Product Manager - Assurance

Caseware Africa; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 700 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company is seeking a Product Manager to drive the strategic vision for its product suite in finance and analytics. This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams and requires at least 4-6 years of experience in the financial sector, along with a Chartered Accountant qualification. The ideal candidate will be skilled in audit standards, customer understanding, and budget management, with a focus on delivering commercial success.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years in Practice / Financial Sector and subject matter expert roles.
• Client-facing experience.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams.
• Experience in a software development business would be advantageous.
• Experience working with corporate clients would be a plus but is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Own, maintain, and communicate the product vision and roadmap.
• Define product marketing strategies to drive commercial success.
• Define and deliver profitable Return on Investment (ROI) for the product suite.
• Act as a thought leader in internal and external capacities.
• Collaborate closely with marketing to communicate product value to customers.
• Partner with Product Owner(s) and Development teams.

Skills

Audit and Analytics standards and methodologies

Customer understanding

Caseware Working papers and Caseware IDEA user knowledge

Budget management

Analytical skills

Computer literacy skills

Facilitation skills

Business process skills

Education

BCom Accounting (NQF7)

Post-graduate degree in Accounting Science (CTA)

Chartered Accountant – CA(SA)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Aha

Job description

The Product Manager plays a pivotal role as a visionary and evangelist for finance professionals within the audit and analytics (assurance) markets.

They define the strategic vision for the product suite and champion its success, working closely with the Product Executive to lead product development.

Responsibilities

• Own, maintain, and communicate the vision, direction, and roadmap of the Assurance product suite.
• Understand, define, and communicate what value-add is from a customer perspective and focus the product roadmap toward providing that value.
• Define product marketing strategies and execute them in collaboration with sales and marketing teams to drive commercial success.
• Define and deliver commercial success and profitable Return on Investment (ROI) for the product suite.
• Act as a thought leader in both an internal and external capacity.
• Work closely with sales to understand and improve win rates.
• Own and define roadmap goals and objectives for product releases.
• Work closely with external content providers and Product Owner(s) to develop appropriately detailed specifications for product features so that they are clearly understood by development teams.
• Set delivery dates and drive the overall delivery of products to market.
• Partner with Product Owner(s) and Development teams to drive the resolution of product defects and high-quality deliverables.
• Collaborate closely with the marketing team to ensure that product value is frequently communicated to customers.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of customer needs to drive continuous value delivery.
• Act as the leader that integrates cross functional teams required to deliver products to markets.
• Work closely with customer facing teams to gain insight, resolve issues and help champion product strategy, delivery, and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• At least 4 – 6 years in Practice / Financial Sector and subject matter expert roles.
• BCom Accounting (NQF7).
• Post-graduate degree in Accounting Science (CTA).
• Client facing experience.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams.
• Chartered Accountant – CA(SA).
• Experience in a software development business would be advantageous.
• Experience working with corporate clients would be a plus but is not essential.

Essential Skills

• Audit and Analytics standards and methodologies.
• Customer understanding and how they use software within in a market to deliver outcomes.
• Caseware Working papers and Caseware IDEA user knowledge.
• Budget management and guiding a development project.
• Experience with the below tools is not essential, but would be advantageous: Jira, Confluence, Aha.
• Analytical skills.
• Computer literacy skills.
• Facilitation skills.
• Business processes skills.