Chief Digital Product Engineering

Momentum; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Momentum Group is looking for a Head of Digital Product Engineering to lead engineering strategy, governance and delivery across its digital portfolio. The role bridges business strategy, product management, experience design and engineering execution to deliver scalable digital capabilities for advisers, investors and employees.

The incumbent will drive modern product engineering, AI-enabled delivery, automation and continuous improvement while ensuring security, resilience and measurable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Engineering or a related discipline (required).
• Postgraduate qualification in Technology, Engineering, Information Systems or Business Management (preferred).
• Relevant certification in Microsoft Azure, solution or enterprise architecture, Agile delivery, DevOps, cyber security, product development or engineering leadership (required).
• 10 or more years of progressive experience in software engineering, digital technology or platform delivery (required).
• At least 5 years of senior engineering leadership experience across multiple teams or complex workstreams (required).
• Proven delivery of large-scale customer-facing digital products or platforms in a complex enterprise environment (required).
• Demonstrated experience governing solution design, engineering standards and non-functional requirements (required).
• Experience leading internal teams and external engineering partners through the full product lifecycle (required).
• Strong experience with modern cloud, API, integration, DevSecOps and automated quality practices (required).
• Financial services, investments, asset management, wealth management, banking or fintech experience (advantageous).
• Adviser, intermediary, investor, digital onboarding, service or transaction platform experience (advantageous).
• Platform engineering, cloud modernisation and legacy simplification at enterprise scale (advantageous).
• AI-enabled product delivery and adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices (advantageous).
• Technology strategy, investment planning, commercial evaluation and vendor governance (advantageous).
• Delivery in a regulated environment with material security, privacy, resilience and audit obligations (advantageous).

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the digital product engineering strategy, operating principles and capability roadmap aligned to the Momentum Investments business and digital strategies.
• Provide portfolio-wide engineering leadership and technical direction on behalf of the Chief Digital Officer.
• Establish engineering standards, governance frameworks, quality controls and delivery guardrails.
• Build a culture of accountability, innovation, client-centricity, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Drive engineering effectiveness and continuously improve engineering maturity across the digital portfolio.

Skills

Digital product engineering

Engineering leadership

Cloud platforms (Azure)

API management

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Postgraduate qualification in Technology/Engineering/Business Management

Tools

Microsoft Azure

CI/CD tooling

Solution architecture

Job description

Momentum Group is looking for a Head of Digital Product Engineering to lead engineering strategy, governance and delivery across its digital portfolio. The role bridges business strategy, product management, experience design and engineering execution to deliver scalable digital capabilities for advisers, investors and employees.

The incumbent will drive modern product engineering, AI-enabled delivery, automation and continuous improvement while ensuring security, resilience and measurable