Project Manager, Sandton

Project Manager Business Unit: Sales&Distribution

Date: 6 May 2026

Discovery– Sales&Distribution

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

Key Purpose

Managing the delivery of high-quality systems projects which span over multiple business areas, ensuring that the project objectives and business requirements are met. Applying and adhering to the Project Management principles and processes and ensuring that they are effectively applied throughout the lifecycle of the project, through to project closure and operational handover.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to:

Planning and Defining Scope

Activity Planning and Sequencing

Manage the resources for the project from start to end

Provide coordination for kick off meetings for projects and ensure that all relevant stakeholders are aware of the tasks required of them

Developing Schedules

Time and cost estimating

Developing and managing Budgets

Effectively report on Projects, including accurate, effective and efficient project document control and record management.

Managing Project Risks and Issues

Obtain Governance approvals for all projects.

Team Leadership including coaching, mentoring and upskilling of junior project management and project administrators

Working with partners and other business units and external vendors

Controlling Quality

Projects Benefits Realization

Strong understanding of the SDLC, waterfall and agile methodologies

Personal Attributes and Skills

Drives Results

Values Driven

Learns on the Fly

Resilient

Instils Trust

People Savvy

Manages Complexity

Strong verbal and written communication skills at all levels of engagement

Balances Stakeholders

Ability to work well under pressure with tight deadlines

Qualification

Matric (Essential),

Relevant Tertiary qualification (advantageous)

Experience

Min 3 years of Financial Services industry knowledge and experience essential

Ability to coordinate complex technical and business projects.

Ability to oversee multi-function internal and external project teams

Proven track record of business and systems related project delivery

A good understanding and prior delivery of Agile and traditional (SDLC) project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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