Product Owner (Integrations and Connectivity)

Yazoo Recruitment; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Fintech company in Stellenbosch seeks a Product Owner for integrations and connectivity services. This role demands over 10 years of experience in product management, particularly in fintech or telecom, with a proven skill set in managing complex integrations and stakeholder communication. The ideal candidate will drive product vision and lifecycle management, ensuring seamless connectivity across multiple markets.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience, including 5 years’ product management or ownership in fintech, telecom, or software integration.
• Technical expertise in APIs and RESTful services.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for integration services.
• Lead the design, development, and management of connectivity platforms.
• Implement and monitor telephony systems and lead integrations with mobile network operators.

Skills

APIs

RESTful services

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Agile methodologies

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT or related field

Product management certification (Pragmatic Institute, AIPMM, Product School, SAFe PM/PO)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Product Owner (Integrations and Connectivity) – Stellenbosch.

Product Owner with a formal qualification and minimum 10 years’ integration services and connectivity specialist experience, including 5 years’ technical product management or ownership within the Fintech / Telecom / Software Integration industry, required to lead the design, development, and management of the integration services and connectivity platforms for a Fintech company based in Stellenbosch.

Minimum requirements:

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT or related field required
• Minimum 10 years’ experience, including 5 years’ product management or ownership in fintech, telecom, or software integration essential
• Technical expertise in APIs and RESTful services required
• Practical experience in telephony, mobile networks, messaging, payments, banking, or credit bureau integrations required
• Product management certification – Pragmatic Institute, AIPMM, Product School, SAFe PM/PO highly advantageous
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies like Jira, Confluence, and other collaboration platforms required
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills essential

Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle, leading the design, development, and management of integration services and connectivity platforms
• Maintain and define product vision, roadmaps, and backlog for all integration-related services
• Implement and monitor telephony systems, including PABX and VoIP, in collaboration with the Platform Team
• Lead integrations with mobile network operators to enable messaging, payments, USSD, and WhatsApp-based services across multiple African markets
• Oversee banking and payment gateway integrations to support disbursements, direct debits, EFTs, and financial transactions
• Manage credit bureau and data provider integrations to enhance lending decisions and ensure regulatory compliance
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to ensure secure, scalable, and high-performance integrations
• Ensure integrations include real-time monitoring and metrics to track system health, diagnose issues, and drive improvement
• Serve as the primary liaison with external technology partners for integration initiatives