PMO Team Lead (Project Governance)

Location: Cape Town, South Africa office; hybrid model with 3 days working from home per week. UK working hours: 10:00–18:30 South Africa time, extending to 19:30 during daylight saving.

Company

hirify.global develops PropTech and real estate software that supports thriving communities and improves property-related client experiences.

What you will do

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop PMO Coordinators while managing workload allocation, priorities, and resource planning.
• Own adherence to the MRI 4D Framework and project governance standards across the portfolio.
• Conduct project audits, health checks, and governance reviews; monitor corrective actions and remediation plans.
• Oversee portfolio reporting covering project health, risks, budgets, resource utilization, and delivery performance.
• Present executive-level dashboards and insights, identify delivery bottlenecks, and drive mitigation strategies.
• Lead PMO maturity, lessons learned, training, and continuous improvement initiatives with regional and global stakeholders.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in project management, PMO leadership, or project governance within a professional services or software organization.
• 2+ years of people management or team leadership experience, including coaching and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong knowledge of project delivery methodologies, governance frameworks, portfolio management, project financials, budgeting, forecasting, resource management, and risk management.
• PRINCE2, PMP, PMBOK, MSP, or equivalent certification.
• Experience producing executive-level portfolio reporting, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving process improvement.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Excel, Power BI, and reporting tools; ability to work in a fast-paced, matrixed, globally distributed organization.

Nice to have

• Experience working in a software, technology, or SaaS environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model with three days from home each week.
• Medical Aid Scheme, Personal Pension plan, parental leave, and 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays.
• 16 hours of annual Flex Time Off.
• Tuition Reimbursement Schemes and opportunities for professional development.
• Office breakfasts, quarterly lunches, virtual social events, employee resource groups, and DEI initiatives.
• Option to work from anywhere in the world for two weeks per year.