Remote Senior Project Manager - SaaS Delivery Lead

Placements24; Durban; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plan

Home office allowance

30 days annual leave

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a highly experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex SaaS development and implementation projects in a fully remote environment. You will guide initiatives from inception through deployment, coordinating cross-functional teams across geographies and ensuring alignment with business objectives.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in project management, strong Scrum/Agile experience, and proficiency with Jira, Confluence or Asana.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in project management for SaaS products.
• Experience managing remote or distributed teams.
• Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies (Scrum Master a plus).
• Proficiency with PM tools like Jira, Confluence, Asana.
• Excellent communication, leadership and interpersonal skills for remote work.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and understanding of software architecture (beneficial).
• PMP or equivalent certification is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria for SaaS projects.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, including schedules, budgets, and risk management.
• Lead cross-functional teams across geographies using agile methods.
• Facilitate effective communication among remote team members and stakeholders.
• Oversee full project lifecycle from requirements to deployment and support.
• Identify, track, and mitigate risks and issues to protect timelines.
• Provide regular project status updates to stakeholders and executives.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and best practices in software dev and PM.

Skills

Remote team leadership

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Cloud platforms understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Business Administration

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Asana

Job description

Placements24 seeks a highly experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex SaaS development and implementation projects in a fully remote environment. You will guide initiatives from inception through deployment, coordinating cross-functional teams across geographies and ensuring alignment with business objectives.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in project management, strong Scrum/Agile experience, and proficiency with Jira, Confluence or Asana.