Junior Product Manager (Marketplace)

takealotgroup; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Mentorship programme

Learning & development access

Social events

Job summary

Takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, seeks a Junior Product Manager to join the Marketplace team in Cape Town. Define and execute a technical product roadmap to support the merchant division in achieving commercial objectives.

You will report to the Head of Product for Merchant, collaborate with engineers, QA, and UX designers, and help drive metrics and product success in a fast-paced, hyper-growth environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems/CS/Engineering/Commerce.
• Equivalent experience: 6+ years in product management/owner, driving large initiatives.
• Experience in an agile/iterative project management and development environment is beneficial.
• Experience in an e-commerce environment is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Gain a deep understanding of the Marketplace division's objectives, processes, tools, and benchmarks.
• Define and maintain a Product Roadmap that supports technical developments for the Marketplace.
• Measure success via relevant metrics and drive improvements to key indicators.
• Translate business requirements into functional/technical IT user stories and phased project specs.
• Lead end-to-end project management from design to release and production launch.
• Manage stakeholder communications and backlog prioritisation with the engineering team.

Skills

Analytical thinking

SQL

Stakeholder management

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems/CS/Engineering/Commerce

Equivalent experience: 6+ years in product management/owner

Tools

Agile methodologies

Jira

Data analytics tools

Job description

Takealot.com , South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a talented Junior Product Manager to join the Marketplace team in Cape Town. You will be responsible for defining and executing a Technical Product Roadmap that delivers projects to support our merchant division in achieving its commercial objectives.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us!

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Your mission, should you choose to accept it:

• Gain a deep understanding of the Marketplace division in terms of its strategic objectives, business processes, available tools & systems, and relevant external best practice benchmarks
• Work closely with the Head of Product for Merchant to define and maintain a Product Roadmap that delivers on technical developments required to support the Marketplace Division in achieving its strategic objectives
• Measure the success of developments via the tracking of relevant metrics
• Take ownership of improving these metrics by identifying and prioritising appropriate roadmap projects
• Define the strategic business requirements for technical systems development related to specific projects prioritised on the Product Roadmap, using relevant data to support decision-making
• Translate business requirements into functional and technical IT user stories and project specifications, by ensuring that projects are broken down into phases to deliver immediate business benefit
• End-to-end project management of technical projects throughout the entire product development lifecycle - setting timelines, driving project schedules, leading cross-functional development teams from design through to release, and managing the production launch
• Manage all stakeholder communications - to ensure appropriate input on the Product Roadmap prioritisation and communication on its execution
• Manage the engineering backlog via appropriate sprint prioritisation and planning

Your Team:

You will report directly to the Product Manager for Merchant

You will collaborate with a team of software engineers, QA engineers, and UX designers

Attributes required:

• A proven track record of delivering results, in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrates strong commercial acumen with analytical capabilities, proficient in SQL for obtaining and analysing data, and effectively leverages insights to drive informed decision-making.
• Highly structured thinker with strong attention to detail
• Strong technical understanding & experience with the development process
• Strong project management and communication skills - able to effectively manage cross-functional stakeholders (in particular the engineering team) to ensure projects are delivered according to specifications on time
• A flexible and adaptable mindset

Qualifications:

• Relevant Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma (Information Systems/Computer Science/Engineering/Commerce) with at least 3 years of experience in product management/owner, business analysis, or a related role, preferably driving large, company-wide initiatives (through projects or responsibilities)
• If you do not have a Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in a related field, an equivalent experience requirement must be met which equates to at least 6 years of experience in product management/owner, business analysis, or a related role, preferably driving large, company-wide initiatives (through projects or responsibilities)
• Experience in an agile/iterative project management and development environment is beneficial
• Experience in an e-commerce environment is beneficial

Let’s talk about life @ Takealot Group

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Mentorship programme : We aren't kidding when we say the people with the best people wins. Now's your chance to be one of the best, by learning from the best.

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Good times : Get to know the other extraordinary minds at takealot.com during regular social events