Product Manager at Capitec Bank

About the role

• To support the Product Head in producing the best product; optimising the product through directing the building and development of the product throughout its life cycle, partnering and collaborating with the Software Development Manager and teams around the sequence/priority in which to build and develop the product.

What you will be doing

• You will be responsible for driving the delivery of a product team and implement the strategy. You will work closely with Business Engineers, Business Analysts, Product Heads and Software Development manager to formulate a clear vision of the business processes/system environment requirements. You will map out the roadmap to achieve the tactical goals within a realistic timeframe. The Product Manager will oversee a strategic initiative aimed at enhancing customer engagement through a switching product. 

Minimum Experience

•  A completed tertiary qualification.
• At least 5-8 years’ management experience; senior level product development or product manager/owner.
• 5+ years’ experience managing, developing and delivering a product previously
• Agile product ownership and methodology.
• Translating business strategies into tangible benefits.
• Initiating and implementing innovative concepts.
• In-depth knowledge of banking operations, including productivity, profit, efficiency, and client service.
• Continuous improvement practices like Lean, Six Sigma, and Theory of Constraints.
• Proficiency in process mapping and improvement techniques.

Knowledge:

• Financial acumen sufficient for budget management
• Translation of product strategies into tactical and operational planning
• Systems thinking; able to take a ‘big picture’ view, assess, recommend logical, sound decisions and influence others to achieve objectives.
• Relevant product expertise and process know-how
• Agile product ownership and methodology
• Domain specific knowledge, business insight, understanding of product technology, technical dependencies
• People management principles and techniques
• Stakeholder management principles and practices
• Data-driven approach; analytical and quantitative skills.
• Technologically literate and able to adapt to new technologies

Ideal:
Experience:

• Product development experience in the product domain at management level
• Working with Agile product ownership and methodology
• Translating and enabling business strategies and objectives into business benefits
• Initiation and implementation of innovative concepts