Junior Product Manager, Marketplace - Launch & Grow

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, 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.