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