
Intermediate Digital Product Owner | Sandton
General Education
BCom Business or BSC Information Technology/Systems
degree or similar (Essential); Product Owner certification
(Advantageous); MBA (Advantageous); Hons
(Advantageous)
General Experience
5 to 8 years general working experience (Essential); 3 to 5
years experience in Product Management (Essential);
Product development experience (Essential); Experience in
a similar role within the Financial Services Industry
(Advantageous)
RESPONSIBILITIES
DIGITAL LEADERSHIP
Collaborate on development of the digital road map and key
strategic enablers, designing the workflow and business
processes that allow new applications, products, and
services to be rolled out quickly while ensuring that legacy
applications and IT operations are maintained at optimal
levels.
Project and Program Stakeholder Engagement
PROJECT AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Plan and deliver stakeholder engagement activities to
develop effective project working relationships and to
ensure that stakeholder needs and concerns are identified
and met.
Business Case Contribution | ADVICE
Plan and deliver stakeholder engagement activities to
develop effective project working relationships and to
ensure that stakeholder needs and concerns are identified
and met.
Business Case Contribution | ADVICE
Drive and developing business cases to quantify current
costs, justify project investment, and identify the return on
investment.
Product/Service Development | DIGITAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Evaluate the feasibility/relevance of proposed solutions,
working in cross-functional or agile teams to develop and
deliver significant aspects of the development program.
Data-driven Product and Service Improvement | DIGITAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Research data from digital product/service performance,
customer behavior, and market trends to identify
opportunities for product/service improvement.
Customer Needs/Experience Research | CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
Support customer and user research teams by performing
customer analysis and market research using standardized
techniques.
Project Management | PROJECT & CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
Independent management of medium to larger scale
projects, with sole accountability to deliver project within
defined quality and time-frames.
Improvement / Innovation | ORGANIZATION
Identify shortcomings in existing business practices, then
suggest and implement improvements while developing and
delivering projects or a work stream within the organization's
change management program.
Horizon Scanning | IT DEVELOPMENT
Maintain understanding of current technology, competitors
and market trends, database management, and/or
programming practices through ongoing education,
conference attendance, and reading industry press.