
Program Manager – Realfi
Input Output (IOHK)
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Cape Town • South Africa
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About the role
- Develop and manage the RealFi Launch Plan, including coordinating workstreams across technology, Go-To-Market (GTM), operations, investments, and legal.
- Manage cross-functional dependencies and serve as an escalation point for blockers and other risks.
- Develop and manage the RAID Log (Risks, Actions, Issues and Dependencies), keep it updated with all project actions, and coordinate with individuals and teams on status of all items.
- Review high-level milestones across work streams and help manage the scope to mitigate risk across projects.
- Define, influence, and implement agile project governance frameworks to support the success of your management team.
- Partner with Legal and Compliance workstreams to ensure the program launch plan accounts for global regulatory milestones and jurisdictional requirements specific to Real World Assets (RWAs).
- Managing Vendor selection, engagement and SoWs preparation. Ensuring that contracts are according to standards and managing that the delivery is as expected/agreed.
- Bridge the gap between decentralized agility and enterprise-grade reporting, ensuring the RealFi leadership has a clear, data-backed view of program health, budget burn, and velocity.
- Continuously communicate with the RealFi management team and analyze risk to keep projects on track and aligned with the overall budget
- Providing regular updates to RealFi Leadership, cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders on the team’s capabilities, including early warning detection of under resourcing or over work
- Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders
- Collate and present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions
- Contribute to budgeting for the program as part of the yearly process
- Assist RealFi Line Managers and the HR and recruitment teams to fill openings, including job requisitions, screening and interviewing when/as required.
Requirements
- Blockchain Development experience is a plus.
- 5 yrs+ Project Management experience.
- 2+ Program Manager experience.
- Experience coaching teams and maturing Agile delivery practices within challenging environments.
- Proven experience in people management.
- Proven experience in risk management.
- Proven experience in change management.
- Proficient in project management software.
- Proven experience leading, coordinating, and organizing remote teams in a collaborative environment.
- Experience in managing one's own and other’s work effort including time management, estimation, completion, issue identification & resolution, and status reporting.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, and ability to present technical concepts to both technical and non-technical groups.
- Knowledge and understanding of SDLC (but you are not required to have hands-on involvement).
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Project ManagementProgram ManagementAgile DeliveryRisk ManagementChange ManagementTime ManagementSDLCBlockchain Development
Soft Skills
CoachingPeople ManagementCommunicationCollaborationOrganizational Skills