Mr D - Junior Product Manager (Retail and Shops)

takealot.com; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 400,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce platform is seeking a Junior Product Manager in Cape Town. This role involves working with cross-functional teams to enhance customer experience and achieve growth metrics. Ideal candidates should have a relevant degree, at least a year of product management exposure, and experience with data analytics and wireframing tools. The position offers a collaborative environment, market-related remuneration, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Market-related remuneration

Collaboration in an open environment

Flexibility for remote or office work

Mentorship program

Access to online learning platforms

Social events

Birthday leave

Latest tech tools

Confidential support services

Free parking

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills to inform product requirements.
• Experience with product analytics tools is beneficial.
• Proficiency with popular office and project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Own the product development process from start to finish.
• Perform qualitative and quantitative analyses for decision-making.
• Contribute to product strategy and roadmap.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal skills

Experience presenting to stakeholders

Strong attention to detail

Experience with data analytics tools (Excel, SQL)

Experience with wireframing tools

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in a related field

3 years of business analysis experience or exposure

1 year of product management experience or exposure

Tools

Google Suite

JIRA

Slack

Firebase

Google Analytics

Amplitude

Balsamiq

Sketch

Job description

Mr D, a division of [company name], is looking for a highly talented Junior Product Manager (Retail and Shops) to join our team in Cape Town.

The Product team at Mr D is passionate about creating experiences that satisfy & delight our customers while ensuring we continuously acquire and retain customers to exceed our growth objectives. You will work cross-functionally across our product, UX, engineering, and other business teams to build features that have a direct impact on the growth of Mr D.

As a Junior Product Manager, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver measurable gains across key business metrics by combining speed, analytical insight, and test-driven product development. You will be essential in driving growth at each stage of the product lifecycle: acquisition, activation, engagement, retention, and monetization.

This position reports to the Retail and Shops Product Lead.

Your mission should you choose to accept it :

• Product development: Take end-to-end ownership of product development including documentation, implementation, testing, launch, and success metric monitoring. Facilitate backlog grooming and planning ceremonies. Clarify project requirements and create acceptance criteria with QA.
• Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis: Determine what data needs to be gathered to inform decision-making around product requirements. Gather and use data to help formulate product requirements. Extract key insights from data for post-launch impact analysis.
• Product Strategy and Roadmapping: Understand the product vision and strategy. Contribute to the roadmap to execute on the product strategy.
• UX and Design: Suggest ideas to solve customer challenges and validate them in collaboration with UX. Clearly communicate requirements to UX/UI design resources. Work with design resources to finalize the customer experience for features.
• Stakeholder Management: Ensure relevant stakeholders are identified and consulted. Manage relationships with stakeholders, including obtaining buy-in and communicating project status.

The skills we need :

• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Experience presenting to stakeholders
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience with data analytics tools (e.g., Excel, SQL)
• Experience with wireframing tools (preferable)

Qualifications and experience :

• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in a related field
• 3 years of business analysis experience or exposure
• 1 year of product management experience or exposure
• Experience with product analytics tools like Firebase, Google Analytics, or Amplitude (beneficial)
• Experience with wireframing/design tools like Invision, Balsamiq, Sketch
• Proficiency with MS Office, Google Suite, JIRA, Slack, and adaptability to new applications

The Environment :

Let's talk about life @ Mr D :

• The power is in your hands: Market-related remuneration with flexibility.
• No doors: Collaborative, open work environment.
• Remote working: Flexibility for remote or office work.
• Mentorship program: Learn from industry leaders.
• Online learning: Access to courses on MyAcademy, Udacity, Coursera, and more.
• Social events: Hikes, mini golf, and other activities.
• Birthday leave: Enjoy your day off.
• Tools: Latest tech, Mac or Windows, dual monitors.
• Support: Confidential counseling, legal, and financial support.
• Tech stack: Angular, Python, Kotlin, Swift, AWS, Kafka, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, IoT, machine learning.
• Parking: Free parking available.

If you meet the above criteria, you are an Extraordinary Mind. Apply today!

Mr D is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.

Required Experience :

Key Skills: Balsamiq, Business Analysis, Visio, Trello, Product Demos, Application Development, Meeting Facilitation, Scalability, User Acceptance Testing, Wireframing, Product Management, Mobile Applications

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: [specify years]

Vacancy: 1