Senior Product Manager, Apps at Salt South Africa

My client is one of South Africa’s most popular platforms, with over 5 million unique visitors shopping every month. 

ABOUT THE TEAM:

My client is shaping the future of local commerce by bringing people together through an enriched online experience that allows them to work closely with the community around them. They are comprised of more than 1,000 staff globally who are passionate for local trade and maintaining the customer-centric nature of the group, while exploring growth opportunities in both established and emerging markets. 

This is a truly global business, with reporting lines into San Francisco and Shanghai, and a sound local team of tech and marketing experts. 

I am looking for someone with a consistent track record of building great customer experiences for mobile, marketplace or ecommerce platforms to join this team. If you are an experienced Product Manager who builds apps with a 'customer first' attitude, thrives on delivering business value, and passionate about using technology to solve user problems, I'd love to hear from you.

Reporting to their Head of Product in San Francisco, you will be based in Cape Town office with frequent travel to the other offices.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own the product life cycle, from planning through discovery to execution
• Provide customer centric and business savvy product leadership
• Use deep understanding of building apps in a South African context to make product decisions
• Prioritize, develop and launch continuous experiments which aim to deliver customer and business value
• Maintain a hypothesis-driven approach, using qualitative and quantitative data to validate ideas
• Define user stories and maintain a well-groomed product backlog
• Work with engineering and UX to deliver world-class customer experiences
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners, including marketing, sales and support to ensure transparency, consensus and alignment around priorities and milestones.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

• 3+ years in product management within an agile environment
• 3+ experience in building "best-in-class" experiences for mobile apps for the South African market
• Experience in developing C2C or B2C products
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced ambitious environment with multiple priorities
• Comfortable managing partners across global environments, cultures, locations, and time zones by maintaining flexible working hours.
• Ability to think big and deep dive into details
• Experience in automotive products would be desirable
• Experience with in-app programmatic advertising a plus
• Strong communication skills and collaborative in nature

My client offers a fantastic package, with plentiful benefits and opportunities for international travel. An opportunity not to be missed.