Kim Myers

Kim Myers

$50/hr
Seasoned Project/ Program Manager from a Management Consulting Background.
Reply rate:
-
Availability:
Hourly ($/hour)
Age:
45 years old
Location:
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Experience:
17 years
KIM MYERS M A N A G E M E N T C O N S U L T A N T / P R O J E C T / P R O G R A M M A N A G E R CONTACT Johannesburg, South Africa South African 22/02/1980 PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Kim Myers is an experienced Management Consultant, having worked a across a range of Industries including Gaming (betting), Banking, Finance, Digital, Media, Marketing & Communications, Health, Mining, Social Enterprise, Mobile, Telecommunications and many more. Having held senior positions at prestigious Companies and start-ups locally and internationally, her ability to merge high-level business strategy with detailed operational knowledge, and her emphasis on constant innovation has enabled her to successfully execute projects, programmes and roles across organisations in multiple locations with complex stakeholders and team dynamics, whilst providing leadership and mentoring. SKILLS Project/ Programme Management Communication Stakeholder Management Office 365 (incl. MS Project, PowerPoint, excel) Zoho, Confluence, Jira, MS Project Strategy Business Development Leadership LANGUAGE English Afrikaans EDUCATION Bachelor of Commerce University Of South Africa Specialising in Information Systems & Economics CERTIFICATIONS PMI Certified MS Project Advanced Certification ARIS ATS 1 Certified Six Sigma Training Certification REFERENCES Available Upon Request CURRENT & RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Independent Consultant – iGaming/Betting Industry Play X1 | May 2024 - Present Working closely with the CEO of an iGaming start-up, Kim played a pivotal role in bringing a global turnkey platform to the South African and broader African market. Initially undefined, her role evolved into Head of Special Projects, where she leveraged her management consulting background to drive strategy, licensing, business models, integrations, and third-party evaluations. She established key stakeholder relationships (both locally and internationally), introduced operational structure and processes, and ensured cross-functional alignment. Later, she transitioned into Business Development, successfully leading client engagement and growth initiatives. Her multi-role contributions included: Overall planning, scope definition, requirements gathering, management and reporting of the project from inception to completion. Acquisition of industry knowledge across the full iGaming ecosystem including: - Platform providers, - Game providers, - Payment service providers (PSPs), - KYC/AML regulations and providers, - Affiliate software, - SMS, call centre and AI providers, - Integrations, - Operational processes, - Operators, and more. Working closely with the regulatory and compliance manager with oversight into the licensing and certification process of proprietary games, and WRS regression testing, through test labs, NRCS and the National Gaming Board. Establishing strong networks and relationships with gaming providers, third-party vendors, PSP’s and decision makers at various Operators. Working across products such as the platform, casino, sportsbook, CRM, Aggregators, online, Retail and a game studio in line with Client requirements and innovation. Actively involved in the commercial, technical, and strategic delivery of new projects from concept to go-live. OTHER EXPERIENCE: SUMMARY Date Organisation Role Jan 2016 – April 2024 Myers Signs Project Director Apr 2023 – Jul 2023 SkinToFinish Project Executive Management of a Start-up; Brand c development, Office design & imple Proposals; Finances; End-to-end wo Feb 2022 – Apr 2022 Redhat Digital Programme Relationship Executive Strategy Development for Oracle E Project: Stakeholder engagement an Kick-off; Project Strategy and plann Sep 2015 – Nov 2015 SABA Programme Manager New System Implementation for M Jan 2013 – Nov 2013 Accenture Senior Manager (Financial Services Operating Group) Nov 2011 – Dec 2012 PWC Senior Manager: Advisory Eskom: Power Plant Document ratio Optimisation. Southpaw Solutions Senior Project Manager; Business Development Manager. · Standard Bank: Africa Core Ban Implementation including CRM · Standard Bank Africa IT: Interne (Personal & Business) across multip · Card EMV Certification. Makosi Consulting (NYC) Senior Project Manager RBS & ABN AMRO: Migration of tra Restructure. Jan 2008 – Jul 2008 Ministry of Sound Holdings (UK) Senior Programme Manager Implementation of a Project Manag workflow Management and execution of all d Aug 2007 – Jan 2008 African Resonance Strategy Consultant Business Case and Strategy for Glob Aug 2006 – Jan 2007 PNC Telecoms Services (UK) Programme Manager Merger & Restructure; Business Tra Content Management & Migration. Aug 2004 – Jul 2006 BT (British Telecoms) Agilemedia (UK) Mar 2009 – Oct 2011 Sep 2008 – Dec 2008 Jan 2001 – Jul 2004 The IQ Business Group Senior Project Manager; Mobile Specialist Business Analyst; Project Manager; Senior Project Manager; Programme Manager. Project RFP’s & Tenders Project planning and execution. · Multiple RFP Creation · Nedbank: Business Process Op · Corporate Social Investment Pr Database Management system, CR organisational restructure. Programme Manager: New Product Campaign Management; Content M Distribution; Training; Workflow de · · · · · · · Fedsure Asset Management Du Fedsure Health Fraud Project BHP Billiton DRP & BCP Projec Old Mutual Bank Micro-loan Cr Medscheme Debtors reconcilia Nedbank: South African Reserv Nedbank: Corporate Payments
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