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Project Lead (Account Manager)

Demandflow
Posted 6 hours ago
South AfricaRemoteOperations & Admin
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Location: Remote (Must be available to work primarily US EST hours, with some collaboration across GMT & PST)


Overview:

Demandflow, a fast-growing design & Webflow agency, is seeking a Project Lead (Account Manager) to lead website projects & act as the key link between clients, designers & developers.You'll manage client relationships, project delivery & internal teams, ensuring websites are delivered on time, to a high standard & with a seamless client experience.Our clients are primarily B2B marketing teams at high-growth scale-ups & enterprise companies, so we're looking for someone who understands how websites connect to wider brand & marketing strategy, can confidently advise clients & translate their goals into clear direction for design & development teams.Agency experience is strongly preferred, with experience leading website projects a huge bonus.


Reporting to Head of Client Delivery


This role requires native/fluent English, excellent communication skills, strong marketing knowledge & availability to work US EST hours.


Key Responsibilities:

Client Communication & Account Management

  • Be the primary point of contact for clients throughout their projects
  • Build strong relationships & provide a premium client experience
  • Work closely with B2B marketing teams to understand their brand, marketing & website goals
  • Confidently discuss how websites support positioning, campaigns, demand generation & conversion
  • Gather requirements & translate client goals into clear actions for designers & developers
  • Provide proactive updates on progress, priorities & next steps
  • Manage expectations around timelines, scope, feedback & deliverables
  • Identify concerns early & recommend solutions
  • Act as a strategic partner rather than simply a project coordinator

Project Execution & Oversight

  • Lead website projects from briefing through design, development, QA & launch
  • Define project scopes & break work into clear tasks within ClickUp
  • Set priorities & deadlines based on client goals, dependencies & team capacity
  • Manage multiple projects while maintaining visibility across timelines & deliverables
  • Capture, clarify & communicate feedback between clients & internal teams
  • Monitor progress & proactively resolve blockers or risks
  • Lead project retrospectives & identify process improvements
  • Maintain accurate project documentation

Internal Team Coordination

  • Act as the key link between clients, designers & developers
  • Ensure teams understand both project requirements & the strategy behind them
  • Run regular check-ins to maintain momentum & resolve blockers
  • Translate client feedback into clear, actionable direction
  • Coordinate smooth handoffs between strategy, design & development
  • Keep projects focused, aligned & moving forward
  • Ensure ClickUp workflows are followed & continuously improved

Website Delivery & Quality Assurance

  • Oversee project quality & ensure deliverables meet the brief, brand standards, strategic goals & client expectations
  • Review website implementations for design accuracy, functionality & content
  • Coordinate with QA specialists to ensure testing is completed before client review & launch
  • Identify inconsistencies, gaps or issues early & ensure they are resolved
  • Ensure strong handoff between Figma/design files & Webflow development
  • Make or coordinate minor website updates where appropriate
  • Understand Webflow capabilities & limitations well enough to guide client & team conversations


What we're looking for:

Agency & Client Experience

  • Experience within a creative, digital, web, branding or marketing agency is strongly preferred
  • Proven experience managing client accounts, projects or ongoing relationships
  • Comfortable being the main client-facing person responsible for keeping projects moving
  • Experience managing multiple clients & projects simultaneously
  • Strong judgement around when to challenge, clarify, advise or escalate

Marketing & Website Knowledge

  • Strong marketing knowledge, ideally within B2B
  • Understand how websites fit into wider brand & marketing strategy
  • Comfortable discussing positioning, messaging, conversion, customer journeys, campaigns & demand generation
  • Able to understand the commercial objective behind a website & communicate this to designers & developers
  • Marketing experience combined with client account management is ideal

Website Project Experience

  • Experience leading website projects is a huge bonus
  • Comfortable overseeing strategy, content, design, development, QA & launch
  • Understand how designers & developers work & can communicate effectively between both
  • Familiar with wireframes, page structures, responsive design, CMS, QA & launch processes
  • Webflow experience is beneficial but not essential

Project Management

  • Experience using ClickUp or similar project management tools
  • Strong organisation & ability to manage competing priorities
  • Able to spot risks, blockers, dependencies & scope issues early
  • Comfortable creating structure while adapting when projects change
  • Strong initiative & problem-solving skills

Communication & Relationship Building

  • Exceptional written & verbal communication
  • Confident speaking with marketing managers, Heads of Marketing, founders & senior stakeholders
  • Able to simplify technical or creative information for clients
  • Comfortable leading calls, presenting recommendations & managing challenging conversations
  • Proactive & comfortable taking ownership

Attention to Detail & Quality

  • High standards for websites, deliverables & client experience
  • Strong instinct for when something doesn't align with the brief, brand or marketing objective
  • Able to identify issues early & ensure they are resolved

Leadership & Team Collaboration

  • Create clarity for designers & developers without micromanaging
  • Comfortable holding teams accountable while maintaining a collaborative environment
  • Take ownership of project outcomes, not just task coordination
  • Balance client needs, team capacity, scope & timelines


Working Hours

  • Availability to work primarily US EST hours is essential
  • You'll also collaborate with team members & clients across GMT & PST where required
  • Reliable EST overlap is a core requirement of the role


Nice to haves:

  • Hands-on Webflow knowledge
  • SEO & web performance knowledge
  • Experience with B2B SaaS, technology or high-growth companies
  • Experience with brand strategy, website strategy, demand generation or conversion-focused projects


Who this role is perfect for:

  • Someone with agency experience who loves being at the centre of projects, connecting clients with creative & technical teams
  • A marketer who moved into account management, digital production or project leadership
  • Someone who understands a B2B website needs to support positioning, campaigns, conversion & wider marketing strategy
  • A confident communicator who can speak with a Head of Marketing & then work through implementation with a designer or developer
  • Someone who enjoys building client relationships while keeping projects organised & commercially focused
  • A proactive person who takes ownership & spots problems early


Why Demandflow?

Demandflow is a team of world-class designers, developers & marketing strategists helping high-growth B2B companies build impactful brands, high-performance websites & strategic creativeWe bridge the gap between brand, design, development & marketing execution, helping marketing teams turn strategy into websites & creative that support growthYou'll sit at the centre of that process, working directly with clients & our internal team to turn strategic ideas into exceptional digital experiences


Our Team Values:

  • Stay Curious, Keep Learning – Every project is a chance to experiment, improve & refine our craft
  • Collaborate Without Ego – We share knowledge openly & work together to create the best outcomes
  • Take Ownership – We take initiative, problem-solve & push projects forward
  • Obsess Over the Details – Small details make the difference in delivering world-class work


What we offer:

  • 25 days paid leave
  • Flexible working within the requirements of EST collaboration hours
  • Work alongside talented designers, developers & strategists
  • Collaborate with fast-growing B2B companies
  • Work directly with ambitious marketing teams on high-impact website projects
  • Rapid career progression based on performance & impact


If you're an experienced client-facing project lead who understands marketing, websites & how to bring clients, designers & developers together, we'd love to hear from you!


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