Remote Senior Cloud Migration Project Leader

Placements24; Midrand; Hybrid; ZAR 950,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Work-from-home setup

Professional development &Certs

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex cloud migration initiatives in a fully remote, client-facing role. You will guide distributed teams to deliver scalable, secure cloud infrastructures on time and within budget, building strong stakeholder relationships across geographies and time zones.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in project management, with 3+ years in large-scale cloud migrations (AWS/Azure/GCP) and solid experience managing remote teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; master's preferred.
• 7+ years of project management experience, 3+ years in cloud migrations (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience managing remote teams in distributed environments.
• PMP/PRINCE2 certification desirable.
• Budget management experience exceeding R5 million.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, and budgets for cloud migrations.
• Lead remote cross-functional teams and mentor members.
• Communicate with stakeholders, report status, and mitigate risks.
• Oversee vendor procurement and resource management.
• Conduct post-mortems and improve delivery processes.
• Adhere to PM frameworks and QA standards.
• Facilitate remote collaboration using digital tools.

Skills

Leadership

Remote leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Agile methodologies

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Business

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Jira

Asana

Microsoft Project

Slack

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex cloud migration initiatives in a fully remote, client-facing role. You will guide distributed teams to deliver scalable, secure cloud infrastructures on time and within budget, building strong stakeholder relationships across geographies and time zones.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in project management, with 3+ years in large-scale cloud migrations (AWS/Azure/GCP) and solid experience managing remote teams.