Senior Global Software Delivery Lead - Remote

Placements24; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement contributions

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an exceptional Senior Remote Project Manager to lead international software development initiatives. You will drive Agile practices, manage distributed teams and ensure timely, quality delivery of cutting-edge software in a fully remote environment.

Ideal candidates have 7–10 years in software project management, strong SDLC knowledge, and proven ability to coordinate across time zones, budgets, and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• 7–10 years in software development project management, including remote teams.
• Experience delivering complex software from concept to launch.
• Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks; Scrum Master cert desirable.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, schedules and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead global software development projects, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Define scope, objectives, deliverables and success criteria with stakeholders.
• Champion Agile processes to optimize team performance across time zones.
• Oversee releases, testing, deployment, risk management and mitigation.
• Communicate clearly with team members, vendors and partners; drive improvements.

Skills

Project management

Remote/Distributed teams

Agile methodologies

SDLC expertise

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Jira/Confluence

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Trello

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an exceptional Senior Remote Project Manager to lead international software development initiatives. You will drive Agile practices, manage distributed teams and ensure timely, quality delivery of cutting-edge software in a fully remote environment.

Ideal candidates have 7–10 years in software project management, strong SDLC knowledge, and proven ability to coordinate across time zones, budgets, and stakeholders.