Product Leader at The Unlimited

Purpose of the Role:

To lead strategy for Product in the Customer journey. Develop Product that shifts the business into new categories.

Key Responsibilities

• Set Product Strategy for the business.
• Ensure Product Strategy is executed.
• Manage and maintain the Life time value and GP’s of products.
• Product Innovation and concept creation - Innovate and create products that deliver unbeatable value that our customers cannot get anywhere else.
• Manage the strategic relationships and negotiations with product fulfilment Partners.
• Ensure our product fulfillment is in accordance with the agreed SLA’s.
• Responsible for Strategic Product Value Management.
• Understand and pro-actively manage product performance.
• Ensure product strategy keeps our products relevant irrespective of state of economy.
• Oversee scripting and testing for the Business.

Knowledge, Experience & Skill:

• Relevant Tertiary Degree
• 10 Years minimum working experience
• Ability to understand economic situation and direction of SA
• Passion and knowledge of technology and how it can be and is used for innovating technology in insurance, motor vehicle, insurance health, life, cellular and legal
• Experience and understanding of insurance cells would be beneficial
• Experience in digital for the delivery of customer facing service solutions would be beneficial.
• Strong Commercial knowledge

Personal Characteristics:

• Conscious
• Vulnerable
• Courageous
• Emotionally Resilient
• Own it Do it Now
• Passion for Innovation, Creativity and Business
• Forward thinking
• Leadership style inspirational with a balance of strategic skills and strong ‘people’ orientation
• Well rounded, resilient and self-aware individual who is open to change and personal development
• Entrepreneurial, free thinker who will challenge the status quo and push boundaries
• Must have the capacity to grow their strategic ability
• Confident – someone who is able to hold their own with shareholders and be resilient in a demanding environment
• Hands-on, highly organized, makes things happen
• Self-motivated
• Self-aware