Product Manager

Capitec Bank; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in South Africa seeks a skilled Product Manager to join its Business Improvement Team. This role focuses on leading a team, ensuring efficient product delivery, and enhancing business processes. Candidates should have a solid engineering background and strong leadership skills to drive innovative solutions and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ management experience; senior level product development or product manager.
• 3+ years managing product development.
• Familiarity with business value management and ROI analysis.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of business engineers, focusing on development and quality assurance.
• Oversee delivery of multiple initiatives, ensuring timely project completion.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to manage risks and ensure satisfaction.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Interpersonal & Relationship Management Skills

Problem Solving Skills

Education

Tertiary qualification in Engineering

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Join Us in Becoming the Best Bank in the World!!

We appoint energized and motivated people for their potential and continuously look for talented, driven individuals to help us innovate and evolve. That is why we focus on finding the right people for the right jobs. We love what we do because we focus on making a positive difference for our clients and employees. Our company DNA is built around talented and committed teams dedicated to building a brand that we are proud of and that earns the trust of our clients.

Who We Are

We are a bank, but we’re much more than that. We believe that banking is about enabling people to control their financial lives through banking that is simplified, accessible, affordable, and delivered through personal experience. By helping our clients manage their financial lives better, we enable them to live better.

Why Choose Us

At Capitec, we offer our best by living up to our CEO values in every situation – we always put the Client first, act with Energy, and take Ownership. To support people in being their best, our Employee Value Proposition offers every value to all team members through cohesive teams, growth opportunities, as well as employee benefits and savings. We make it a priority to ensure that each member of the Capitec team feels welcome, valued, focused, and has the opportunity to grow.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Product Manager to join our Business Improvement Team. This role is critical in establishing a management layer to support the scaling of our team and ensure the efficient delivery of multiple initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in business process engineering and management experience.

Key Responsibilities

• At least 5 years’ management experience; senior level product development or product manager/owner
• 3+ years’ experience managing, developing, and delivering a product previously.
• Manage a team of 5-8 business engineers, focusing on people development, upskilling, and quality assurance.
• Integrating business and technical product segments to achieve objectives, delivery, and targets.
• Oversee the delivery of multiple initiatives, ensuring timely and efficient project completion.
• Engage with senior stakeholders, managing risks, blockers, and ensuring stakeholder satisfaction.
• Conduct technical reviews and support the team in maintaining high-quality work standards.
• Manage business value for all initiatives, ensuring the right return on investment and value addition to the business.
• Handle administrative tasks, including monthly reports, performance appraisals, and annual business planning.

Minimum Knowledge

• Proven experience in business process engineering or business improvement.
• Strong management and leadership skills, with the ability to develop and support a team.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously.
• Experience in conducting technical reviews and ensuring quality assurance.
• Familiarity with business value management and ROI analysis.

Minimum Education

A relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering, i.e., Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Communication Skills
• Leadership Skills
• Interpersonal & Relationship Management Skills
• Problem Solving Skills

Conditions of Employment

• Clear credit and criminal record
• A valid driver's license and personal vehicle are required
• Reachable via own mobile phone
• In office 4 days a week in Stellenbosch (Technopark)

If you are interested in being part of this dynamic team, on a mission to build the best bank in the world through unlocking the potential of its people, please apply. We would love to hear from you!

Capitec is committed to diversity and, where feasible, all appointments will support the achievement of our employment equity goals.