Product Manager at Mezzanine

About the role 

The MyFarmWeb (MFW) Product Manager takes full ownership of the MFW product from concept to delivery. The product manager is responsible for concept development, product development management, product documentation and managing the development team.

This role involves identifying opportunities and developing proposals for new features, facilitating the product forum to prioritise features, managing the product roadmap, scheduling deliverables for and managing the development team, monitoring deployments, ensuring that the product addresses clients’ needs, and reviewing product performance. The MFW product manager reports to the CTO.

The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills to engage with all the various stakeholders. The individual will have good project management skills and be attentive to details. The individual will have experience in managing software development and preferably agricultural solutions.

About the product

MyFarmWeb (MFW) is a cloud-based web platform that allows a producer to capture agricultural information, from the ground to the market, into a system that aggregates and calibrates the data to assist in best practice decision-making.

This product is a partnership with Agri Technovation and Laeveld Agrochem, companies well known for their expertise and specialised service offerings within the agriculture industry in South Africa.

Role Requirements

• 3+ years’ experience in managing software development
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience with Agile methodology
• Attention to detail
• Project management skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel 
• Insight and a passion for technology
• Willing to travel regularly

Advantageous

• Experience with product development in the agricultural field
• Masters degree
• EE candidate