Remote Lead Cloud Infrastructure Project Manager

Placements24; Durban; Híbrido; ZAR 1.200.000 - 2.000.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salary

Global health insurance

Stock options

Home office allowance

Unlimited PTO

Professional development budget

Remote autonomy

Descripción de la vacante

Placements24 is seeking a seasoned Remote Lead Project Manager to drive large-scale cloud infrastructure initiatives from a remote setting. You will oversee planning, execution, and delivery, aligning with budget, scope and timeline while coordinating across time zones and stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in PM for cloud projects, strong cloud/networking knowledge, and demonstrates leadership of distributed teams with PMP/PRINCE2 preferred.

Formación

• Minimum 10 years of project management experience in cloud infrastructure, data centers, or network engineering.
• Proven track record managing multi-million dollar cloud projects (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience leading fully remote teams in a distributed environment.
• Strong understanding of cloud concepts, infrastructure, networking and security.
• Proficiency with project management tools (MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet).
• PM certifications such as PMP or PRINCE2 preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Lead end-to-end management of large-scale cloud infrastructure projects from initiation to closure.
• Develop detailed project plans including scope, objectives, deliverables, and risks.
• Manage budgets and forecasts ensuring cost-effectiveness.
• Foster collaboration with internal teams, vendors and stakeholders across locations.
• Provide regular status updates to senior leadership.
• Lead remote project teams with accountability and high performance.
• Ensure security protocols and compliance across activities.
• Drive continuous improvement of PM processes for remote operations.
• Oversee integration of new cloud services and infrastructure components.

Conocimientos

Cloud infrastructure

Remote leadership

Stakeholder management

PM software

Security concepts

Educación

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Herramientas

MS Project

Jira

Smartsheet

Descripción del empleo

Placements24 is seeking a seasoned Remote Lead Project Manager to drive large-scale cloud infrastructure initiatives from a remote setting. You will oversee planning, execution, and delivery, aligning with budget, scope and timeline while coordinating across time zones and stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in PM for cloud projects, strong cloud/networking knowledge, and demonstrates leadership of distributed teams with PMP/PRINCE2 preferred.