Technical Product Manager (Fintech/Payments)

Black Pen Recruitment; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-growth fintech company is seeking a dynamic Product Manager to lead the development of payment products for African markets. This role involves translating business requirements into structured documentation, managing the product roadmap, and ensuring collaboration with internal teams. Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and over 4 years of experience in product management, particularly within fintech or digital infrastructure. The position offers a hybrid work model based in Cape Town.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of product management experience in fintech, payments, or digital infrastructure.
• Proven experience working with remote engineering teams.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong ownership.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into product documentation.
• Manage and prioritize the product roadmap.
• Ensure timely delivery of new features.

Skills

Product management experience

Understanding of the African payments landscape

Excellent communication skills

Technical literacy

Agile methodology proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Figma

Postman

Job description

Overview

Our client is a high-growth fintech company building the next generation of payment infrastructure across Africa. Their mission is to make money movement seamless, inclusive, and scalable across borders. They operate at the intersection of financial innovation and real-world impact, empowering businesses and consumers with tools to thrive in a rapidly digitizing economy.

Role Overview

Our client is looking for a dynamic Product Manager to lead the design, development, and delivery of payment products that serve businesses and consumers across African markets. You’ll act as the bridge between local business teams and our engineering team in Hong Kong, ensuring alignment between user needs and technical execution.

Job Type: Full-time

Location: Cape Town

Workplace: Hybrid

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• 4+ years of product management experience, ideally in fintech, payments, or digital infrastructure
• Proven experience working with remote engineering teams (bonus if across time zones)
• Strong understanding of the African payments landscape and user behavior in emerging markets
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Mandarin is considered a plus
• Proficient in agile methodology, product lifecycle management, and rapid iteration
• Technical literacy — able to engage meaningfully with developers and understand architecture-level trade-offs
• Comfortable using Jira, Confluence, Figma, Postman, and reading API documentation
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong bias for action and ownership
• Technical background (such as a degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent) or experience on the technical side of product

Responsibilities

Product Development & Delivery

• Translate business requirements into clear, structured product documentation (BRDs, PRDs, user stories, wireframes) for the development team.
• Manage and prioritize the product roadmap, balancing quick wins with long-term scalability.
• Coordinate daily workflows, standups, and sprint planning with developers in Hong Kong (timezone flexibility required).
• Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of new features, integrations, and improvements.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work with internal teams (Compliance, Operations, Growth, Risk) to define product requirements and market fit.
• Act as a cross-cultural translator, helping engineering teams understand regional context and helping business teams grasp technical constraints.
• Conduct user testing, gather feedback, and iterate based on usage in African markets.

Data & Strategy

• Monitor KPIs and usage analytics to assess product performance and guide decision-making.
• Maintain deep awareness of regulatory trends, customer pain points, and competitive benchmarks across African markets.