Strategic Projects Manager
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Area | Johannesburg, South AfricaGauteng, South Africa |
| Sector | IT - Project Management |
| Salary | R1 000 000 – R1 200 000 Per Annum |
| Start Date | 2025 |
| Job Ref | VR/26034 |
- Description
Swan iT is searching for a Strategic Projects Manager for a client in the solar solutions industry. The successful candidate will play a critical role in driving company success by ensuring effective cross-functional project delivery; incepting and deepening revenue growth opportunities; and maintaining company-wide alignment to the company’s’ strategic objectives.
Responsibilities:
- Assist the Strategy and Emerging Business department in crafting corporate and (cross-) departmental strategies that accelerate growth, disrupt the solar energy market, and deliver long-term value.
- Assist with monitoring and tracking the progress of company overarching strategy, establishing and implementing KPIs to ensure alignment with company strategic direction.
- Establish and implement end-to-end business processes, criteria and KPIs to drive innovative and agile operating models, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness across the organization.
- Conduct thorough planning and strategies to identify growth and strategic optimization opportunities and make informed recommendations to key stakeholders, leveraging insights into the local, regional and international solar energy markets.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to identify and prioritize strategic projects that align with the company’s mission to expand energy solutions.
- Conduct in-depth analysis of emerging markets identify opportunities for solar energy adoption and infrastructure development.
- Act as a point of contact for internal and external partners to drive success with strategic projects.
- Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of key projects across various markets, with a focus on both developed and high-growth markets.
- Independently oversee end-to-end strategic project lifecycles. This includes define project scopes, deliverables, timelines, resource allocation and budgets.
- Independently oversee end-to-end strategic project lifecycles.
Requirements:
- A postgraduate degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or an MBA or equivalent qualification.
- 4+ years of experience in project management, strategic planning, strategy formulation, and driving business performance. This should include a minimum of 2+ years in a Management role, with a preference for experience in consulting and / or startup environments.
- Proficiency in leading strategy frameworks or methods, coupled with hands-on experience in developing or implementing projects using these frameworks.
We can’t wait to hear from you!