Product Manager Remote, Cape Town - 101 Careers

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Verified Company

Cape Town, South Africa

1 week ago

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Product Manager - REMOTE, Cape Town

A remote working organisation however on occasion employees might be required to get together at a chosen location. There is an office based in Century City, Cape Town which employees can work from should they require.

A homegrown South African fintech company pioneering the future of payments and who are a passionate and collaborative team of developers, engineers, visionaries, techies, geeks and nerds are seeking the services of a Product Manager.

They appreciate a good cup of coffee but not as much as quality delivery. They build products that make payments personal and rewarding for customers and merchants. Their products are scalable, secure, reusable and push the boundaries of innovation.

Job description

The Product Team is looking for an experienced Product Manager to join their team to manage all elements of the product development lifecycle.

The role of the Product Manager is to assist the business in achieving their goals through taking relevant products/functionality to market on mobile and web platforms.

The Product Manager must ensure the product meets the needs of the end-users; is user-friendly and achieves the business's goals.

The Product Manager is ultimately responsible for the product's success.

Qualifications and Experience:

Bachelors degree in Marketing, Strategy or Business

2. 5+ years experience as a Product Manager, Product Owner or similar role

Proven work experience delivering product features using Agile methodology
Experience in Financial Services sector will be advantageous
Experience in marketing will be advantageous
Experience working with data will be advantageous

Responsibilities:

Understand the business's goals; metrics of success and strategy
Understand the business's value proposition; current product's and capabilities
Understand the customer segments (Current and target) including their needs; desires; challenges; behaviours; buying process; experiences; priorities; values; preferences; beliefs; perceptions; and current product usage
Develop the product strategy which includes the vision for the product; the metrics of success; the roadmap; and gotomarket strategy
Create and prioritise the feature backlog based on new features; product improvements; bugs; design debt; and tech debt.
Conduct research to understand the market and the competitors to inform a SWOT analysis
Source and analyse data and trends regarding customer's product use and behaviours as well as customer sentiment and feedback on current features
Define a business case for partnership opportunities and new features to ensure a strong ROI
Articulate and manage feature scope and articulate the Minimal Viable Product
Collect feature requirements from various stakeholders, including customers, sales teams, internal departments, partners and 3rd parties
Stakeholder management to obtain buyin and provide progress updates of work underway; issues; risks; assumptions; dependencies; and expected delivery dates
Directors Dawn Harris | Emma Wright Company registration number: 2014/274825/07, VAT number: ,

Registered Name:
Zapper Development SA (Pty) Ltd

Office The Business Exchange, 3 Bridgeway, Century City, Cape Town
Gather and document the various user journeys; scenarios and error states that could occur
Work closely with UX designers to create UI designs that meet the user's needs and provide an excellent user experience
Oversee product development to ensure that the product is developed according to the defined requirements and timeline
Test the feature before golive to ensure the product meets the requirements and quality standards
Enable the Support team to support the new feature through the creation of training material; FAQ guides; and defining the metrics to track performance against
Enable the Sales team to support the new feature through the provision of training material and product guides
Work with the marketing team to develop gotomarket plans
Monitor the feature in production to assess feature uptake; user satisfaction; and to identify any issues or areas for improvement

Personal attributes and skills