Senior Project Manager
Kurtosys City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Financial Services · 51-200 employees
About the role
The Senior Project Manager will own the end-to-end delivery of multiple concurrent client projects from kickoff to go-live. They will serve as the primary client contact, managing expectations and collaborating with internal teams to ensure successful project outcomes.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering and at least 5 years of client-facing project management experience. Proficiency in Jira, Confluence, and MS Office is required, along with a proven track record in SaaS, digital, or cloud environments.
Benefits
Full description
Senior Project Manager | FinTech | Cape Town (Hybrid)
Kurtosys is a global SaaS fintech company and industry leader in data-driven reporting platforms for asset and wealth managers. We recently won Best Data Reporting Product, and our clients are some of the most prestigious financial institutions in the world.
The Role:
You will own the end-to-end delivery of multiple concurrent client projects. You are the client's main point of contact. You instil confidence, manage expectations, navigate complexity, and make sure things get done. Fast-paced, high-stakes, and deeply client-facing. If that sounds like your kind of environment, keep reading.
What You'll Do:
- Drive concurrent client projects from kickoff to go-live
- Be the primary client contact: build trust, manage expectations, deliver difficult news when needed, and hold the line when it matters
- Identify and get ahead of risks before they become problems
- Collaborate across Product, Design, QA, and Implementation to keep delivery moving
What You Bring:
- Cape Town-based
- Relevant bachelor's degree or BTech (Computer Science, Information Systems or Engineering)
- 5+ years of client-facing project management, delivering to external enterprise-level clients
- Proven project delivery in SaaS, digital, or cloud environments
- Confidence managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Jira, Confluence, MS Office proficiency
- The ability to be warm, trusted, and firm — sometimes all in the same conversation
Bonus points for asset or wealth management exposure, a consulting background, or a PM certification.
What We Offer:
Hybrid working from Claremont, Cape Town. The chance to work on global enterprise projects with a team that genuinely cares about quality.
Apply with your CV and a brief note on the clients and projects you've delivered for.
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