Senior Remote Project Manager - E-Commerce Platform Lead

Placements24; Stellenbosch; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Remote-friendly culture

Paid time off

Home office stipend

Professional development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Remote Project Manager to drive development and optimization of an e-commerce platform from anywhere in South Africa. You will oversee concept through post-launch activities, using Agile methods to deliver features, improvements, and integrations while ensuring a seamless shopping experience.

You will partner with product, design, development, and marketing teams to optimize UX, conversions, and performance in a distributed setup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Business or 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of e-commerce projects using Agile.
• Define scope, objectives, timelines, and resources with stakeholders.
• Manage remote cross-functional teams of developers, designers, QA, and product owners.
• Oversee feature implementations and integrations to improve UX and conversions.
• Communicate project status to senior management and manage risks.

Skills

Agile/Scrum methodologies

Remote team leadership

Jira/Confluence

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Business

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Slack

Microsoft Teams

Zoom

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Remote Project Manager to drive development and optimization of an e-commerce platform from anywhere in South Africa. You will oversee concept through post-launch activities, using Agile methods to deliver features, improvements, and integrations while ensuring a seamless shopping experience.

You will partner with product, design, development, and marketing teams to optimize UX, conversions, and performance in a distributed setup.