Head of Product & Growth Strategy

Communicate Recruitment; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Communicate Recruitment seeks a Head of Product to own the product vision, strategy, and portfolio across multiple products in the fintech space. You will define strategic direction, drive investment decisions, and leadProduct Managers and Designers to achieve commercial success.

You will work with executive leadership to set goals, govern lifecycle processes, and ensure security and regulatory compliance across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Product Management with leadership experience.
• Experience in fintech, payments, or regulated tech environments.
• Strong competency in strategy, portfolio management, and commercial ownership.
• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing product teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the product strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Make portfolio investment decisions on what to build, partner on, or retire.
• Lead and develop Product Managers and Product Designers.
• Establish measurable goals, operating frameworks, and governance.
• Drive discovery, prioritisation, lifecycle management, and governance processes.
• Partner with delivery and engineering leadership on planning and trade-offs.
• Ensure security, compliance, and regulatory requirements are embedded.
• Own business cases, pricing strategies, and commercial performance.
• Lead go-to-market strategies for major product launches.
• Represent product with clients, partners, and industry stakeholders.
• Present strategy, performance, and investment recommendations to executives.
• Manage budgets, resourcing plans, and portfolio growth.

Skills

Product leadership

Portfolio management

Stakeholder management

Agile product

Fintech domain knowledge

Team leadership

Education

Degree in Business or IT

Postgraduate certifications

Job description

Communicate Recruitment seeks a Head of Product to own the product vision, strategy, and portfolio across multiple products in the fintech space. You will define strategic direction, drive investment decisions, and leadProduct Managers and Designers to achieve commercial success.

You will work with executive leadership to set goals, govern lifecycle processes, and ensure security and regulatory compliance across the portfolio.