Job Openings at ASSA ABLOY Group

Profile Summary:

• The Product Owner (PO) represents business priorities as set by PACS Product Management (represented by Product Managers) into relevant scrum teams. The PO also attends relevant Product Management meetings about planning and Program Backlog/Vision refinement. This specific role’s assignment will be focused physical access control (PACS) and Access Control Devices (controllers).
• The Product Owner follows the principles of Agile development. Gathers product requirements and assure that the team is always doing “the right thing”. The PO understands the product vision, identifies the needs and passes them on to the team in a clear and comprehensive manner.
• Gives constant feedback and bring new ideas on Product features. Manages a well-groomed and prioritized user story backlog[SE1] . Manages backlogs of 1 or 2 teams.
• This position is a key leadership role. This PO will own the PACS Controllers - Mercury product lifecycle with focus on M1 product in a lean start-up environment, backed by our global core teams.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Duties and Responsibilities include the following (Other duties may be assigned):
Preparation and participation in PI planning:

• As a member of the extended Product Management team, the PO is heavily involved in program backlog refinement and prep for Program Increment (PI) planning and also plays a significant role in the planning event itself.
• During the event, the PO is involved with story definition, providing the clarifications necessary to assist the team with their story estimates and sequencing.

Iteration execution:

• Maintaining the team backlog – With input from System Architect/Engineering and other stakeholders, the PO has the primary responsibility for building, editing, and maintaining the team backlog.
• Iteration Planning – The PO reviews and reprioritizes the backlog as part of the prep work for Iteration Planning, including coordination of dependencies with other POs. During the iteration planning meeting, the PO communicates story detail and priorities and ensures the team aligns and agrees on a final iteration plan.
• Accepting stories – The PO works with the team to agree on accepted story completion. This includes validating that the story meets acceptance criteria, that it has the appropriate, persistent acceptance tests, and that it otherwise complies with its Definition of Done (DoD).
• Understand enabler work – While POs are not expected to drive technological decisions, they are supposed to understand the scope of the upcoming enabler work and collaborate with System and Solution Architect/Engineering to assist with decision-making and sequencing of the critical technological infrastructures that will host the new business functionality.
• Participate in team demo and retrospective – POs collaborate with their team and any other stakeholders in the team demo. They also participate in the Iteration Retrospective, where the teams gather to improve[SE1]  their processes and are active in the Agile Release Train’s (ART’s) Inspect and Adapt (I&A) workshop.

Program execution:

• Iterations and Agile teams serve a larger purpose; the frequent, reliable, and continuous release of value-added solutions. During each PI, the PO coordinates dependencies with other POs.
• The PO also has an instrumental role in producing the System Demo for program and Value Stream stakeholders.

Inspect and adapt:

• The PI system demo is part of the I&A workshop. The PO has an instrumental role in producing the PI system demo for program stakeholders.
• To ensure that they will be able to show the most critical aspects of the solution to the stakeholders, POs also participate in the preparation of the PI system demo.

Education and/or Experience:

• B.S. degree preferably in a technical field or equivalent combination of education and experience. 7+ years’ experience in new[SE1]  product development.
• Experience encompassing hardware/firmware/software integration and test, new product introduction to manufacturing, and production launch.
• Experience with agile [SE2] [SE3] [SE4] development and lean innovation practices is a benefit. Training in SAFe such as Implementing SAFe and / or SAFe POPM is a benefit.

Customer Expectations:

• Excellent communication skills that can connect with all levels of the organization via face-to-face and group presentation

Language Skills:

• Ability to effectively communicate in the English language verbally and in writing. Must be able to present ideas and projects before groups of individuals

Computer Skills:

• Proficient in MS Office applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. Familiar with current operating systems, such as Windows, etc.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Teams or other web-based communications software beneficial. Experience with Jira and Miro desired.

Deadline:27th February,2026

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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

• As Marketing Coordinator, reporting directly to the Sales & Marketing Director, you will be responsible for defining and leading the organization’s marketing strategy and branding requirements as well as achieving measurable revenue growth directly attributed to defined marketing activities and presence. This position suits a technically minded marketing person who can understand the IDS product basket, our market position, competitors and suitable channels; and thrives on change management in a challenging and dynamic market environment. Position will require extensive interaction with customers, sales and technical teams and demands high energy levels and ability to work under pressure.

