Senior Product Manager (Contract) - JHB and Cape Town

IQbusiness South Africa; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in South Africa is seeking a professional to drive how new assets and blockchain services are evaluated and integrated within their ecosystem. This role involves managing the full lifecycle of digital asset support and collaborating closely with various teams to ensure safe and effective integrations. Candidates should have a deep understanding of the digital asset ecosystem to support product direction and strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead evaluation and onboarding of new blockchains, tokens, networks, and digital asset services.
• Manage the full lifecycle of digital asset support, including integrations, updates, and deprecations.
• Work across chains, token standards, custody systems, staking mechanisms, and on-chain analytics.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, compliance, security, design, and business development to ensure integrations are safe, scalable, and aligned with product strategy.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the evolving digital asset ecosystem to inform product direction.

Job description

Role Overview

In this role, you will drive how new assets, networks, and blockchain services are evaluated, integrated, and maintained within our ecosystem. You will own the end‑to‑end process—from due diligence and technical assessment to integration planning, roadmap execution, and ongoing lifecycle management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead evaluation and onboarding of new blockchains, tokens, networks, and digital asset services.
• Manage the full lifecycle of digital asset support, including integrations, updates, and deprecations.
• Work across chains, token standards, custody systems, staking mechanisms, and on‑chain analytics.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, compliance, security, design, and business development to ensure integrations are safe, scalable, and aligned with product strategy.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the evolving digital asset ecosystem to inform product direction.