Remote E-commerce Product Manager - Strategy, UX, Growth

Placements24; LegKraal Gate; Hybrid; ZAR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work arrangement

Stock options

Health benefits

Professional development budget

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a strategic and customer-focused E-commerce Product Manager to lead the development and enhancement of online product offerings. This fully remote role supports global collaboration and requires defining the product vision, strategy and roadmap for a leading e-commerce platform.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in e-commerce or digital products, strong UX understanding and hands-on expertise with agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience focused on e-commerce or digital products.
• Proven ability to define product strategy, roadmaps, and manage backlogs.
• Strong understanding of UX design principles and usability testing.
• Experience with agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a remote, cross-functional team environment.

Responsibilities

• Define the product vision, strategy and roadmap for the e-commerce platform.
• Conduct market research, competitor analysis and customer interviews to identify opportunities.
• Translate strategy into detailed product requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Prioritize the product backlog and manage the development lifecycle with agile methods.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, marketing and sales to ensure successful launches and adoption.
• Monitor product performance, collect user feedback and iterate on features for continuous improvement.

Skills

Product management

E-commerce strategy

UX principles

Agile methodologies

Communication

Remote collaboration

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a strategic and customer-focused E-commerce Product Manager to lead the development and enhancement of online product offerings. This fully remote role supports global collaboration and requires defining the product vision, strategy and roadmap for a leading e-commerce platform.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in e-commerce or digital products, strong UX understanding and hands-on expertise with agile methodologies.