Senior Product Manager — Remote SaaS Platform Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

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Remote work

Health benefits

Development budget

Career growth

Job summary

Placements24 in Stellenbosch, South Africa, seeks a Senior Product Manager to lead strategy for a flagship SaaS platform. This fully remote role allows working from anywhere in SA while shaping the product vision, roadmap, and prioritization.

You will collaborate with engineering, marketing and sales, applying agile methodologies to deliver high-impact releases. A strategic thinker with strong communication skills will thrive in this fast-growing SaaS environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in product management with SaaS focus.
• Experience launching and managing complex software products.
• Strong knowledge of agile development (Scrum, Kanban).

Responsibilities

• Define product vision, strategy, and roadmap for SaaS platform.
• Conduct market research, interviews to identify user needs.
• Translate strategy into detailed product requirements and user stories.
• Prioritize backlog based on value, user impact and feasibility.
• Collaborate with engineering throughout development lifecycle to ensure quality releases.
• Work with marketing and sales on go-to-market strategies and positioning.
• Monitor performance, gather feedback, and iterate for improvement.
• Act as subject matter expert for the SaaS platform internally and externally.

Skills

Product management

SaaS

Agile methodologies

Market research

Roadmapping

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, CS, Engineering, or related

MBA or Master's degree (plus)

Job description

Placements24 in Stellenbosch, South Africa, seeks a Senior Product Manager to lead strategy for a flagship SaaS platform. This fully remote role allows working from anywhere in SA while shaping the product vision, roadmap, and prioritization.

You will collaborate with engineering, marketing and sales, applying agile methodologies to deliver high-impact releases. A strategic thinker with strong communication skills will thrive in this fast-growing SaaS environment.