Product Mgr Ii

RELX; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global information analytics company in Johannesburg is seeking a Product Manager II to lead the development of product features and drive customer engagement. The ideal candidate has 4-6 years experience, preferably in legal tech, and possesses strong analytical and communication skills. The role offers flexible working hours and comprehensive benefits including medical aid and a retirement plan.

Benefits

Medical Aid

Retirement Plan with Risk Benefits

Study Leave

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of product management experience with legal tech exposure preferred.
• Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple product features.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers to gather insights and prioritize needs.
• Analyze market trends and competitor activities.
• Use data for product decisions and evaluate trade-offs.

Skills

Product management

Analytical skills

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

About our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,300 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

About the Role

The Product Manager II will lead the development and execution of one or more product features. They will create product development plans and represent their features within the cross-functional team, proposing new ideas based on a deep understanding of customer needs. They will prioritize and communicate customer issues and defects for timely resolution and lead demos at program milestones. In addition, you’ll be responsible for driving organizational onboarding for new features and supporting the development of customer onboarding materials. This role includes the opportunity to work on generative AI-powered features, helping to define and refine how legal professionals interact with cutting-edge AI tools in their research workflows.

Responsibilities

• Engage regularly with customers to gather insights, understand their needs, and prioritize them to ensure high satisfaction while driving product evolution.
• Analyze market trends and competitor activities to anticipate market changes that may impact the product.
• Collect and analyze data from customer feedback, market analysis, and sales data to inform product strategies and decisions.
• Use data to guide product decisions, evaluate trade-offs, and validate hypotheses.
• Assist in creating content for customer demos, sales collateral, and training materials.
• Support go-to-market efforts and collaborate with marketing, sales, and operations.
• Manage product delivery, from discovery to launch, using agile methodologies.
• Drive the development of product features and prototypes to meet business goals and ensure alignment with agile development methodologies.
• Define and champion the strategic vision for assigned product features, using competitive analysis to drive direction and improve business performance.

Requirements

• 4–6 years of product management experience, ideally with exposure to legal tech or legal research tools.
• Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to successfully manage and prioritize multiple product features and initiatives.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field is preferred but not required.
• Diverse experiences and perspectives are valued; a legal qualification or technical background in disciplines such as Computer Science or Engineering is a plus.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working for you

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the 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
• Study Leave

About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis and Nexis services.

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