PS Program Manager
OpenText
- Location
- Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZAF, 2191
- Employment
- Full Time
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- Posted
- 3h ago
About this role
OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY
OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.
AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.
At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.
YOUR IMPACT
As a Program Manager, Professional Services, you will lead a portfolio of strategic customer programs across the Middle East, governing the successful delivery of OpenText solutions while driving customer outcomes, delivery excellence, and commercial performance. You will oversee multiple customer engagements, guiding project managers, partners, consultants, and stakeholders through all phases of delivery.
WHAT THE ROLE OFFERS
• Govern strategic customer programs from opportunity assessment through implementation, adoption, and value realization.
• Drive delivery performance across scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, dependencies, and customer outcomes.
• Own portfolio forecasting, financial performance, revenue realization, margin health, and change governance across assigned engagements.
• Assess delivery readiness, implementation approaches, resource requirements, timelines, and risks during deal reviews and project initiation.
• Lead executive governance, stakeholder communications, escalation management, and recovery planning for complex programs.
• Govern OpenText-led and partner-led engagements to ensure delivery quality, customer satisfaction, and commercial alignment.
• Collaborate across Sales, Consulting, Architecture, Support, Customer Success, and partner teams to achieve program objectives.
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
Proven experience leading complex enterprise software programs, strong governance and commercial acumen, executive stakeholder management skills, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams and customers