Remote Lead Project Manager: Strategy & Delivery

Placements24; George; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Health coverage for remote employees

Professional development budget

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a seasoned Lead Project Manager to drive remote, cross-functional initiatives across the organization. You will define objectives, build detailed plans, manage budgets, and lead distributed teams to deliver on time and within scope.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of PM experience, a track record of remote collaboration, and strong communication skills to align stakeholders and enable strategic progress in a digital workplace.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of project management experience, including remote or distributed teams.
• Ability to define objectives, develop plans, and drive cross-functional execution.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end management of complex remote projects.
• Develop detailed plans with scope, deliverables, budgets and schedules.
• Facilitate virtual meetings and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Monitor performance and report to senior leadership.
• Ensure timely, quality delivery of outputs.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Remote team leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree or PMP certification

Tools

Asana

Jira

Trello

Slack

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a seasoned Lead Project Manager to drive remote, cross-functional initiatives across the organization. You will define objectives, build detailed plans, manage budgets, and lead distributed teams to deliver on time and within scope.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of PM experience, a track record of remote collaboration, and strong communication skills to align stakeholders and enable strategic progress in a digital workplace.