Product Manager

Capitec; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the banking industry is seeking a talented Senior Product Manager to drive product optimization and lifecycle management. Candidates should possess a minimum of Bachelor's Degree and substantial experience in product development. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholder engagement to align product strategies with business goals.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years’ management experience; senior level product development or product manager/owner.
• 5+ years’ experience managing, developing and delivering a product previously.

Responsibilities

• Support the Product Head in optimising the product throughout its life cycle.
• Integrate business and technical segments to achieve objectives and targets.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Attention to Detail

Commercial Thinking Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal & Relationship Management Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Honours Degree

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Purpose Statement

To support the Product Head in producing the best product; optimising the product through directing the building and development of the product throughout its life cycle, partnering and collaborating with the Software Development Manager and teams around the sequence/priority in which to build and develop the product.

Education (Minimum)

• Bachelor's Degree

Education (Ideal or Preferred)

• Honours Degree

Knowledge and Experience

Minimum:

• At least 8 years’ management experience; senior level product development or product manager/owner
• 5+ years’ experience managing, developing and delivering a product previously.
• Experience at tactical and operational levels, providing input into product strategy and business planning.
• Integrating business and technical product segments to achieve objectives, delivery, and targets.
• Some experience in technical roles.
• Communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple business units.
• Authoring documents related to product lifecycle including business plans, roadmaps, business cases, requirements, and specifications.
• Scoping/running usability studies and customer research.
• Using data and metrics to test theories, confirm assumptions, and measure success.
• Client development and validating products through customer feedback.
• Aligning operational initiatives and projects to corporate strategies and objectives.
• Achieving goals through cross-functional teams.
• Managing remote/hybrid teams.
• Leading multi-functional teams to deliver.
• Business development in banking/financial landscape.

Knowledge:

• Financial acumen for budget management.
• Translation of product strategies into tactical and operational plans.
• Systems thinking; assessing, recommending, and influencing decisions.
• Relevant product expertise and process know-how.
• Agile product ownership and methodology.
• Domain-specific knowledge, business insight, understanding of product technology and dependencies.
• People management principles.
• Stakeholder management principles.
• Data-driven approach with analytical skills.
• Technologically literate and adaptable to new technologies.

Ideal:

Experience:

• Product development at management level within the product domain.
• Experience with Agile product ownership and methodology.
• Translating business strategies into benefits.
• Initiating and implementing innovative concepts.

Knowledge:

• In-depth banking knowledge (productivity, profit, efficiency, processes, client service).
• Continuous improvement practices (Lean, 6-Sigma, PDCA, etc.).
• Process mapping and improvement techniques.

Skills:

• Analytical Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Commercial Thinking Skills
• Communication Skills
• Interpersonal & Relationship Management Skills

Additional Information

• Clear criminal and credit record.

Capitec is committed to diversity; applications will be considered in support of our employment equity goals.