Program Manager

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Program Manager to lead, manage, and deliver two major infrastructure migration programs: VMware Migration (Colocation Project) and the iSeries/AS400 Migration (Power 11).

• Lead execution across Server, Network, iSeries, Cybersecurity and vendors.
• Drive change control (CAB), cutover orchestration, testing and validation.
• Ensure DR alignment, replication setup and performance baselining.
• Maintain Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions register.
• Financial tracking (budget, actuals, forecasts), vendor deliverable oversight.
• Conformance to Clover standards (architecture, Cybersecurity, BCP/DR, Risk and Audit).
• Entry/exit criteria for each phase and environment readiness tracking.
• Performance testing and acceptance criteria definition.
• Update SOPs, runbooks, diagrams, DR procedures, and Asset Lists.
• Deliver knowledge transfer & training sessions to Clover Operations.
• Produce Post‑Implementation Review (PIR) and Program Closure Report.
• Project Charters (VMware & iSeries).
• Integrated Master Schedule Plan (cross‑vendor).
• RAID & Decision Logs.
• Steer Co/ExCo packs and status dashboards.
• VMware Migration Plan & runbooks (including rollback).
• iSeries Migration Plan & runbooks (including rollback).
• Pre‑migration readiness and environment validation reports.
• Application/integration dependency maps and cutover checklists.
• DR alignment and replication validation reports.

• Matric and a Tertiary Degree
• 10 years’ experience in a leadership role
• Delivering both migrations within agreed scope, timelines and budget with minimal business disruption.
• Align to Clover architecture, cyber security, BCM/DR and audit standards.
• Establish unified, cross‑vendor plans and reporting.
• Ensure thorough testing, acceptance, documentation and knowledge transfer to Operations.
• Proactively manage risks, issues, decisions and dependencies via a maintained Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions RAID log.
• Develop Project Charters and integrated plans for VMware and iSeries migrations.
• Conduct discovery/readiness assessments, dependency and capacity analysis.
• Define migration strategy.