RESPONSIBILITIES / ACCOUNTABILITIES
Key Responsibilities:

• Implement marketing strategy and campaigns for IDS and all its brands that fall under the IDS umbrella.
• Implement digital marketing strategy and campaigns
• Develop and manage digital marketing campaigns
• Oversee the implementation of the social media strategy
• Work in partnership with business unit heads, sales team and other stakeholders to find and guide content for social media and websites
• Assist in design, content writing, image creation and marketing support as required
• Identify new trends in digital marketing, evaluate new technologies and ensure the brand is at the forefront of industry developments, particularly developments in social media and digital marketing
• Ongoing research into social media on changes and updates, best times for posting and differences per market and country
• Full co-ordination of projects. E.g.: Layout, print production, receipt, quality checks and distribution
• Attend product training, launches and networking events
• Stay up to date with Yale EMEIA campaigns, video, content, articles and other material on brand portal for use in local territories.
• Localize content, supplied by the EMEIA & Global Yale brand team, and filter relevant content for the South African and African markets
• Support the New Product Development team in creating artwork for packaging of new products, or updating products, according to the Yale brand CI guidelines

Websites:

• Manage and maintain the IDS corporate website
• Write and optimise content for the website and social networking accounts such as Facebook and Twitter, LinkedIn and future options
• Continually work on the Search Engine Optimization of the website(s)

Ensure articles written and back-end align with SEO requirements

• Highlight and fix any errors or bugs in online content as required
• Edit and post videos, podcasts, images and audio content to online sites
• Track and analyse website traffic flow and provide regular internal reports
• Attain key performance indicators such as reducing the website bounce rate, increasing dwell time or improving conversion
• Create online banner adverts and coordinate pay per click (PPC) ad management

Social media:

• Coordinate the social media content plan according to marketing plan
• Write posts for checking by marketing lead
• Find or create appropriate imagery, video, or audio as necessary
• Schedule posts 
• Answer comments and queries on the site with supervision by marketing team leads
• Ensure customer queries are passed on to the correct people internally for resolution and follow up to ensure contact is made

Emailers:

• Identify with marketing leads what product, promotional and other emailers are required to be sent to the customer and other databases
• Write copy for email marketing campaigns
• Develop the emailer on mailchimp
• Ensure mailchimp account is up to date and maintained
• Send out emailers once approved by marketing leads

Key Deliverables

• Ensure that the marketing function aligns with business strategy and meets incremental revenue objectives directly attributed to defined marketing activities on a monthly basis
• Maintain and manage the website, website analytics account and the intranet relating to marketing activities
• Manage, refine and grow the Company’s marketing database.
• Ensure all product and solutions materials are current, relevant and available
• Implement a strong working relationship with the sales team to deliver an effective partner marketing capability
• Provide management with the relevant monthly reports and statistical information regarding sales & marketing trends

ESSENTIAL PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
Qualifications:

• Diploma or Degree in Marketing
• 3-5 years’ experience in a marketing role including managing of digital marketing and graphic design aspects and platforms
• Design experience in Photoshop, Illustrator and In-Design
• Experience with Mail Chimp or similar packages
• Experience in managing Google Analytics to generate website reports and useable data
• Experience with social medial marketing
• Meticulous attention to the detail demanded in our technical environment
• Independent and self-motivated
• Exceptional communication and people skills
• Strong team and business partnership abilities
• Reliable and able to travel as and when required
• Ability to prioritise and manage business requirements

KEY COMPETENCIES / PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Language Skills:

• Ability to effectively communicate in the English environment verbally and in writing
• Ability to read and interpret technical journals, specifications, international technical standards, etc.

Computer Skills:

• Proficient in MS Office applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, et.
• Familiar with operating systems, such as Windows, etc.

Deadline:3rd February,2026

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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

• The Tele Sales Assistant is to identify the sales gaps and prospecting sales opportunities by cold calling and touching base with previous customers

RESPONSIBILITIES / ACCOUNTABILITIES

Cold Calling

• Initiate outbound calls to potential clients and customers to introduce our products/services, generate new business, and drive sales.

Customer Engagement

• Reconnect with previous customers to identify sales gaps, offer new solutions, and explore opportunities for repeat business.

Lead Generation

• Research and identify potential leads in various markets to help expand our customer base.

Sales Prospecting

• Qualify prospects and establish a pipeline for future sales, while building and maintaining positive customer relationships.

Reporting

• Keep accurate records of outreach efforts, sales activities, and customer interactions.

Collaboration

• Work closely with the sales team to ensure targets and goals are achieved and contribute to the overall success of the department.

Additional Responsibilities

• This job description is not exhaustive and may include other duties as needed to support the smooth operation of the organization.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/ EXPERIENCE
Essential Qualification

• Grade 12

Experience and Competencies

• 1 to 2 years’ working experience within a sales environment preferable
• MS Office (email, word, excel)

KEY COMPETENCIES / PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Strong phone presence with a positive and professional attitude
• Ability to identity opportunities and build rapport with customers
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to sales and prospecting
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment

Deadline:30th January,2026