About this role
Location:
Cape Town |
Work Type:
Office Based |
Job ID:
J107100
About our client:
Our client is a well known local and international prestigious brand. With decades of continuous improvement and market dominance, they are big enough to have the budget to reward employees (very well) yet still dynamic and able to pivot as tech needs evolve. R&D is a big part of their investment strategy, they have implemented a flat organisational structure which provides both mentoring and freedom. Your ideas will be welcomed and supported. This is a new position within the organisation, you will have the ability to make this role your own. It is a permanent position, this client has a very low staff turnover and enjoys long term relationships with stakeholders across all levels. Employee wellness is very important to them as demonstrated by their excellent benefits which are defined as “company contributions” on top of your CTC earnings. They are very ethical, have a diverse culture and would certainly provide an interesting and exciting work day.
What you will be doing:
- Establish the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the product domain, driven by market, user, and business insights.
- Shape the commercial model, including pricing, packaging, and the overall value proposition.
- Design solutions that are scalable globally and provide a consistent application experience across all markets.
- Conduct discovery with Design and Engineering to validate problems, and translate insights into clear product definitions (stories, PRDs, acceptance criteria).
- Effectively prioritize and make trade-offs to deliver maximum value, advocating for member experience while balancing scale, cost, and feasibility.
- Partner with Engineering to plan, execute, and ship high-quality releases; track OKRs and metrics to evaluate outcomes and iterate for maximum impact.
- Anticipate and manage key risks (e.g., data privacy), and work collaboratively across business functions and product domains for alignment and strengthened results.
- Continuously improve product practices, tooling, and ways of working, and contribute to building capability and championing the empowered product model.
- Experience managing a consumer-facing digital product/feature set from discovery through to delivery.
- Comfortable moving between discovery and delivery, using strong analytical skills to interpret data and influence decisions.
- Experience with modern product discovery tools, techniques, experiments, prototyping, and testing.
- Ability to turn complexity into clarity for varied audiences.
- Experience working effectively in Agile, cross-functional teams (Product, Design, Engineering, Data).
- Ability to make decisions, take ownership/responsibility, and maintain an action orientation.
- Possesses curiosity, a growth mindset, comfort with ambiguity, and adaptability to a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Empathy for members, a drive to create 'moments of magic,' and a commitment to making a difference in people’s lives.