Product Manager: Business Term Advance - Midrand, South Africa - Vodafone

Vodafone

Verified Company

Midrand, South Africa

6 days ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Role purpose:

An exciting opportunity exists within an innovative Fintech team who serve the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) industry.

As part of the broader Vodacom Financial Services team guided by our financial inclusive strategy, we are looking for an experienced Product Manager to own our Unsecured Lending Business Term Advance product across the value chain through client insights, product enhancements, stakeholder engagement, and to be accountable for product profitability and overall performance.

You will also own the Unsecured Lending market place strategy and execution under the VodaLend brand.

Your responsibilities will include:

Manage Business Term Advance product day to day to deliver product performance and profitability;
Collaborate with cross-functional teams spanning Marketing, Sales, IT, and CX to scale the product so that the year on year growth targets are achieved;
Own the execution of the Unsecured Business Lending market place which aims to bring together multiple lenders across industry through a product differentiated strategy;
Create new features to enhance the VodaLend business value proposition and to ensure requisite scale is achieved;
Identify and manage potential third party product partners and negotiate commercial positions with them;
Provide insights to the broader team around innovation and developments within the Business Lending and Fintech industry, and setup business cases for evaluation on new ideas;
Daily, weekly and monthly product performance reports and occasional presentations to senior management team

Technical / Professional Qualifications:

Matric essential
Relevant 3/4 year Business degree essential
Minimum of 8 years' experience within the Product development essential
Fintech or Business Lending experience preferred

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

Prior Business Lending product design and development experience is essential
A detailed knowledge understanding of a the fast paced fintech lending industry is essential
Understanding of regulatory requirements essential
Understanding of competitor landscape to fast-track product growth

Closing date for Applications
:17 August 2023
The base location for this role is,
Vodacom Campus, Midrand.
The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion.