Product Mgr Ii

Lexisnexis South Africa Shared Services; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global legal information provider is seeking a Product Manager II in Cape Town to take ownership of product features and lead project execution. This role requires strong customer interaction, market analysis skills, and a data-driven approach to decision-making. The ideal candidate will have 4-6 years of product management experience, proficiency in tools like Excel and Tableau, and a solid technical background. The company values work/life balance and promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Medical aid

Retirement plan

Family benefits

Study leave

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of PM experience, preferably leading product features.
• Experience with product development and customer engagement.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead product features, addressing customer pain points.
• Conduct market analysis for product features.
• Manage the product delivery lifecycle and engage with stakeholders.

Skills

Customer interaction

Market analysis

Data-driven decision-making

Product lifecycle management

Technical proficiency (Excel, Tableau, SQL)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical subject

Tools

Excel

Balsamiq

Tableau

Python

SQL

Job description

About the Role

The Product Manager II will own one or more product features and lead project execution. He / she will own product development plans and represent their feature(s) within the cross‑functional team proposing new feature ideas that address a customer pain point or need based on his / her deep and first hand understanding of the customer. He / she will prioritize and communicate production customer issues and defects based on relevant data for timely resolution and also lead the demo to key stakeholders at program milestones.

Responsibilities

• Interacts frequently with customers, and generates customer requirements.
• Anticipates customer needs and prioritizes those for the organization.
• Analyzes and interprets what is happening in the market, driven by the latest news / incidents, particularly competitive announcements and events.
• Predicts short term market changes and implications on the product.
• Continuously aims to meet customer expectations without compromising the commercial viability of the product.

Data-Driven Decision-Making & Analysis

• Actively gathers data from multiple sources (customer, market analysis, sales and revenue, etc.) to drive solutions to business problems and issues of consequence to the company.
• Demonstrates the ability to make trade off decisions between potential product capabilities.
• Evaluates product hypotheses in a quantitative manner, including AB testing for interactive products.
• Generates new ideas by analyzing product data for insights.

Go to Market & Product Marketing Lifecycle

• Supports the go to market strategy with good communication of customer requirements and timelines to stakeholders.
• Assists on launch plans through coordinated development with external customer facing teams such as marketing and sales.
• Answers sales and customer questions regarding feature function, pricing, packaging, value proposition and competition.
• Offers Train-the-Trainer sessions in support of operations for market rollout.
• Assists on collateral for sales demonstrations and customer events.
• Outlines key milestones, outcomes and deliverables during go-to-market and product strategy planning.

Product Delivery & Development Lifecycle

• Solves customer issues with product features that achieve business goals and metrics.
• Has a deep understanding of his / her feature area and develops prototypes.
• Participates in product discovery, according to defined process, for new product development.
• Manages portions of the product lifecycle.
• Is familiar with SDLCs as identified by management e.g. agile processes.

Strategy & Commercial Acumen

• Determines strategic product vision and priorities for a feature area, and shapes / ca­n­cer future product direction.
• Independently uses information derived from competitive analysis to drive product direction and strategy.
• Understands, formulates and budgets the operating costs required to deliver the revenues.
• Creates product development plans including opportunity assessment and business case.

Technical Skills

• Considers high‑level technical approaches to use when prioritizing functionality.
• Is proficient in various technologies to assist day‑to‑day tasks (Excel, Balsamiq, Tableau, Python, SQL, etc.).
• Has a firm grasp of data and technical architecture principles and best practices.

Core Competencies

• Practices Self-Development
• Solves Problems and Analyzes Issues
• Innovates
• Interpersonal Skills
• Collaboration and Teamwork
• Builds Relationships
• Develops Others
• Focus On Results

Requirements

• Suggested Minimum Years of PM Experience: 4-6 years.
• Full ownership of a product or multiple features; led and released changes that improved customer satisfaction and/or commercial impact.
• Demonstrated thorough product development knowledge, including business case development.
• Successful participation in customer engagements.
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical subject preferred, but not essential.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization, with various flexible and remote working options available to employees.

Working with Us

Lexis Nexis Legal & Professional is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer.

We are committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.

Together, we are building a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Working for you

We believe in a healthy work/life balance.

We know that your well‑being and happiness are key to a long and successful career.

Benefits

We are delighted to offer medical aid, retirement plan inclusive of risk benefits (disability, critical illness, life cover & funeral cover), modern family benefits including adoption and surrogacy, and study leave.