO governance frameworks, project delivery methodologies, and portfolio management practices.
- Experience leading large-scale technology implementations, infrastructure programmes, digital transformation initiatives, or Core Banking System projects.
- Strong experience in project portfolio management, resource planning, budgeting, risk management, and executive reporting.
- Experience interacting with Executive Management, Board Committees, Regulators, Auditors, vendors, and external service providers.
- Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple concurrent projects and programmes.
Why this Role Matters:
This role is the execution engine behind the Bank's digital acceleration journey. By establishing a world-class PMO framework and successfully steering heavy-impact initiatives like the Core Banking System (CBS) transformation, the Senior Manager – IT Programme Delivery & PMO converts complex strategic visions into live, high-performing operational realities, ensuring the Bank remains highly competitive, agile, and resilient.
About You:
- Master's Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration (MBA), Project Management, Technology Management, or a related field.
- Professional Certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, PgMP (Programme Management Professional) or equivalent Project Management certification.
- Agile Certification (Scrum Master, AgilePM, SAFe) would be an advantage.
- Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in Project Management, Programme Management, PMO, or Technology Delivery with proven leadership experience overseeing project managers, business analysts, PMO functions and programme delivery.
- Proven experience delivering complex technology transformation programmes within banking, financial services, or other highly regulated industries.
- Demonstrated experience establishing and managing PMO governance frameworks, project delivery methodologies, and portfolio management practices.
- Experience leading large-scale technology implementations, infrastructure programmes, digital transformation initiatives, or Core Banking System projects.
- Strong experience in project portfolio management, resource planning, budgeting, risk management, and executive reporting.
- Experience interacting with Executive Management, Board Committees, Regulators, Auditors, vendors, and external service providers.
- Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple concurrent projects and programmes.
Why this Role Matters:
This role is the execution engine behind the Bank's digital acceleration journey. By establishing a world-class PMO framework and successfully steering heavy-impact initiatives like the Core Banking System (CBS) transformation, the Senior Manager – IT Programme Delivery & PMO converts complex strategic visions into live, high-performing operational realities, ensuring the Bank remains highly competitive, agile, and resilient.
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