Chief Digital Product Engineering Leader

Momentum

Centurion

On-site

ZAR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000

Full time

33 hours ago
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Job summary

Momentum Investments is seeking a Head of Digital Product Engineering to lead engineering across the digital portfolio, translating strategy into scalable platforms and client experiences. You will drive modern product engineering, platform thinking, AI-enabled delivery and governance to ensure security, resilience and measurable business value.

With 10+ years in software engineering and strong leadership across multiple teams, you will shape the engineering culture, set standards and partner

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required.
  • Postgraduate qualification is preferred.
  • Certification in Azure, solution/enterprise architecture, Agile delivery or DevSecOps is required.
  • 10+ years of progressive software engineering, digital technology or platform delivery experience.

Responsibilities

  • Define and implement the digital product engineering strategy and capability roadmap.
  • Provide portfolio-wide engineering leadership and technical direction.
  • Establish governance, standards and guardrails for delivery and non-functional requirements.
  • Lead cross-functional teams and external partners through the full product lifecycle.
  • Drive cloud adoption, platform modernisation and secure, resilient delivery.

Skills

Cloud engineering
Engineering leadership
Security and resilience
AI-enabled delivery
Vendor governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related
Postgraduate qualification in Technology/Engineering/IS or Business Management

Tools

Microsoft Azure
CI/CD tooling
API integration

Job description

Momentum Investments is seeking a Head of Digital Product Engineering to lead engineering across the digital portfolio, translating strategy into scalable platforms and client experiences. You will drive modern product engineering, platform thinking, AI-enabled delivery and governance to ensure security, resilience and measurable business value.

With 10+ years in software engineering and strong leadership across multiple teams, you will shape the engineering culture, set standards and partner

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