Product Manager

Safeguard Global Group; Gauteng; Hybrid; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global workforce platform is looking for a Product Manager to lead initiatives focused on enabling global workforce solutions. This role involves managing the product roadmap, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving impactful product strategies. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to navigate complex challenges. Join us to shape innovative solutions that meet customer needs and enhance business goals.

Benefits

Bonding Leave

Charitable Days

Reward & Recognition Program

Corporate bonus / SIP

Coworking Space

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product management, ideally in HR tech.
• Strong communicator at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to analyze data for decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the product roadmap.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions.
• Ensure successful product launches and adoption.

Skills

Product Management

Analytical Skills

Strong Communication

Collaboration Skills

Discovery Techniques

Job description

Product Manager – South Africa & Brazil, Full Time (Posted Yesterday, Requisition ID: R-)

We want you to “Work in Any Way” – making time for family, commitments, and life outside so you can have the best of both worlds. You can decide where and how you work when you own what you do and are driven to deliver.

Our positions go beyond remote and hybrid first; they break free from the traditional ways of doing things to pave a way for a job that works for you.

About Safeguard Global

Safeguard Global enables global expansion without risk. Since pioneering centralized global payments and launching the employer of record (EOR) category worldwide, we have helped over 2,000 organizations hire, recruit, pay, and manage employees in 170+ countries. We blend a people‑first ethos with cutting‑edge technology to ensure compliance with local, regional, national, and international laws, allowing businesses to scale up or down wherever and whenever they want to expand.

The Role

As a Product Manager, you will lead a product team focused on solving complex challenges in global workforce enablement. You work across engineering, design, data, and business functions to develop and execute solutions that drive efficiency, compliance, and growth. Your focus is on delivering impact within a 3‑6 month horizon, ensuring innovation aligns with real customer needs, business goals, and regulatory considerations.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with Safeguard Global’s mission and growth strategy.
• Prioritize and execute product initiatives based on business impact, customer needs, and technical feasibility, focusing on measurable outcomes within 3‑6 months.
• Balance short‑term execution with continuous value delivery.

Product Discovery & Problem‑Solving

• Use qualitative and quantitative research to uncover customer pain points and opportunities.
• Apply various discovery techniques to deeply understand the problem space before defining solutions.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure solutions effectively address user needs.
• Run quick iterative experiments to understand what will have the biggest impact before investing in building the solution.

Stakeholder Management & Communication

• Act as the bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring clarity and alignment.
• Use storytelling and data‑driven insights to influence decision‑making across the organization.
• Clearly articulate the value of product enhancements to internal teams and customers.

Go‑to‑Market & Adoption

• Work with marketing, sales, and customer success to ensure successful product launches and adoption.
• Define success metrics and KPIs to track product performance and optimize continuously.
• Be responsible for the delivery of the value aligned to your product or feature alongside the engineering counterpart.

Key Competencies, Skills & Experience

• 5+ years in product management, ideally working in HR tech.
• Strong communicator at all levels of the organization – presenting to executives succinctly and preparing a storyboard on vision for the team.
• Analytical – able to analyze and use data to drive decision‑making.
• Discovery – skilled in using a variety of techniques to both understand the problem space and experiment with solutions.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to analyze different product decisions and articulate how they impact revenue, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
• Ability to manage complexity, comfortable working in undefined problem spaces, figuring out the right problems to solve.
• Strong collaboration skills, ensuring alignment across engineering, design, and business teams.

Attributes for Success

• Curious & Humble – always interested in other people’s perspectives and learns when things don’t go as planned.
• Resilient & Growth‑Oriented – thrives in an iterative, learning‑driven environment.
• Collaborative & Communicative – brings teams together and aligns diverse perspectives.
• Contributes to a culture of optimism, care, grit, determination, passion, and fun.

Who we are and what we do

Safeguard Global is a global workforce platform that enables companies to hire, manage, and pay employees worldwide.

Our Global Benefits

• Bonding Leave – paid leave to bond with a new family member.
• 2 Charitable Days – contribute to causes you believe in.
• Reward & Recognition Program – be rewarded for your success and championing our values.
• Corporate bonus / SIP – all guardians are eligible for our annual bonus scheme or sales incentive plan.
• Coworking Space.

Why become a Guardian

• International Environment – grow your network internationally and collaborate across the world.
• Interact, discover cultures, and tap into local expertise.
• We emphasize the people factor in everything we do.
• Our nurturing culture ensures your ideas reach our leaders and your contributions get the recognition they deserve.
• Learning – we support your continuous growth by providing access to 2 learning platforms, where you can learn at your own pace.

Next Steps: To express your interest, please click on the following link.

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Safeguard Global, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and guardians. The company builds adaptive solutions for organizations seeking to thrive in the global economy.

We wish you the best with your application. Our guardian promise is to keep in touch to arrange the next stage if your application meets the position’s requirements, or a gentle update if you have been unsuccessful at this time.

Welcome to the Future of Work!

At Safeguard Global, we enable success through smarter, more efficient global employee management, recruitment, payroll, onboarding, expense management, and more.