Product Owner: Workwise - HQ Sandton at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Job Purpose:

The WorkWise team is responsible for the development and deployment of a comprehensive platform that leverages data, analytics and machine learning to analyze data patterns and identify areas for optimization. The Product Owner will be accountable for:​

• Transforming how we engage with our customers by building the best resource optimization platform in Africa, and scale this to all zones
• Responsible for delivering and supporting the WorkWise ecosystem of products across all the countries in the Africa Zone, and sharing best practices with other zones
• Lead the technical team for the Africa region and provide guidance to the global team in the execution of the WorkWise Initiative, fostering synergy across regions.
• Lead the strategy and execution of all tech investments related to WorkWise in the Africa Zone.
• Partner with senior managers (VPs and Directors) and technical teams to transform of the markets that we operate in and support the global transformation.

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Lead the technical team to deliver products that meet business requirements by working closely with clients, technicians, and managerial staff.
• Ensuring solutions meet business needs and requirements. 
• Work closely with the scrum master, scrum team, and external customers and stakeholders to deliver technology products that our customers love and that create value for our business
• Manage multiple projects on multiple sites by ensuring clear delegation of duties and effective communication
• Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure and communicate effectively to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions.
• Establish a clear and compelling vision for the product, aligning it with the overall business goals and strategy
• Accurately document requirements, testing results and training materials
• Work with the technical development and operations team to improve the WorkWise platform.
• Create and Maintain the Product Backlog, and make timely decisions and trade-offs to keep development on track and aligned with the product vision
• Support the business throughout the change process
• Define project KPIs and track  for improvement
• Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies.
• Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings and performing requirements analysis. Documenting and communicating the results of your efforts.
• Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.
• Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful reports.
• Performing user acceptance testing.

Profile

•  Proven track record managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle
• Bachelor of Science Degree or business-related qualification advantageous
•  Well-articulated and structured communication skills is a mandate as the person will be pivotal in communicating with business from across the globe and development team.
• Retains the pulse of domain or business area by remaining connected to various stakeholder groups.
•  Demonstrable problem-solving skills with an ability to manage complexity and ambiguity
•  Strong understanding of Agile & Scrum with a proven track record of delivery, with a background in Product Ownership, Project Management, or similar role
•  Business Analysis skills
•  Requirement documentation and elicitation

Additional information:

• Band: VI
• South African Breweries (Pty) Ltd is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in line with South African Breweries (Pty) Ltd  employment equity plan and talent requirements