Software Project Manager (Remote)

Datafin; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Digital Marketing Services company seeks a Project Manager in Cape Town to ensure high-quality execution across projects. The role requires a strategic leader to maintain client satisfaction, manage schedules, and deliver impactful project outcomes. Ideal candidates will possess a BA/BS degree and at least 5 years of project management experience, particularly in a digital marketing environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in Project Leadership or Digital Marketing Industry.
• Proven track record in a client-service environment.
• Extensive project management methodology experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee successful delivery of projects ensuring customer satisfaction and profitability.
• Create estimates, schedules, and staffing plans while addressing quality control issues.
• Build strong relationships with clients and internal teams.

Skills

Project Management

Client Satisfaction

Agile

Web Development

Communication

Education

BA/BS degree in marketing, communications, business or related areas

PMP or Agile certification

Job description

ENVIRONMENT:

A Digital Marketing Services company is seeking a Project Manager to oversee the successful delivery of a portfolio of projects, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction, quality execution, positive team engagement, and project profitability. This role requires a strategic leader who can drive the overall vision of their programs while maintaining a sharp focus on the finer operational details that ensure seamless delivery. The ideal candidate will balance big picture thinking with meticulous execution, acting as the primary custodian of client commitments and internal delivery excellence.

DUTIES:

• Primary focus is on delivery, execution, and client satisfaction of signed work.
• Creation of estimates, project schedules, staffing plans; ensure timely completion through all phases; be escalation point for quality control issues; review
• Work with the Consultant/Programme Manager Lead and other team members on process improvements, and other initiatives designed to improve the effectiveness and quality of delivery
• Able to build strong relationships within OpCos through quality work and thought leadership
• Able to effectively balance OpCo/Client needs and priorities with client needs and priorities
• Ability to effectively tap and work with partners to deliver overall solutions for their clients’
• Strong project management skills and experience, including budget/schedule development and management/oversight, Resource management and forecasting, Task and delivery management, Risk identification and management, financial management
• At least 5 years of experience managing people, tasks, and clients in an agency environment
• Experience with process definition and the ability to define solutions that will generate measurable results for the client
• Experience in WebDev and/or software and system development methodologies, including Agile

REQUIREMENTS:

• BA/BS degree with a major in marketing, communications, business or other closely related areas. PMP or Agile certification a plus. 5 years’ experience in Project Leadership or Digital Marketing Industry.
• Proven track record in a client-service environment including exposure to clients and ability to lead project teams. Agency experience a plus.
• Extensive project management methodology experience ranging from waterfall to Agile.
• Good understanding of emerging web standards, user-cantered design, optimization and search practices. Proven web experience, and interface and architecture knowledge.

ATTRIBUTES:

• Demonstrates proven organizational and project management skills and must be detail oriented.
• Excellent presentation skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills, with ability to sell solutions to senior management within a client organization
• Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills (able to lead client meetings with senior personnel; able to create and deliver persuasive presentations, etc.)
• Able to effectively lead and motivate large multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Strong Negotiation skills (especially contract negotiations) with both clients and partners

While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

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Desired Skills:

• Software
• Project
• Manager