From the day we opened our doors in 1971, MRI Software has built flexible, game-changing real estate software solutions to improve people’s lives. The only way to carry out that mission is to hire the absolute best employees on earth. People like you.
Work hard, play hard. Always. Our relentless commitment to client success, our employee resource groups and our promise to empower our teams to reach their full potential are a few examples of what makes MRI Software special.
And we’re insanely dedicated to creating a work environment that you look forward to every single day. That’s why we invest heavily in our employee engagement, so you enjoy the tech industry’s best perks. Together with the whole Pride, (lion roar for "family") employees, customers, and partners, we’re on a mission to break new ground and lead the real estate industry into a digital-first future.
We understand the need to provide a flexible working environment partnered with team collaboration and socialisation. Therefore, we operate a hybrid working model with 3 days of working from home per week. This role is based in the Cape Town office.
Role Overview
This role is responsible for the comprehensive management of projects and programs throughout their entire lifecycle. The Project/Program Manager drives successful project execution by defining objectives, developing detailed project plans, and ensuring effective collaboration among internal and external stakeholders. This individual proactively identifies and mitigates risks, monitors progress against established metrics, and maintains clear communication to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to the satisfaction of all stakeholders. They are a key driver in building consensus, resolving issues, and optimizing resource allocation to achieve project and organizational goals.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Management of project plans and deliverables by internal and external project team members
Identifies and gains agreement on project objectives, scope, timing, and resources.
Development of overarching project plans that include deliverables, owners, dependencies, timeline, risks, issues etc., for each initiative
Project/Program Management throughout the lifecycle including:
1. Analysing, planning, and tracking project milestones, tasks, dependencies, etc.
2. Communication Management
3. Establishing metrics and reporting performance against agreed upon targets
Constantly monitor and report on the progress of the project to all stakeholders including identification and communication of risks and issues to Stakeholders and Sponsors in a timely and clear fashion
Plan and schedule project timelines
Establish and moderate weekly project calls with key project resources to ensure alignment on performance and project plans
Ensure notes, actions items and decisions are documented
Assist in creation or updating of project related documentation including scope document, use case lists, KPI reports
Identifies cross-functional gaps and aligns with the appropriate teams to resolve
Defines the business case with input from stakeholders.
Ensures resources are optimally sourced and deployed.
Adeptly builds consensus and gains buy-in among stakeholders across the organisation.
Escalates and works to resolve issues that serve as roadblocks and/or place project objectives at risk.
Identifies and provides visibility into trade-offs between options, while strongly influencing recommended approach.
REQUIREMENTS:
Personal and Business Skills
Strong planning acumen and self-starter that clearly prioritizes against delivery goals
Communication strengths to anticipate needs and ensure teams have the information they need to be effective, presents effectively to executives and cross-functional leaders
Analytic & strategic thinking based on deriving insights from disparate pieces of information and translating those insights into action and mitigation plans
Solid decision-making skills despite ambiguous data and situations. Considers upstream and downstream operational impacts as decision inputs. Balances long-term vs. short-term objectives
Experience
5-7 years working knowledge of and experience with project/program management
Detail-oriented and extremely organized, with proven ability to establish priorities and achieve results with very strong communication skills
Bachelor's degree or equivalent program/project management experience beneficial
PMP Certification is a plus
We’re obsessed with making this the best job you’ve ever had!
We want our teams to love working here, so we’ve created some incredible perks for you to enjoy:
We want our staff to love working here, and so we’ve created a few unique perks such as office breakfasts, quarterly lunches and virtual social events. Additionally, we value your input in your employee experience and have employee-led groups such as our DEI committee, employee resource groups such as Women and Allies, and our Pride Event Group
Have confidence in your health with our offered Medical Aid Scheme.
Invest in our competitive Personal Pension plan and help set you up for your future.
Big on family? So are we! Here at MRI Software we recognise that your family is important, and being able to spend quality time with your family as it grows is a wonderful experience. Therefore, the MRI Software Parental Leave benefit is designed to give you the opportunity to spend time with your new arrival(s).
Enjoy a fantastic work-life balance with 25 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays, in addition to a bank of 15 hours of "Flex Time Off" to be used whenever and however you choose!
Further your professional development with our Tuition Reimbursement Schemes
Enjoy the flexibility of working from anywhere in the world for two weeks out of the year!
MRI continues to strive to amaze as a global industry leader in real estate software. Whether you are joining as a new pride member or bringing your expertise back, your talent is important to maintaining MRI’s high client experience standard and continuing our growth in the PropTech space.
Amazing growth takes amazing employees. Are you up to the challenge?
We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you!
As a global company, we believe diversity brings benefits for our people, customers and clients. This is why MRI Software is committed to being an inclusive employer, regardless of your ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, military and veteran status.
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion are values that are critical to our success; come and see for yourself.