2,283 Product Management jobs in South Africa

Overview

Shape the future of fintech. Lead with vision. Deliver impact.

We’re seeking a seasoned product leader to drive innovation across a diverse portfolio in the payments space. This is a high-level strategic role for someone who understands the complexity of transaction processing, thrives in cross-functional environments, and knows how to turn product vision into commercial success.

• End-to-end product strategy across multiple business units
• Leadership of product managers, analysts, and cross-functional teams
• Delivery of scalable, market-ready solutions in acquiring and alternative payments
• Alignment of product roadmaps with commercial and operational goals
• Executive-level stakeholder engagement and reporting

• 8+ years in senior product or strategy roles, with 5+ years in leadership
• Deep experience in fintech, payments, or transaction processing
• Proven track record of launching and scaling products
• Strong commercial acumen and technical fluency
• Bachelor’s degree required; postgrad or Agile certification advantageous

Shape the future of fintech. Lead with vision. Deliver impact.

We’re seeking a seasoned product leader to drive innovation across a diverse portfolio in the payments space. This is a high-level strategic role for someone who understands the complexity of transaction processing, thrives in cross-functional environments, and knows how to turn product vision into commercial success.

What you’ll own:

• End-to-end product strategy across multiple business units

• Leadership of product managers, analysts, and cross-functional teams

• Delivery of scalable, market-ready solutions in acquiring and alternative payments

• Alignment of product roadmaps with commercial and operational goals

• Executive-level stakeholder engagement and reporting

What sets you apart:

• 8+ years in senior product or strategy roles, with 5+ years in leadership

• Deep experience in fintech, payments, or transaction processing

• Proven track record of launching and scaling products

• Strong commercial acumen and technical fluency

• Bachelor’s degree required; postgrad or Agile certification advantageous

Overview

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build asustainableeconomy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactionssecure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Principal, Product Management-Technical

This role serves as the Tech Regulatory Resilience Principal within the Technology Regulatory Execution (T-Rex) team, within the Mastercard TECH organization, focused on the EEMEA region (Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa). The Principal will lead efforts to ensure the resilience of Mastercard’s technology solutions and assets, while enhancing operational efficiency and security.

Key responsibilities include partnering with internal Mastercard stakeholders and, where needed, engaging with regulators and external clients to provide strategic technology consultancy on regulatory matters. This includes:

• Educating and advising regulators and government bodies on Mastercard’s technologies and capabilities.
• Influencing emerging regulations through strategic technical input.
• Assessing resiliency gaps and risk controls.
• Collaborating with regional and global development teams.

The Principal will maintain a Technology Regulatory Resilience Heatmap across key markets and products to:

• Track resilience KPIs.
• Identify gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Support continuous enhancement of resilience maturity.

Shape the future of fintech. Lead with vision. Deliver impact.

We’re seeking a seasoned product leader to drive innovation across a diverse portfolio in the payments space. This is a high-level strategic role for someone who understands the complexity of transaction processing, thrives in cross-functional environments, and knows how to turn product vision into commercial success.

What you’ll own:

• End-to-end product strategy across multiple business units

• Leadership of product managers, analysts, and cross-functional teams

• Delivery of scalable, market-ready solutions in acquiring and alternative payments

• Alignment of product roadmaps with commercial and operational goals

• Executive-level stakeholder engagement and reporting

What sets you apart:

• 8+ years in senior product or strategy roles, with 5+ years in leadership

• Deep experience in fintech, payments, or transaction processing

• Proven track record of launching and scaling products

• Strong commercial acumen and technical fluency

• Bachelor’s degree required; postgrad or Agile certification advantageous

Empowering Africa's tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

Leads the implementation of the strategic digital roadmap of specific single business roadmap across multiple channels.

Delivers complex, large scale digital products through the integration and optimisation of the internal value chain but limited to a single roadmap.

Job Description

Education/Qualifications & Experience Required:

• NQF 7 - 8 / Bachelors' Degrees within disciplines of Media/Digital, Engineering, Business, Commerce, Marketing or Design
• 4-8 years relevant experience

Skills & Competencies required:

• Certified Product Manager (Advantage)
• Agile and Waterfall Project methodologies and development
• Material and customer centered design
• Basic marketing and go to market planning
• Quantitative Analysis and Analytical thinking
• Continuous improvement Lean startup
• Leading teams
• Working with and building colloborative teams / culture
• Planning organising and project delivery

• Functional and operational strategy

• Results orientation

• Customer focus
• Reasoning
• Systems thinking
• Creative innovative thinking
• Application of digital technologies
• Business acumen

