Product Manager (retail) – (must Have University Degree In Computer Science/engineering/informatics Or Related Qualification) – Aa/ee Cape Town Permanent

You will have overall responsibility for defining and executing on a Technical Product Roadmap, that delivers projects to support our Retail division in achieving its commercial objectives.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Gain a deep understanding of the Retail division in terms of its strategic objectives, business processes, available tools & systems, and relevant external best practice benchmarks


• Work closely with the Merchant Product Lead to define and maintain a Product Roadmap that delivers on technical developments required to support the Retail Division in achieving its strategic objectives


• Measure the success of developments via the tracking of relevant metrics 


• Take ownership for improving these metrics by identifying and prioritising appropriate roadmap projects


• Define the strategic business requirements for technical systems development related to specific projects prioritised on the Product Roadmap, using relevant data to support decision making


• Translate business requirements into functional and technical IT user stories and project specifications, by ensuring that projects are broken down into phases to deliver immediate business benefit


• End-to-end project management of technical projects throughout the entire product development lifecycle – setting timelines, driving project schedules, leading cross-functional development teams from design through to release, and management of the production launch


• Manage all stakeholder communications - to ensure appropriate input on the Product Roadmap prioritisation and communication on its execution


• Manage the engineering backlog via appropriate sprint prioritisation and planning

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in product management, business analysis or a related technical role, preferably driving large, company-wide initiatives


• Relevant tertiary degree (Computer Science/Engineering/Informatics)


• Experience in an agile / iterative project management and development environment 


• Strong commercial acumen – analytical and able to use data to drive decision making


• Highly structured thinker with strong attention to detail


• Strong technical understanding & experience with the development process


• Strong project management and communication skills – able to effectively manage cross-functional stakeholders (in particular the engineering team) to ensure projects are delivered according to specifications on-time


• Experience in an e-commerce environment is a plus


• A proven track record of delivering results, in a fast-paced environment

Should you be interested in this position and meet the above criteria, forward your MS Word CV to Marie – ***email***  -- Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.