Digital Product Manager

Absa Group; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Absa Group is seeking a senior product leader to own strategy, performance and execution for a portfolio of digital channels, translating enterprise strategy into high-impact bets and driving them from problem definition through delivery and measurable business value.

The role carries end-to-end accountability and requires leading Product Managers and cross-functional teams to optimize revenue, adoption and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or advanced diploma in Physical, Mathematical, Computer or Life Sciences.
• Executive-level product leadership experience is preferred.
• Strong grasp of digital channels and business metrics.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision, strategy, roadmap and operating plan for the digital channel portfolio.
• Lead Product Managers and foster a high-performance culture focused on ownership and outcomes.
• Drive cross-functional execution across Design, Engineering, Data, Marketing, Operations, Risk and Commercial.
• Create an experimentation engine to measure, learn and scale customer impact.
• Ensure security, resilience, compliance and operational readiness of the channel portfolio.

Skills

Product leadership

Strategy development

Roadmapping

OKRs

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma in Physical, Mathematical, Computer or Life Sciences

Job description

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Belonging at Absa

Absa is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from suitably qualified individuals from diverse backgrounds. In support of our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) commitments and Employment Equity objectives, preference may be given to candidates from underrepresented designated groups, including persons with disabilities. We encourage applicants who may require reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process to let us know so that appropriate support can be provided.

Job Summary

Own the strategy, performance and execution of a portfolio of digital channels as a connected product ecosystem. Translate enterprise strategy into a small number of high-impact product bets and drive them from problem definition through delivery, adoption, optimisation and measurable business value. The role carries end-to-end accountability rather than responsibility for individual delivery components.

Job Description

• Own the product vision, strategy, roadmap and operating plan for the digital channel portfolio.
• Carry clear accountability for revenue growth, digital sales, product penetration, active usage, customer conversion, retention and cost-to-serve outcomes.
• Set portfolio-level OKRs and product economics; establish leading indicators and intervene quickly when performance is off-track.
• Lead Product Managers and create a high-performance product culture built on ownership, pace, evidence and outcomes.
• Make prioritisation decisions across customer value, commercial impact, technical feasibility, risk and speed-to-market.
• Drive execution across Product, Design, Engineering, Data, Marketing, Operations, Risk and Commercial teams without relying on hierarchy.
• Create an experimentation engine: launch, measure, learn and scale — reducing time between insight and customer impact.
• Own the channel operating rhythm, including weekly performance reviews, roadmap decisions, release priorities and outcome tracking.
• Remove organisational blockers and escape only decisions that genuinely require executive intervention.
• Hold teams accountable for shipped outcomes, not activity, project completion or feature volume.
• Ensure the channel remains secure, resilient, compliant, accessible and operationally fit for scale.
• Continuously benchmark the product experience against category leaders and translate relevant external practices into differentiated product choices.

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences (Required)