Remote E‑commerce Platform Project Lead

Placements24; Mossel Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Health insurance

Performance bonuses

Professional development

Home office setup

Flexible hours

Paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Remote Project Manager to lead and optimize e-commerce initiatives. You will drive projects from concept to deployment, coordinating designers, developers, marketers and operations in a fully remote SA setting.

The role emphasizes strong communication, data-driven decision making and agile practices to improve customer journeys, conversion rates and online presence for a fast-growing retailer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience, with e-commerce focus.
• Experience managing web development projects using Agile methodologies.
• Understanding of e-commerce platforms (Shopify, Magento, WooCommerce), SEO and digital marketing.

Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle of e-commerce platform projects, on-time and within budget.
• Define scope, objectives and deliverables with stakeholders.
• Develop detailed plans, timelines and resource allocation.
• Coordinate with distributed teams using virtual tools.
• Identify and mitigate risks to ensure success.
• Oversee UX/UI design to enhance customer journeys.
• Work with development teams to implement new features.
• Manage vendor relationships and third-party integrations.
• Conduct testing and QA before launches.
• Provide status updates to senior management.

Skills

Remote leadership

Communication

Data-driven decisions

Agile understanding

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business / Marketing / CS or related

Tools

Asana

Trello

Jira

Slack

Zoom

Shopify

Magento

WooCommerce

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Remote Project Manager to lead and optimize e-commerce initiatives. You will drive projects from concept to deployment, coordinating designers, developers, marketers and operations in a fully remote SA setting.

The role emphasizes strong communication, data-driven decision making and agile practices to improve customer journeys, conversion rates and online presence for a fast-growing retailer.