PMO - Control Manager
Parvana
Office
Cape Town, South Africa
Full Time
About our client:
Our client is a global investment advisory firm focusing on long-term value creation through investment strategies. They work with a diverse group of institutional partners and pride themselves on their collaborative, sustainable, inclusive culture and performance.
What you will be doing:
What our client is looking for:
Job ID:
For a more comprehensive list of opportunities that we have on offer, do visit our website - https://www.parvana.co.uk/careers
Our client is a global investment advisory firm focusing on long-term value creation through investment strategies. They work with a diverse group of institutional partners and pride themselves on their collaborative, sustainable, inclusive culture and performance.
What you will be doing:
- Develop / manage a flexible, AI-powered PMO control framework that adheres to company risk and governance rules.
- Create and enforce consistent control processes across all projects to ensure they follow both internal policies and external regulations.
- Provide continuous insight into project performance using smart dashboards and analytics.
- Integrate automation into project workflows, using AI for tasks like classifying documents and assessing risk, to make processes more efficient and easier to track.
- Use agile methods and AI innovation to constantly improve project controls and governance.
- Lead the creation of reports for senior leaders and committees on the effectiveness of project controls, the quality of audit trails, and risk insights.
- Work with other teams to improve project management tools like ServiceNow and Jira, ensuring high-quality data and effective system integration.
- Show tangible results, such as a reduction in manual work, faster reporting, and better prediction of project risks and performance, which in turn increases stakeholder confidence.
What our client is looking for:
- A relevant tertiary qualification would be beneficial
- Relevant certifications in project management (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2)
- 5+ years of experience in Project Management Office (PMO) and governance roles, with a focus on control frameworks and reporting.
- Proven track record of designing, implementing, and leading control structures for large, multi-project portfolios.
- Experienced in using AI and machine learning techniques like NLP and predictive analytics.
- Ability to create dashboards and data visualisations using platforms like ServiceNow PPM, Power BI, or Tableau.
- Hands-on experience with key project delivery tools such as ServiceNow PPM, Jira, MS Project, etc.
- Direct experience preparing for audits and compliance reviews.
- Skilled in presenting governance insights and risk data to senior executives and investment committees.
- A history of leading or influencing teams in agile, cross-functional environments.
- Ability to analyse raw data, build models, and generate actionable insights for performance and risk management.
- Adept at identifying root causes of issues and implementing scalable solutions for governance and reporting structures.
- Deep understanding of organisational strategy to ensure governance practices align with business goals and priorities.
- Capable of guiding cross-functional teams and managing organisational resistance.
Job ID:
- J107003
For a more comprehensive list of opportunities that we have on offer, do visit our website - https://www.parvana.co.uk/careers
Requirements
PMO, Control Manager, Program Manager, Investment Advisory, AI, Project Control Framework, Governance, Risk Management, Automation, Agile, Reporting, ServiceNow, Jira, Power BI, Tableau, PMP, PRINCE2, Audit, Compliance, Data Visualization, NLPPMO - Control Manager
Office
Cape Town, South Africa
Full Time
August 21, 2025