Our client is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex Due Diligence and Post-Merger Integration programmes within a dynamic financial services environment.

This role is ideal for a commercially minded project manager who has successfully delivered acquisition, integration and transformation initiatives and can proactively manage multiple workstreams, stakeholders and dependencies. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in translating due diligence findings into executable integration plans and ensuring successful Day 1 and post-acquisition delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Due Diligence Programme Delivery

• Manage end-to-end multi-workstream due diligence plans, milestones, deliverables and critical paths.
• Coordinate internal teams, external advisors and specialist workstreams.
• Drive delivery against transaction timelines and governance requirements.

Integration Planning & Delivery

• Translate due diligence findings into Day 1, 100-Day and longer-term integration plans.
• Build and manage integrated programme plans covering all business functions.
• Coordinate integration activities across Technology, Finance, HR, Operations, Legal, Regulatory and Actuarial workstreams.

Governance & Stakeholder Management

• Manage RAID logs, actions, decisions and programme dependencies.
• Provide executive-level reporting and decision-support materials.
• Facilitate governance forums and drive accountability across stakeholders.

Value & Readiness Management

• Coordinate Day 1 readiness activities.
• Track integration costs, synergies and benefits.
• Manage TSA-related activities and integration execution risks.

Required Experience

• 7-10+ years of Project Management experience.
• Proven Financial Services experience.
• Previous acquisition, merger or post-merger integration experience.
• Exposure to due diligence processes and workstreams.
• Experience developing Day 1, 100-Day and long-term integration plans.
• Understanding of integration costs, synergies, benefits tracking and TSA management.

Essential Competencies

• Critical-path and milestone management.
• Dependency mapping across multiple workstreams.
• RAID management.
• Strong PMO governance and reporting capabilities.
• Exceptional stakeholder management.
• Commercial awareness and problem-solving ability.

The Ideal Candidate Will

• Be an Integration or Transformation Project Manager.
• Understand M&A and Due Diligence environments, although not necessarily be an M&A specialist.
• Proactively drive delivery and remove obstacles.
• Be comfortable operating in highly complex, fast-moving environments.

This Role Is Not Suited To

• Generic IT Project Managers.
• Agile or software implementation specialists.
• PMO Coordinators or Administrators.
• Project Managers whose primary capability is schedule administration rather than programme leadership.

Expected contract duration : 6 months

Location: Cape Town

Start date: November 2026