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Project Manager (E-Commerce & Platform Migration) - (Remote)

Somewhere

Fully Remote
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🇿🇦 SA Friendly: 1.0/1.0

🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R33,300 – R51,800 ZAR. This role is suited for mid-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Project Manager (E-Commerce & Platform Migration)

Position Overview

We are expanding our centralized Project Management Office (PMO) and looking for an execution-focused, highly structuredProject Managerto join our fast-growing e-commerce organization.

We are less concerned with a specific number of years on your resume and more focused on findingthe right person for the right seat. Whether you are an ambitious, high-potential Junior PM eager to learn, or a mid-level professional looking for an autonomous environment, we have a clear seat for you. We are fully open to providing hands-on training to the right candidate, provided you possess the raw organizational talent, accountability mindset, and a deep baseline proficiency inMonday.com.

Your primary mission will be to take independent ownership of cross-functional projects—including our massive, upcoming structural data and operational shift toShopify—creating foolproof project plans and ruthlessly driving team accountability from kickoff to delivery.

Key Responsibilities & Scope of Work

1. Master Task & Pipeline Management (Monday.com)
* Workflow Architecture:Take full ownership of our internal task management architecture insideMonday.com(this is a mandatory requirement). You will build out boards, optimize automated status transitions, and maintain absolute pipeline hygiene.
* Daily Triage & Tracking:Monitor ongoing daily tasks across creative, web development, and inventory teams, ensuring deadlines are hit and bottlenecks are defused before they delay the product roadmap.

2. Shopify Platform & Operations Support
* E-Commerce Migration Guard:Act as a core operational resource as our organization migrates its storefronts and backend architecture over toShopify.
* Product & Store Engagement:Navigate the Shopify backend to track product assets, audit inventory launch timelines, and ensure that cross-functional engineering and creative deliverables sync up perfectly on the live storefront.

3. Cross-Functional Accountability & Execution
* Project Plan Ownership:Take raw concepts from leadership and break them down into comprehensive, chronological project plans with clear milestones and assigned owners.
* The Guard of Deadlines:Conduct regular stand-ups or asynchronous check-ins across the team. You are the ultimate driver of accountability—following up politely but relentlessly to ensure no ball is dropped.

Job Requirements
* Monday.com Mastery (Required):Deep, practical experience using Monday.com as a primary task management and team tracking tool. You must know how to build clear task dependencies and status flows.
* High Autonomy & Ownership:The ability to take a loosely defined, independent project, scope it out completely, and execute it end-to-end with minimal hand-holding.
* E-Commerce Exposure (Preferred):General familiarity with online retail workflows. Exposure to theShopifyecosystem (product listings, tags, backend navigation) is a massive advantage.
* Flawless Professional English:Exceptional written and spoken English skills. You must be comfortable leading meetings and communicating clearly with global stakeholders.
* Adaptable & Coachable:A strong desire to be trained, continuously improve your project management frameworks, and adjust your style to match our organization's scaling pace.

Working Hours & Compensation
* Schedule & Timezone:Full-time, 100% Remote position.This role requires strict full-day alignment with US Eastern Standard Time (EST) business hours (typically 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST).You must have a reliable setup to support this schedule.
* Contract Type:Independent Contractor framework.

Tips for South African Applicants

Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

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Salary in Context

At R33,300/month, this role is competitive with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($1,800/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.

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Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

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Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Somewhere

Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 748 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →