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takealot.com
Cape Town
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Takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a talented
Product Manager to join the Catalogue team in Cape Town.
You will be responsible for defining and executing a Product Roadmap that strategically balances commercial growth objectives with robust compliance and risk management frameworks. This role requires navigating complex regulatory landscapes to ensure our merchant division operates with total security and excellence. We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with the integrity to maintain this critical balance!
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Gain a deep understanding of the Catalogue division in terms of its strategic objectives, business processes, available tools & systems, and relevant external best practice benchmarks
Work closely with the Product Lead for Catalogue to define and maintain a Product Roadmap that delivers on technical developments required to support the Catalogue Division in achieving its strategic objectives
Measure the success of developments via the tracking of relevant metrics
Take ownership of 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 managing the production launch
You will report directly to the Product Lead for Catalogue and collaborate with a team of software engineers, QA engineers, and UX designers.
A proven track record of delivering results, in a fast-paced environment
Demonstrates strong commercial acumen with analytical capabilities, proficient in SQL for obtaining and analysing data, and effectively leverages insights to drive informed 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
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