IT Product Manager

PerformIT Personnel; Oos-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Engaging work environment

Strategic influence on direction

Competitive remuneration

Job summary

PerformIT Personnel is seeking a seasoned Product Owner to lead IT product strategy, financial governance, and end-to-end roadmap oversight in a logistics- IT environment. You will drive cost optimization, vendor management, and security posture while shaping demand against value and risk.

The role requires deep IT architecture knowledge, cloud experience, and strong stakeholder management. Join a dynamic team delivering strategic technology initiatives with a risk-aware, data-driven mindset.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of IT systems, technical architecture, integrations, and data.
• Hands-on technical or engineering background.
• Experience in IT product ownership or technical product management.
• Strong technical depth in architecture, cloud, integration, or software delivery.
• Industry experience in logistics and/or warehousing.

Responsibilities

• Own the full financial picture of the product — total cost of ownership (TCO) across run and change.
• Maintain a tiered cost model and track a Cost Confidence %; drive discovery to close cost gaps.
• Track unit economics and explain budget variance monthly.
• Define and sign off a Product Definition before project initiation.
• Manage a 12+ month rolling roadmap across five swim lanes, updating it monthly.
• Set and defend the strategic lifecycle position — Retain, Grow, Consolidate, Migrate, or Retire.
• Make outcome-driven decisions using KPIs and measurable targets.
• Act as a strategic advisor to the business, shaping demand and framing requests against value, cost, and risk.
• Run business reviews and challenge requests diplomatically.
• Own end-to-end service performance, managing vendor performance through SLAs, scorecards, and trend analysis.
• Escalate failures with evidence and root-cause analysis, providing commercial recommendations.
• Drive the product’s security, risk, and compliance posture, including access, identity, and privilege governance.
• Ensure BCP/DR plans are documented and tested.
• Bring an outside-in perspective via market scanning, benchmarking, and customer discovery.
• Act as a thought leader, translating market trends into strategic advantages.
• Own key architecture and technical trade-off decisions, understanding the product’s technology stack.
• Ensure all technical decisions are evidence-based, standards-aligned, and support performance, resilience, scalability, and security.

Skills

Architecture

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Management

Strategic Thinking

Job description

Join a vibrant team committed to innovation within the logistics and IT sectors, where your expertise will shape the future of our product offerings. This is a prime opportunity for a seasoned professional with a strategic mindset and a passion for driving technical excellence.

What You'Ll Do:

• Own the full financial picture of the product — total cost of ownership (TCO), across run and change, with no unmanaged spend.
• Maintain a tiered cost model and track a Cost Confidence %; drive discovery to close cost gaps.
• Track unit economics and explain budget variance monthly.
• Define and sign off a Product Definition before project initiation.
• Manage a 12+ month rolling roadmap across five swim lanes, updating it monthly.
• Set and defend the strategic lifecycle position — Retain, Grow, Consolidate, Migrate, or Retire.
• Make outcome-driven decisions using KPIs and measurable targets.
• Act as a strategic advisor to the business, shaping demand and framing requests against value, cost, and risk.
• Run business reviews and challenge requests diplomatically.
• Own end-to-end service performance, managing vendor performance through SLAs, scorecards, and trend analysis.
• Escalate failures with evidence and root-cause analysis, providing commercial recommendations.
• Drive the product’s security, risk, and compliance posture, including access, identity, and privilege governance.
• Ensure BCP/DR plans are documented and tested.
• Bring an outside-in perspective via market scanning, benchmarking, and customer discovery.
• Act as a thought leader, translating market trends into strategic advantages.
• Own key architecture and technical trade-off decisions, understanding the product’s technology stack.
• Ensure all technical decisions are evidence-based, standards-aligned, and support performance, resilience, scalability, and security.

Requirements:

• Deep understanding of IT systems, technical architecture, integrations, and data.
• Hands-on technical or engineering background.
• Experience in IT product ownership or technical product management.
• Strong technical depth in architecture, cloud, integration, or software delivery.
• Industry experience in logistics and/or warehousing.
• Skills in Architecture, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Management, and Strategic Thinking.

What We'll Give You:

• An engaging, dynamic work environment within a leading organization.
• Opportunities to influence strategic direction and technological advancements.
• Competitive remuneration aligned with your expertise.