About this position
Permanent | Onsite | Durban, South Africa
About the Opportunity
Our iGaming client is seeking a highly experienced Senior Programme Manager / Enterprise Change Manager to lead one of the most strategically significant transformation initiatives across the organisation.
Salary : R100k-R110K P/M (neg) + Bonuses+ Benefits.
This is not a traditional project management role.
You will be responsible for driving a large-scale enterprise-wide transformation programme that will fundamentally change how technical and business teams collaborate, manage work, develop software and share knowledge across multiple global locations.
Working closely with senior leadership, engineering teams, product stakeholders and operational functions, you will lead the delivery of a multi-year strategic initiative focused on technology consolidation, process standardisation, organisational alignment and enterprise change adoption.
Success in this role will require an exceptional blend of:
- Programme Management
- Enterprise Change Management
- Technology Transformation
- Stakeholder Leadership
- Organisational Influence
- Technical Understanding
This is a rare opportunity for someone who thrives on complexity, enjoys influencing large organisations and has successfully delivered business-critical change programmes that impact hundreds or thousands of users.
The Programme
The successful candidate will lead a strategic programme focused on consolidating and modernising several core development, project management and collaboration platforms across the organisation.
The programme will involve:
- Enterprise-wide technology rationalisation
- Migration and consolidation of multiple software development platforms
- Alignment of project management and delivery methodologies
- Optimisation of knowledge management and collaboration ecosystems
- Standardisation of engineering and operational workflows
- Organisational change enablement across multiple business functions
This initiative will directly impact software engineering, delivery, product, operational and business teams globally.
The programme is expected to run over several years and will form a critical component of Derivco's broader transformation strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Programme Leadership
- Lead a large-scale strategic transformation programme from inception to successful adoption.
- Define programme governance, reporting structures, workstreams and delivery frameworks.
- Establish and manage complex programme roadmaps covering multiple concurrent projects.
- Monitor delivery progress, dependencies, risks and resource requirements.
- Ensure alignment between business objectives and programme outcomes.
- Drive benefits realisation and measurable business value.
Change Management & Adoption
- Develop and deliver comprehensive organisational change strategies.
- Create stakeholder engagement and communication plans.
- Drive adoption across technical and non-technical teams.
- Identify and address change resistance proactively.
- Build trust and credibility with stakeholders at all organisational levels.
- Ensure business readiness throughout programme delivery.
- Measure adoption and transformation success beyond project completion metrics.
Technology Transformation
- Partner closely with Engineering, Product and IT teams.
- Understand development lifecycle processes and modern software delivery practices.
- Work with technical stakeholders to evaluate and improve workflows, tooling and practices.
- Support large-scale platform migrations and process transformation initiatives.
- Translate technical requirements into business outcomes and vice versa.
- Facilitate alignment between technical and operational stakeholders.
Stakeholder Management
- Engage confidently with executive leadership and senior management.
- Present programme updates and strategic recommendations.
- Influence decision-making across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Manage complex stakeholder environments with competing priorities.
- Build strong relationships across global teams and locations.
Governance & Delivery
- Establish programme controls and governance frameworks.
- Manage budgets, forecasting and programme financials.
- Drive risk, issue and dependency management.
- Ensure visibility and transparency of programme performance.
- Deliver executive reporting and strategic insights.
- Maintain focus on outcomes, business value and organisational impact.
The Ideal Candidate
You are an experienced transformation leader who understands that successful programmes are delivered through people, not just plans.
You are equally comfortable discussing business outcomes with executives and engaging technical teams on operational challenges.
You understand that enterprise transformation requires more than project delivery — it requires influencing behaviours, changing ways of working and helping people navigate uncertainty.
You have successfully led large-scale organisational change initiatives and understand the practical realities of driving adoption across complex environments.
Essential Experience
- 10+ years of experience in Programme Management, Project Management or Enterprise Transformation leadership roles.
- Proven experience delivering complex, enterprise-wide business or technology transformation programmes.
- Significant experience leading organisational change initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience managing large multi-stream programmes with multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
- Experience driving technology modernisation, platform migration or enterprise tooling transformation projects.
- Previous experience within:
- Financial Services
- FinTech
- Technology
- Software Development
- Gaming / iGaming
- Digital Product organisations
- Experience working within global, geographically distributed environments.
- Strong experience managing executive stakeholders.
Technical & Professional Background
The successful candidate should have exposure to environments utilising technologies and platforms such as:
- Jira
- Confluence
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub
- Monday.com
- Enterprise Collaboration Platforms
- Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Tools
- Agile Delivery Frameworks
- Hybrid Delivery Models
A technical background, or previous experience working closely with software engineering teams, will be highly advantageous.
Qualifications
- Relevant Degree or Diploma in Information Technology, Business, Engineering or a related field.
- PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent Programme/Project Management certification.
- Agile certification (SAFe, PMI-ACP, Scrum, AgilePM or similar).
- Change Management certification highly advantageous:
- Prosci
- ADKAR
- APMG Change Management
- Equivalent qualifications
Critical Success Factors
The ideal individual will demonstrate:
Strategic Thinking
- Understands business value, not just project delivery.
- Connects programme outcomes to organisational goals.
- Influences strategic decisions through insight and experience.
Change Leadership
- Exceptional organisational change management capability.
- Ability to bring people on the transformation journey.
- Understands behavioural and cultural aspects of change.
Technical Credibility
- Comfortable working with software engineering and technology teams.
- Understands modern development and delivery ecosystems.
- Able to challenge and influence technical stakeholders constructively.
Communication Excellence
- Exceptional presentation and communication skills.
- Able to simplify complex concepts for different audiences.
- Comfortable engaging board-level and executive stakeholders.
Delivery Focus
- Pragmatic and outcomes-driven.
- Strong governance, risk and financial management capability.
- Proven ability to deliver high-impact programmes successfully.
Why Join Our Client?
You'll be joining one of the most respected technology organisations in the industry and will play a pivotal role in shaping how teams work across the business for years to come.
This role offers:
- A highly visible strategic programme
- Significant executive exposure
- Enterprise-scale transformation
- Long-term career growth opportunities
- Collaborative global environment
- Modern Durban campus with excellent onsite facilities including:
- Gym
- Coffee shops
- Barista coffee
- Canteen
- World-class office environment
Relocation assistance may be considered for exceptional candidates.
Pay: From R100 000,00 per month
Work Location: In person
