About the position
Job Description
Our client is looking for a dynamic, energetic, innovative, strategic, and self-motivated individual to work from our Johannesburg Office. The candidate must have a solid work ethic, be able to work under deadline, engage and collaborate with team members/management and be able to follow directions and respect department / corporate policies.
Responsibilities
- Take lead of scrum teams, defining product vision, roadmap, and growth opportunities, communicating with stakeholders throughout the project.
- Work with internal and external contacts to analyze needs and align product roadmap to strategic goals.
- Serve as the product ambassador internally and externally, sharing knowledge and answering questions related to the product. This will include demos, customer training & internal training.
- Research of new feature requirements and tech specifications while managing the UX and UI process.
- Conceptualize, develop and take ownership of components of the company technology product roadmap (Salesforce & Microservices et. al).
- Assess, manage, and prioritise the product backlog (where Jira is the tool of choice)
- Engage with business leaders and subject matter experts to translate business requirements into a technical agenda for development & deployment to production.
- Management of internal & external development teams/partners to ensure timely delivery of functionality to meet specification and quality standards.
- Regular reporting back & feedback on progress, risks, and bottlenecks to the technology steering committee.
- Actively mitigate roadblocks impacting successful team completion of release/sprint goals.
- Run proofs of concept to demonstrate the value and applicability of new tools and technologies.
- Run design sessions with the development team to choose the best technical solution for a business problem out of several proposed solutions.
- Nurture an Agile culture that promotes focused, continuous, rapid delivery of software and software features that deliver demonstrable value to the business.
- Design, develop and implement accurate test plans and participate in UAT testing.
- Hand over and high-level support of deployed functionality to business.
- Running tech team daily standups and managing sprint planning.
- Develop detailed product feature specifications and ensure they're clearly understood by the development teams.
- Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics, and themes to ensure work aligns with product strategy.
- Assisting with the roll out of new features and coordinating between the various business & tech units.
- Keep an eye on emerging tools, technologies, and methods and how these might benefit and/or create new opportunities for the business.
What we offer
- A non-hierarchical, meritocratic, non-corporate culture where you are given the space to be the best you
- Yearly performance-based bonus
- Responsible freedom
Requirements and Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Accounting / Finance / Information Technology Science/Engineering/ Mathematics/related field or equivalent experience
- Great interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong competency in business process design and analysis
- Ability to see and present "the big picture" and offer solutions for improvement
- Practical experience in the design/re-engineering of business processes
- Proven (technology) project management experience
- Scrum/Agile training (and practical experience) advantageous
- Familiarity with modern cloud technology, SaaS products and low code platforms advantageous
- Working knowledge of IT systems fundamentals e.g., databases, integration patterns
advantageous - Experience with configuring CRM/ERP systems with Salesforce experience being prioritized.
Desired Skills:
- Jira
- Salesforce
- Agile
- SaaS
- Database
- Excellent academic track record
Desired Qualification Level:
