PwC - Biggest provider of audit, accounting and tax services to the companies listed in the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Also provides internal audit, forensic audit, corporate finance, corporate governance services, sustainable assurance services and others.
As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:
- Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.
- Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.
- Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
- Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
- Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
- Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.
- Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
- Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
- Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
- Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.
- Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.
JOB PURPOSE
- Specialize in both inbound (understanding customer requirements, design thinking and product strategy) and outbound (product marketing, delivery and service) product management throughout a product’s lifecycle. Collaborate with delivery teams to set priorities for their product backlog. Develop and evangelize the product vision.
A. JOB PROFILE
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Maintain a full product life cycle perspective
- Establish and maintain relationships with the key business and technology stakeholders
- Perform customer research with business outcome focused approach
- Develop the product definition through comprehensive specifications and financial projections
- Define product roadmap based on business outcomes
- Build the business case for a product and ensure the product is delivered in a manner that best achieves financial or other business goals
- Link products with relevant business strategy and related profit and loss goals
- Orchestrate internal and external stakeholders to validate and refine product definitions and roadmaps
- Understand the prioritised backlog of the business prioritisation committee
- Engage stakeholders to agree on the minimum viable product (MVP), minimum marketable product (MMP), and any subsequent releases
- Be the product owner during the application development process
- Manage the backlog of business capabilities the product will deliver
- Help to identity the functional and manageability requirements for the business application
- Communicate the product vision to the delivery team
- Assist in product design to ensure that it is in line with the needs of the customer
- Work closely with delivery teams to realize product value
- Ensure preparedness to deliver and support the entire business capability of a product, including all its human, organizational, process and physical aspects
- Build and improve the strategy and governance for products and applications
- Bring the product to market in collaboration with the marketing and change teams
- Ensure ongoing product success as defined by the business case
- Provide the technical knowledge and leadership in the product support activities by the team
- Maintain the necessary knowledge and experience in the team in order to provide optimum application support
- Continually monitor and refine the product to ensure continued intended value-add to business
- Provide communication on the product performance to relevant stakeholders
- Manage product decommission and lessons learned for other product areas and the organisation
B. PERSON PROFILE
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE KEY KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Business Administration or Business Management or similar.
- 10+ years in IT within the service industry with 5+ years of product management
- Familiarity with the principles of design thinking and agile software delivery
- Demonstrable knowledge of engaging executive stakeholders
- Demonstrable knowledge of the product / application management discipline
- Experience in guiding IT Operations in the ongoing operational management of applications
- Business acumen and enterprise knowledge
- Relationship building
- Customer centric focus
- Ability to diagnose and resolve technical failures
- Time management
- Prioritisation
- Leadership and influence
- Facilitation and persuasion skills
- Collaboration with delivery teams
- Excellent communication skills
- Visionary
- Strategic planning and thinking
- Outcome driven orientation
DEFINITIONS
1. JOB PURPOSE
- Why the post created was or what value does it add to the organization, i.e. one sentence to describe what is done, how it is done and why it is done.
2. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES (KPA’S)
- For which aspects are you responsible?
- Brief statements which describe the major activities and contributions of this position and measures applied to determine performance.
3. DIMENSIONS (FINANCIAL)
- Rand values e.g. budget. Unit measures i.e. number of clients/ disciplines/suppliers/projects/machines.
4. STAFF (PEOPLE MEASURES)
- Number of immediate subordinates or number of employees your service supports and information and systems i.e. organization wide information services and support services.
5. ORGANOGRAM
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6. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Minimum requirements to be successful in the position. Practical experience.
7. KEY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
- Professional/Technical Skills/Management Skills.
Education(if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)
- Degrees/Field of Study required:
- Degrees/Field of Study preferred:
- Certifications(if blank, certifications not specified)
Required Skills
- Optional Skills
- Desired Languages(If blank, desired languages not specified)
Travel Requirements
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
Government Clearance Required?
Job Posting End Date
February 7, 2023
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