Technical Product Manager, AI-Driven Software Platform

IP House

Cape Town

On-site

ZAR 469,000 - 670,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

IP House is seeking a Technical Product Manager, Software Platform to act as the product counterpart to our engineering teams. You will support squads in delivering the roadmap, define requirements, and drive delivery alongside engineers who build using modern AI-assisted development tooling.

You will also contribute to platform development and integration, partnering with our Platform Product Manager. We work cross-functionally by design, drawing on expertise from product, engineering, client

Qualifications

5 to 8 years in technical product management or software platform roles in SaaS or technology-enabled environments.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Strong grasp of system architecture, APIs, data pipelines, and Agile/DevOps practice.
Experience with Jira (incl. Jira Product Discovery), Miro, PostHog, and SQL.
Experience with AI coding agents like Claude Code and assessing their impact on delivery, quality, security, or maintainability.
Track record of building and defending a roadmap across multiple squads.
Collaborative operator who can lead a workstream or contribute.
Fluent English, able to simplify technical topics for non-technical audiences.
Comfortable in globally distributed team with overlap with UK and Americas.

Responsibilities

Own and communicate the roadmap for the squads and initiatives you support.
Act as day-to-day product counterpart to engineering; write clear technical requirements.
Work with AI-assisted delivery and write precise specs for engineers and AI agents.
Engage in architecture, sequencing, and technical debt decisions.
Contribute to shared platform work within architecture and platform standards.
Collaborate across the business and involve colleagues as needed.
Translate client and market needs into actionable technical plans.
Refine SDLC practices and report on delivery metrics and product performance.