Remote SaaS Project Manager — Agile Leader

Placements24; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Stock options

Bonuses

Health insurance

Professional development allowances

Fully remote role

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a seasoned Remote Project Manager to lead development and enhancements of a core SaaS platform. This fully remote role enables work from anywhere, including South Africa, with global cross‑functional teams.

You will guide engineering and product teams through the full SDLC, run agile ceremonies, manage scope, schedules, and budgets, and ensure timely delivery of high‑quality features that meet business goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 6 years of project management experience focused on software development and SaaS.
• Proven experience with Agile (Scrum/Kanban) and remote development teams.
• Strong SDLC understanding and familiarity with common development practices.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Trello or similar PM tools.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills suited to a remote setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle of SaaS platform development projects from ideation to deployment.
• Lead agile ceremonies: sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, reviews, retrospectives.
• Define scope, objectives and deliverables with Product Management and Engineering leads.
• Develop and maintain detailed schedules, resource plans and budgets.
• Track progress, identify risks and dependencies, implement mitigations.
• Foster cross‑functional collaboration among development, QA, DevOps and stakeholders.
• Ensure high‑quality features meet user needs and business goals.
• Communicate status and milestones to stakeholders clearly and regularly.
• Champion agile best practices and drive process improvements.
• Facilitate effective problem‑solving and decision making within teams.

Skills

Project management

Agile methodologies

Remote team leadership

SDLC knowledge

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Trello

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a seasoned Remote Project Manager to lead development and enhancements of a core SaaS platform. This fully remote role enables work from anywhere, including South Africa, with global cross‑functional teams.

You will guide engineering and product teams through the full SDLC, run agile ceremonies, manage scope, schedules, and budgets, and ensure timely delivery of high‑quality features that meet business goals.