Project Manager

IgniteByte Digital; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, interface with client stakeholders and their IT security function on hosting, security and compliance sign-off, and you will track milestones, budget and risk while guiding UAT and post-go-live handover.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years PM experience in website development or CMS projects.
• National Diploma or higher in IT/CS/Software Engineering or related field.
• South African citizenship is required.
• Immediate or short-notice availability preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of CMS/website redevelopment from discovery to launch.
• Manage cross-functional delivery team including technical architect, developers, BA, QA, and UI/UX designer.
• Interface with client stakeholders and IT security for hosting and compliance sign-off.
• Track budget, milestones, sprint cadence and risk register; report to executives.
• Coordinate UAT, staff training, and post-go-live hyper-care handover.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Budget tracking

Cross-functional leadership

Education

National Diploma (NQF 6) or higher in IT/CS/Software Engineering

Tools

Drupal

WordPress

CMS platforms

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the redevelopment of a large, security-conscious website with a full content management system (CMS) rebuild transition into ongoing support. You will own the project plan, budget, risk register and delivery team from discovery through go-live and into hyper-care.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of a CMS/website redevelopment project through discovery, design, development, testing, content migration and launch.
• Manage a cross-functional delivery team: technical architect, CMS/front-end developers, business analyst, QA/tester and UI/UX designer.
• Interface with client stakeholders and their IT security function on hosting, security and compliance sign-off (e.g. POPIA, secure infrastructure review).
• Track budget, milestones, sprint cadence and risk register, report status to executive sponsors on both sides.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing, client staff training on the new CMS, and the post-go-live hyper-care/support handover.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years' project management experience specifically in website development, CMS platforms (e.g. Drupal, WordPress), or cloud/digital transformation projects.
• Minimum National Diploma (NQF Level 6) or higher in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing full project lifecycles: planning/Gantt or sprint scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and stakeholder reporting.
• Must be a South African citizen
• Immediate or short-notice availability strongly preferred given the project timeline.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, comfortable presenting to senior stakeholders.

Advantageous

• PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile/Scrum certification.
• Familiarity with secure hosting, ITIL-aligned support models, or IT security/compliance frameworks.