Technology Product Manager
SBV South Africa · North Township, IN · 1 wk ago
MarketingFull-time
About the role
Contribute to the SBV Product Strategy and translate it into prioritized services, capabilities, and experiences through SBV Products that build long-term value. Execute the product vision, roadmap, and strategy for SBV Products, ensuring alignment with business objectives and market demands.
Responsibilities
- Translate the product strategy into detailed requirements for prototype construction and final product development.
- Analyze market and competition using primary and secondary research, customer feedback, sales data, product evaluations, and industry best practices.
- Proactively identify and resolve strategic and tactical opportunities to improve Technology Product offerings.
- Provide input and support for the product vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap aligned with SBV Technology Strategy.
- Translate business needs, customer insights, and market trends into clear product features, enhancements, and priorities.
- Balance customer demand, regulatory requirements, architectural constraints, and commercial viability in roadmap decisions.
- Continuously assess product performance and recommend enhancements, rationalization, or retirement as needed.
- Support the end-to-end product lifecycle, from concept to delivery, adoption, and optimization.
- Assist in release planning, go-to-market readiness, and post-implementation review.
- Ensure product decisions align with security, disaster recovery (DR), business continuity planning (BCP), and operational resilience requirements.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, UX/design, vendor partners, and stakeholders in an Agile environment to translate business vision into features.
- Foster collaboration with product designers, developers, QA, and marketing to prioritize and launch solutions.
- Host Joint Application Development (JAD) and brainstorming sessions to drive product and service innovation.
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of SBV products to identify growth opportunities.
- Provide technical expertise on product development to Commercial and other teams, including effort estimation and complexity assessment.
- Manage product delivery to meet sprint planning requirements, timelines, and quality standards.
- Coordinate product releases with marketing, sales, and delivery teams.
- Act as a subject matter expert for supported products, assisting others in building product knowledge.
- Provide product training and technical expertise to customers and business partners.
- Support service and product optimization efforts.
- Assist in designing user awareness and training for Technology products and services.
- Manage communications about product functions and services with stakeholders and customers.
- Maintain a deep understanding of industry trends, competitor offerings, and emerging technologies.
- Identify opportunities for digitization, automation, and innovation within the product portfolio.
- Engage with customers and internal stakeholders to understand needs, pain points, and opportunities.
- Act as a trusted product and solution advisor to Sales, Delivery, Architecture, and Business teams.
- Support communications with STRATCO and Client Executives regarding product updates and roadmap progress.
- Gather structured feedback from customers and stakeholders to inform product improvements.
- Represent customer and business partner needs in product requirements.
- Collaborate with business partners to develop a platform roadmap supporting product strategy and organizational objectives.
- Partner with the Commercial team to conduct customer engagements and gather feedback on services and products.
- Collaborate with technology teams to align the product roadmap with SBV Technology's strategic goals.
- Liaise with customers to collect feedback and inform product improvements.
- Represent the company professionally at industry-related events.
- Collaborate with Marketing, Commercial, and Support teams to create go-to-market strategies.
- Support Product Management Release Showcase initiatives to promote value-adding features.
- Maintain product artifacts, including roadmaps, value propositions, feature definitions, and performance metrics.
- Track and report on product adoption, usage, value delivery, and customer satisfaction.
- Ensure alignment with architecture standards, governance processes, and risk controls.
- Support internal decision-making with data-driven product insights.
- Work collaboratively across Product, Sales, Architecture, Delivery, Operations, and Finance teams.
- Ensure solutions delivered align with product intent and facilitate smooth handover to delivery and operations.
- Promote disciplined product management practices and continuous improvement.
- Manage cost efficiency and performance using financial metrics (AOV, ROI, CAGR), platform metrics, and qualitative feedback.
- Assess and address technical risks, ensuring compliance with risk principles and regulatory requirements.
- Coordinate relevant testing and define success criteria for product acceptance.
- Facilitate the creation and maintenance of proper product documentation.
Requirements
- 5 years of technology product delivery experience.
- 4 years' experience with design and implementation of product roadmaps.
- Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
- Diploma in product management advantageous.
Work level: Management. Job type: Permanent.