Product Head (Medium Enterprise)

Job Description

To set strategic direction and oversee the end-to-end product development process within a specialist team, ensuring alignment with business objectives and fostering innovation through effective leadership and collaboration.

• Establishment, alignment and management of target and budget goals whilst ensuring effective control of costs for a range of functional areas to increase cost efficiency.
• Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers’ expectations through proactive, innovative and appropriate solutions.
• Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SME’s, project managers and senior staff members.
• Maintenance of expert knowledge on relevant legislative amendments industry best practices and provision of proactive advice and solutions to relevant stakeholders
• Develop a product strategy aligned to business strategy to ensure business growth and sustainability.
• Translate strategies into actionable goals and execute relevant projects / initiatives aligned to strategic objectives with specific performance measures and control systems to track progress.
• Implement and maintain sound business processes that minimise risk and deliver quality requirements specifications. Findings that area as a result of internal or external audit and client management and risk.
• Manage designated product development projects from inception to final execution, including post implementation evaluation.
• Initiate and manage market research, data mining and quantitative analysis to ensure sustainability and future competitive growth.
• Explore local and international markets for new products and trademarks in order to expand and strengthen the business' market position.
• Facilitate the conversion of knowledge and ideas into new or improved products, processes and services.
• Plan and manage performance, skills development, employment equity, talent and culture of team in order to improve innovation, achieve efficiencies and increase competencies.
• Manage own development to increase own competencies.

Experience:

• More than 10 years in financial services
• Product, Acquisition and Platform experience preferred

 

Qualification

• A relevant Bachelor's degree is required. Postgraduate qualification (Honours or Master's degree) will be preferred

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Important Closing Date Note

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

07/05/26