Key accountabilities

• Accountable to deliver specific end to end features or projects on a specific digital channel. Will engage with various stakeholders and functional areas to achieve the delivery of the end to end product
• Creates and delivers a quality product and optimises the operational metrics for a single product set on a specific channel. This includes maximising the outcomes for the project deliverables
• Accountable to ensure the adherence to standards and best practices in delivering the outcomes. Schedules customer reviews and uses data and key painpoints to articulate further improvement opportunities
• Delivers the commercial outcomes of a specific feature and makes reccomendations to improve commercial outcomes. Uses data insights to indentify opportunities and make recommendations for investment
• Participates in continuous improvement projects and is a key member assigned to specific outcomes to continuously improve the functional profession chapter. Stays in touch and continuously learns the emerging trends in digital and digital product ownership
• Participates in innovation solutioning and provides input into problem solving. Contributes by providing alternatives and differring view points. Accountable to deliver implemented innovation experiments, design the testing systems and gather experimental data for decision making
• Works with functional specialist to deliver specific product and project outcomes. Contributes towards a culture of continuous improvement. Ensures adherence too various standards and protocls. Takes end to end accountability to deliver specifc business metrics for the digtial assets under direct control.

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

• Our client is seeking to hire a Head of Product Management who will be responsible for leading the product function by setting the overarching product strategy and vision, managing and developing the product team, and ensuring that the Company’s product goals align with broader business objectives.
• The Head of Product Management will oversee the entire product portfolio, making strategic decisions, allocating resources, and collaborating with other departments to drive innovation and successful product delivery from concept to launch. In addition, the role requires staying closely connected to payment trends and the evolving future of payments, including the emergence of alternative payment solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy and Vision

• Define and execute the overall product strategy and long-term vision in alignment with business goals.
• Lead the development and ongoing refinement of product roadmaps.
• Identify and analyse new product ideas and support evaluation of new product lines.
• Contribute to product portfolio planning through detailed analysis and strategic input.
• Create buy-in for the product vision across departments and leadership.

Team Leadership

• Mentor, guide, and lead product management teams in best practices for product development and execution.
• The ability to lead and motivate cross- functional teams, align stakeholders, and effectively communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Market and User Research

• Conduct thorough market and competitive analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and unmet user needs.
• Stay informed of emerging payments trends, including alternative payments and industry shifts.
• Represent the voice of the customer throughout the product lifecycle.

Product Development and Requirements Management

• Translate customer needs and business objectives into clear product requirements. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop a comprehensive set of requirements. Ensure effective communication of product requirements to all stakeholders.
• Manage requirement changes during development to minimise disruption. Balance feature requirements with cost implications to maximise product value.

Product Lifecycle Management

• Manage the entire product lifecycle, from ideation to launch and eventual discontinuance.
• Plan and coordinate commercial product launches in collaboration with sales and marketing.
• Conduct ongoing reviews of product performance and recommend repositioning or discontinuation as needed.
• Maintain and evolve product documentation, including specifications, roadmaps and reports.

Cross-functional Collaboration and Project Support

• Work closely with development, operations, sales, compliance, and support teams. Provide guidance and product expertise during project planning and execution.
• Ensure alignment of business processes across functional areas for successful product rollout.
• Collaborate with international OEMs, including Ingenico and Newland, on technical and commercial matters.

Testing and Quality Assurance

• Oversee functional, usability, and beta testing for all products.
• Ensure that all product launches meet internal quality standards and external compliance requirements.

Execution at All Organisational Levels

• Deliver value at a tactical level through effective day-to-day product management. Drive medium-term outcomes through operational planning and coordination.
• Contribute to long-term strategic goals through product innovation and lifecycle governance.

Key Skills and Competencies:

• Strategic thinker with a customer-focused mindset.
• Skilled communicator with influence and negotiation abilities.
• Detail-oriented and results-driven.
• Strong project and time management skills.
• Resilient, adaptable and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong leadership and team collaboration capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems or related field.
• Postgraduate qualification or certification in Product Management, Agile or Business Analysis will be highly advantageous.
• At least 8 years of experience in senior product, strategy, or innovation roles, ideally within fintech, payments or technology, with a proven track record in delivering impactful, market-ready solutions.
• At least 5 years of leadership experience ideally within fintech, payments or technology.
• In-depth knowledge of the payments industry. Including acquiring transaction processing for both card-present and card-not-present environments. (mandatory)
• Demonstrated success in creating commercially viable client solutions that deliver measurable value and business growth.
• Skilled in product lifecycle management, go-to-market execution, and managing financial performance (value creation, cost optimisation, ROE improvement).
• Strong networking and relationship building ability.
• Think beyond the requirement and solution for today and the future.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, JIRA).

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