Product Owner l Delivery Lead

Network Finance; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Recruitment International seeks a Senior Product Owner in Gauteng to own end-to-end delivery of a key product feature—from gathering requirements to production rollout and ongoing support.

You will translate business needs into user stories, acceptance criteria, and delivery plans; manage and prioritise the backlog; coordinate day-to-day team activities, sprint planning, and release readiness; and provide line management and delivery oversight for the development team, including

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree and project or project development experience, or equivalent qualification and experience.
• 3 years experience in a managerial, teal lead, product, project or delivery role
• Atleast 5 years in insurance / financial services knowledge
• Experience in product ownership, project coordination, Business Analysis, QA or Software delivery

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery of a product feature, from requirements gathering through to production and ongoing support.
• Translate business requirements into user stories, acceptance criteria, specifications, and delivery plans.
• Manage and prioritise the product backlog, ensuring alignment with business goals and delivery priorities.
• Coordinate day-to-day team activities, sprint planning, progress tracking, and release preparation.
• Provide line management and delivery oversight for the assigned development team.
• Support the feature post-release, including incident management, defect resolution, and enhancement requests.

Skills

Product ownership

Project coordination

Business Analysis

QA or Software delivery

People management

Education

Bachelor degree and project experience

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end delivery of a product feature, from requirements gathering through to production and ongoing support.
• Translate business requirements into user stories, acceptance criteria, specifications, and delivery plans.
• Manage and prioritise the product backlog, ensuring alignment with business goals and delivery priorities.
• Coordinate day-to-day team activities, sprint planning, progress tracking, and release preparation.
• Provide line management and delivery oversight for the assigned development team.
• Support the feature post-release, including incident management, defect resolution, and enhancement requests.

Job Experience and skill required

• Bachelor degree and project or project development experience, or equivalent qualification and experience
• 3 years experience in a managerial, teal lead, product, project or delivery role
• Atleast 5 years in insurance / financial services knowledge
• Experience in product ownership, project coordination, Business Analysis, QA or Software delivery

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For more information contact:
Monica de Wet
Senior Recruitment Consultant
https://www.linkedin.com/in/monica-de-wet-recruitment/