Product Manager at Ogilvy South Africa

• The Product Manager will be an extension of the client team (a leading car manufacturer) and will be required to be based in the client’s office for a portion of the week (COVID office regulations dependant).

Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities

• Create and maintain different work processes for all websites (PHP & Content). Guidance from product owner.
• Prioritise backlog to streamline execution and implementation of client requirements
• Create documentation for development work and processes.
• Work closely with Product Owner, Client, Account Management & Development teams to ensure all jobs required are completed on spec and on time
• Plan, conduct and monitor testing and inspection of Design to Development and to ensure that the finished product is within QA quality with supporting documents
• Work closely with Design to plan future projects and ensure current projects are kept to spec
• Plan development specs for jobs so that they are future proof according to the clients environments
• Work with the client’s IT teams to ensure smooth operations with regards to their servers and domain management
• Plan site architecture and define user journeys for client so that the information between all their sites is consumed correctly
• Keep up to date with the technologies used in the client ecosystem and ensure that the team are able to work across the multiple versions of the platforms used
• Review all development work to ensure it has been built according to the designs and specifications
• Find new and innovative technologies to improve the quality and digital standards of product delivery to client requirements
• Own the Quality Assurance tests for the client websites, including always on QA, as well as QA for briefs/ projects.
• Document internal audits and other quality assurance activities
• Work with the data team to implement measurement metrics for site performance
• Analyse User Interface/User Journey Experience to identify areas for improvement in the Web system and quality
• Prepare reports to communicate outcomes of quality activities
• Evaluate audit findings and implement appropriate corrective actions

Education and Experience

• 3+ years QA experience and 2+ years Digital Project Management Experience
• Knowledge of tools, concepts and methodologies of QA, SEO and Data Analytics
• Excellent knowledge of responsive, cross-platform and browser testing for multimedia delivery.
• Active working knowledge of industry standard bug tracking software, for example Jira.
• Providing feedback to the development and project management team, ensuring that the work is carried out in accordance with the schedule and the quality requirements.
• Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
• Knowledge of OS X and Windows environments; Android and iOS.
• Experience in the Automobile industry advantageous

Key Competencies

• Self-starter
• Goal driven
• Manage pressure well
• Proactive
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Communication skills - verbal and written
• Problem analysis and problem solving
• Planning and organizing
• Critical thinking
• Team player
• Ability to work alone or as part of team in order to achieve deliverables
• Strong hands-on manual testing abilities with minimal specification documentation.
• Strong attention to detail, accurate, and quality conscious.