Product Owner (Collections & Recoveries) at Capitec Bank

Purpose Statement

• To be responsible for the building of products that clients want and need, and guide the team around knowing the sequence/priority in which to build these products, ensuring they are successful and innovative in the market
• To optimise all elements of the product through prioritising, coordinating and driving systems development work with the Feature Teams
• Partner with the respective teams (analysts) to implement relevant process, product and credit rule changes related to the product

Experience
Minimum:

• At least 5 years’ experience in a product owner, product development or product analyst position in credit  
• Proven experience in liaising with internal and external stakeholders of various disciplines
• In the relevant product and process
• Aligning operational initiatives and/or projects to corporate strategies and objectives
• Achieving goals and objectives through cross functional teams

Ideal:

• Relevant product experience at product development level
• Business development in the financial industry
• Working with Agile product ownership and methodology
• Of enabling business strategies and objectives into business benefits
• Initiation and implementation of innovative concepts

Qualifications (Minimum)

• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational

Qualifications (Ideal or Preferred)

• Bachelor's Degree

Knowledge
Minimum:

• Relevant product expertise and process know-how
• Business development in the banking/financial industry
• Agile product ownership and methodology
• Domain specific knowledge, business insight, understanding of product technology, technical dependencies

Ideal:

• Capitec Way of Work
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of banking (i.e. productivity, profit, efficiency, processes and procedures and client service)
• Continuous improvement best practices (Lean, 6-Sigma, Theory of constraints, PDCA, etc.)
• Process mapping and process improvements techniques

Skills

• Communications Skills
• Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Commercial Thinking Skills

Competencies

• Working with People
• Deciding and Initiating Action
• Persuading and Influencing
• Planning and Organising
• Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking
• Relating and Networking
• Working with People_Supporting Coworkers
• Adapting and Responding to Change
• Conditions of Employment
• Clear criminal and credit record
   

Capitec is committed to diversity, applications to this position will strictly be considered in support of our employment equity goals