Senior IT Project Leader | Hybrid Role & Growth

Placements24; Klerksdorp; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Hybrid work model

Training & certifications

Job summary

Placements24 in Klerksdorp, North West, is seeking a highly skilled Lead Project Manager to oversee strategic IT solutions. This hybrid role balances in-office collaboration with remote flexibility, leading a team of project managers and coordinating complex software, system, and infrastructure initiatives.

You will drive project planning, budgets, risk management, and stakeholder communication, while promoting PM best practices and technology adoption across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 8+ years in IT project management, with 3+ years in lead role.
• Proven track record delivering complex IT projects.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder skills.
• Proficient in Jira, MS Project, Confluence.
• Experience managing IT budgets and resources.
• Familiar with Klerksdorp/North West business environment; PMP/PRINCE2/CSM desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of project managers and coordinators.
• Oversee planning, execution, delivery of complex IT projects.
• Develop and manage project scope, timelines, budgets and resources.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues.
• Ensure effective communication and stakeholder management.
• Implement and maintain PM standards and best practices.
• Track project performance, provide status reports, and manage change requests.
• Collaborate with IT leadership to define priorities and roadmaps.
• Drive adoption of new technologies and integration into existing systems.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Project portfolio management

Stakeholder management

IT project management

Mentoring

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

PMP/PRINCE2/CSM cert

Tools

Jira

MS Project

Confluence

Job description

Placements24 in Klerksdorp, North West, is seeking a highly skilled Lead Project Manager to oversee strategic IT solutions. This hybrid role balances in-office collaboration with remote flexibility, leading a team of project managers and coordinating complex software, system, and infrastructure initiatives.

You will drive project planning, budgets, risk management, and stakeholder communication, while promoting PM best practices and technology adoption across the organization.