Senior Remote E-commerce Project Lead

Placements24; Stellenbosch Local Municipality; Remote; ZAR 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Health insurance

Paid time off

Professional development

Remote culture

Employee discounts

Home office stipend

Growing company

Job summary

Placements24 is recruiting a Senior Remote Project Manager to lead the development and optimization of an e‑commerce platform. This fully remote role requires strong leadership, deep e‑commerce knowledge and proficient use of Agile methodologies to drive planning, execution, and post‑launch optimization.

You will collaborate with product managers, developers, designers and marketing teams to deliver a seamless online shopping experience while managing budgets, timelines and risks in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Business, or a related field.
• 7–10 years of project management experience in e-commerce/digital product development.
• Proven track record managing complex web projects in online retail.
• In-depth knowledge of ecommerce best practices, UX/UI and online marketing.
• Strong experience with Agile/Scrum and tools like Jira and Confluence.
• Excellent leadership, communication and remote stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution and delivery of e-commerce platform projects using Agile methodologies.
• Define scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines and resources with stakeholders.
• Manage cross-functional, remote teams of developers, designers, QA, and product owners.
• Oversee implementation of new features, integrations and improvements on the platform.
• Ensure UX and performance align with business goals, focusing on conversions and satisfaction.
• Manage budgets and track expenditures for efficient resource use.
• Identify and mitigate risks and dependencies proactively.
• Communicate status and blockers to senior management via virtual channels.
• Ensure security, scalability and regulatory compliance of the platform.
• Conduct post-launch analysis and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Remote team management

Agile/Scrum

Jira

Confluence

Stakeholder management

Remote collaboration tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Slack

Microsoft Teams

Zoom

Job description

Placements24 is recruiting a Senior Remote Project Manager to lead the development and optimization of an e‑commerce platform. This fully remote role requires strong leadership, deep e‑commerce knowledge and proficient use of Agile methodologies to drive planning, execution, and post‑launch optimization.

You will collaborate with product managers, developers, designers and marketing teams to deliver a seamless online shopping experience while managing budgets, timelines and risks in a