Senior Insurtech Product Manager - Hybrid (Sandton)

Placements24; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonuses & equity

Professional development

Hybrid work

Tech exposure

Innovative culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Product Manager for a leading insurtech based in Sandton, Gauteng. You will define the product vision, strategy and roadmap for digital insurance platforms, working with engineering, design, marketing and sales to bring innovative products to market.

The role requires 6+ years in software product management, deep agile experience (Scrum/Jira), strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to operate in a hybrid Sandton environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of product management experience in software, preferably financial services or insurance.
• Proven ability to define strategy, roadmaps and detailed requirements.
• Strong knowledge of agile processes and tools (Scrum, Jira).
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Define product vision, strategy and roadmap for insurance tech products.
• Conduct market research, competitive analysis and collect customer feedback.
• Translate strategy into requirements, user stories and prototypes.
• Prioritize backlog and manage lifecycle with agile methods.
• Collaborate with engineering to ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
• Work with marketing and sales on go-to-market and positioning.
• Define and track key product metrics and iterate features.
• Engage stakeholders across the organization for alignment on product direction.

Skills

Product management

Agile methodologies

Market research

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Business

Tools

Jira

Scrum

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Product Manager for a leading insurtech based in Sandton, Gauteng. You will define the product vision, strategy and roadmap for digital insurance platforms, working with engineering, design, marketing and sales to bring innovative products to market.

The role requires 6+ years in software product management, deep agile experience (Scrum/Jira), strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to operate in a hybrid Sandton environment.