Remote Software Project Lead

Placements24; Vereeniging; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work setup

Competitive compensation

Health insurance

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Remote Project Manager to lead software development projects and drive successful delivery from concept to deployment. This fully remote role requires steering virtual teams, managing budgets, and ensuring quality and timeliness across the lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have 6+ years in software PM, strong Agile expertise, and proven ability to coordinate remote teams using Jira and Confluence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 6+ years of project management experience in software development.
• Experience leading fully remote software development teams.
• Expertise in Scrum, Kanban and related agile practices.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Excellent communication and leadership in a virtual setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of software projects using agile methodologies.
• Facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives for remote teams.
• Define project scope, goals, deliverables, and required resources.
• Identify and mitigate risks and dependencies in a virtual environment.
• Communicate project status, updates, and issues to stakeholders.
• Ensure coding standards, QA processes and deployment schedules are followed.

Skills

Project management

Remote team leadership

Agile frameworks

SDLC knowledge

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Remote Project Manager to lead software development projects and drive successful delivery from concept to deployment. This fully remote role requires steering virtual teams, managing budgets, and ensuring quality and timeliness across the lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have 6+ years in software PM, strong Agile expertise, and proven ability to coordinate remote teams using Jira and Confluence.