Product Manager , 3P Marketplace

Amazon; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Commercial Services (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd - N09 is seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead the development of key features in the product roadmap, drive business metrics, and develop requirements for innovative technologies.

You will collaborate with teams across software engineering, logistics, product management, legal, finance, and core retail businesses to deliver initiatives, manage ambiguity, and influence stakeholders globally.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience.
• Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition.
• Experience with end to end product delivery.
• Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage high quality product roadmaps based on business vision and strategy.
• Manage prioritization and trade-offs to ensure the right features are built with the right quality at the right time.
• Promote/drive decision making throughout the team.
• Partner with global product teams to identify and influence development of new products and services.
• Address barriers through problem solving and coordination with stakeholders.
• Own, build and drive the customer experience with key local and global stakeholders such as legal, accounting, operations and tech.

Skills

Product management

Roadmap strategy

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

SQL

Education

Master's degree or above

Tools

SQL

Excel

Job description

Description

We are looking for an experienced Product Manager to lead product development of key features in our product roadmap, drive key business metrics, and develop requirements for innovative technologies.

We are looking for an experienced Product Manager to lead product development of key features in our product roadmap, drive key business metrics, and develop requirements for innovative technologies. As a successful candidate, you will have experience managing complex businesses, solving technical challenges, and influencing key partner teams to drive initiatives to completion. You have a strong bias toward data driven decision making and an innate ability to understand how metrics relate to business problems and to each other. You are a product leader who has the ability to communicate priorities and work effectively with stakeholders, including teams across software engineering, logistics, product management, legal, finance, and core retail businesses. You should be comfortable with an extremely high degree of ambiguity, can work across a wide cross section of stakeholders, and relish the idea of solving challenging problems. You will tackle novel, situations every day and given the size of this initiative, you’ll have the opportunity to work with Amazon teams around the globe.

Amazon knows that a diverse, inclusive culture empowers us all to deliver the best results for our customers. We celebrate diversity in our workforce and in the ways we work. As part of our inclusive culture, we offer accommodations during the interview and onboarding process. If you’d like to discuss your accommodation options, please contact your recruiter, who will partner you with the Applicant‑Candidate Accommodation Team (ACAT). You may also contact ACAT directly by emailing acat‑[e-mail]. We want all Amazonians to have the best possible Day 1 experience. If you’ve already completed the interview process, you can contact ACAT for accommodation support before you start to ensure all your needs are met Day 1.

Key job responsibilities

• Build and manage high quality product roadmaps based on business vision and strategy.
• Manage prioritization and trade‑offs to ensure the right features are built with the right quality at the right time.
• Promote/drive decision making throughout the team.
• Partner with global product teams to identify and influence development of new products and services.
• Address barriers through problem solving and coordination with stakeholders. Gain support for your strategy and roadmap from stakeholders by writing narratives and influencing peers and senior leadership.
• Own, build and drive the customer experience with key local and global stakeholders such as , legal, accounting, operations and tech.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience
• Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
• Experience with end to end product delivery
• Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or above in business administration, finance, economics, computer science, data science, engineering, or other related field
• Experience in influencing senior leadership through data driven insights
• Experience performing statistical analysis of data using SQL, Excel and other tools
• Experience in high impact roles in operations including Vendor Management, Supply Chain, and Retail Operations
• Experience working with internal consumers, especially in emerging countries

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Company

Amazon Commercial Services (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd - N09

Job ID: A10423446