12 Technical Product Manager jobs in South Africa

Lead Technical Innovation for Multi-Platform Fintech Company

Wykco operates cutting-edge AI-powered investment platforms serving institutional investors and alternative asset managers globally. We're seeking a Technical Product Manager to take ownership of our complete technology stack, drive AI model development, and build scalable solutions across multiple investment platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Multi-Platform Technical Ownership: Take complete ownership of existing investment platforms and technology stack, optimizing performance and user experience across diverse business applications
• AI Model Development & Customization: Build, train, and customize AI models for investment analysis, risk assessment, and automated decision-making processes
• Platform Architecture & Scaling: Design and implement scalable architecture supporting rapid user growth and complex financial workflows across multiple platforms simultaneously
• Team Building & Leadership: Recruit, mentor, and lead engineering team as platforms scale, establishing technical culture and development processes
• Product Strategy & Innovation: Collaborate with business teams to transform complex investment processes into intuitive user experiences and competitive technical advantages
• Security & Compliance: Implement enterprise-grade security frameworks meeting financial services regulatory requirements across all platforms
• Performance Optimization: Ensure platform reliability, speed, and scalability while managing technical debt and system improvements
• Integration & Automation: Build seamless integrations with third-party services, APIs, and financial infrastructure to enhance platform capabilities

What Makes This Role Unique:

• AI-First Development: Work with cutting-edge AI/ML technologies in financial services applications
• Multi-Platform Mastery: Gain expertise across diverse fintech applications and investment strategies
• Technical Leadership: Build and lead engineering team from early-stage startup to scaled operation
• Strategic Impact: Direct influence on product roadmap and competitive advantage through technology
• Innovation Freedom: Architect solutions from optimization through scaling with significant technical autonomy

Essential Requirements:

• 5+ years full-stack development experience with platform ownership and technical leadership responsibilities
• AI/ML expertise including model development, training, deployment, and customization for business applications
• Multi-platform development experience managing diverse applications and technology stacks simultaneously
• Team leadership experience with proven ability to recruit, mentor, and scale engineering teams
• Financial technology or enterprise software experience with security, compliance, and scalability requirements
• Modern technology stack proficiency in cloud platforms, APIs, databases, and development frameworks
• Product-focused engineering approach balancing user needs, business requirements, and technical excellence
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fintech or financial services platform development experience
• No-code/low-code platform experience and optimization capabilities
• Machine learning in finance applications (risk assessment, portfolio optimization, trading algorithms)
• Startup scaling experience from early stage through significant growth phases
• Open source contributions or technical thought leadership in relevant technologies
• Advanced degrees in Computer Science, AI/ML, or related technical fields
• Professional certifications in cloud platforms, AI/ML, or relevant technologies

Personal Characteristics:

• Technical excellence with commitment to code quality, security, and scalable architecture
• Strategic thinking ability to balance innovation with reliability and business impact
• Leadership potential with enthusiasm for building and mentoring high-performing technical teams
• Problem-solving focus with ability to tackle complex technical challenges independently
• Startup adaptability comfortable with ambiguity, rapid change, and autonomous decision-making
• User-centric approach with focus on creating exceptional experiences for sophisticated financial professionals

Please note that M3 is hiring on behalf of another company.

Philagro SA, a leading supplier of quality agricultural products,
has the above opportunity available for a Technical Product Manager, focused on pome and stone fruit to join their technical team. The ability to build relationships based on trust and technical expertise is essential to the role.

The successful candidate will report to the Commercial and Marketing Manager (South), working across the Western Cape (EGVV and Piketberg) and Eastern Cape (Langkloof).

Duties will be focused on plant growth regulators, and will include (but not be limited to): *Technical support at grower and agent level *Product training of distributing agents *Sales of products relevant to pome/stone fruit industry *Management of budgets *Product stewardship *Ongoing research and development *All other tasks related to the role.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience:

• Relevant BSc qualification (MSc preferred);

• 3-5 years' experience in a similar role, specifically with pome or stone fruit;

• A background with plant physiology will be beneficial;

• Fully bilingual (Afrikaans & English);

• Willingness to travel.

Please apply online at before 09:00 on 17 October 2025.

For general enquiries, contact our team at M3 Human Capital Management on

Please note that only shortlisted candidates are contacted. If you don't hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application was unsuccessful.

Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced
Senior Technical Product Manager
to take ownership of our JabuPay ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities
Product Development & Finalization:

• Update and maintain the product roadmap.

• JabuSafe

• JabuPay
• JabuTap
• VAS
• And more.

Technical Coordination

• Manage access and use to product tools and platforms (Lucidcharts, Figma, Jira, Notion, Sentry, Mixpanel).
• Oversee automation scripts for transaction monitoring.
• Ensure all product documentation and assets are properly organized and accessible.
• Act as the point of contact for QA processes, error checking, and feedback.
• Meet with customers regularly to define product necessities and roadmap.
• Identify opportunities for process automation and optimization.
• Maintain and improve scripts for transaction checks (e.g., duplicates, high-value transactions).

Team Leadership

• Coordinate daily stand-ups and weekly sprints with development teams.
• Manage Jira boards and ticketing systems.
• Manage team performance and monthly metrics.
• Facilitate effective communication between developers, QA teams, and other stakeholders.
• Assist in hiring and onboarding new team members, including product designers.
• Define key performance indicators (KPIs) for product success.
• Use analytics tools to track user engagement, adoption rates, and other relevant metrics.
• Report on product performance to senior management.

Stakeholder Communication

• Manage communication with external partners and vendors (e.g.,NFS, Banks and other wallets)
• Bridge technical communication between internal teams and external partners.
• Prepare and distribute release notes and updates.

Technical Product Manager (Fintech/Payments)

Our client is a high-growth fintech company building the next generation of payment infrastructure across Africa. Their mission is to make money movement seamless, inclusive, and scalable across borders. They operate at the intersection of financial innovation and real-world impact, empowering businesses and consumers with tools to thrive in a rapidly digitizing economy.

Role Overview

Our client is looking for a dynamic Product Manager to lead the design, development, and delivery of payment products that serve businesses and consumers across African markets. You'll act as the bridge between local business teams and our engineering team in Hong Kong, ensuring alignment between user needs and technical execution.

Job Type:
Full-time

Location:
Cape Town

Workplace:
Hybrid

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• 4+ years of product management experience, ideally in fintech, payments, or digital infrastructure
• Proven experience working with remote engineering teams (bonus if across time zones)
• Strong understanding of the African payments landscape and user behavior in emerging markets
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Mandarin is considered a plus
• Proficient in agile methodology, product lifecycle management, and rapid iteration
• Technical literacy — able to engage meaningfully with developers and understand architecture-level trade-offs
• Comfortable using Jira, Confluence, Figma, Postman, and reading API documentation
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong bias for action and ownership
• Technical background (such as a degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent) or experience on the technical side of product

Responsibilities

Product Development & Delivery

• Translate business requirements into clear, structured product documentation (BRDs, PRDs, user stories, wireframes) for the development team.
• Manage and prioritize the product roadmap, balancing quick wins with long-term scalability.
• Coordinate daily workflows, standups, and sprint planning with developers in Hong Kong (timezone flexibility required).
• Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of new features, integrations, and improvements.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work with internal teams (Compliance, Operations, Growth, Risk) to define product requirements and market fit.
• Act as a cross-cultural translator, helping engineering teams understand regional context and helping business teams grasp technical constraints.
• Conduct user testing, gather feedback, and iterate based on usage in African markets.

Data & Strategy

• Monitor KPIs and usage analytics to assess product performance and guide decision-making.
• Maintain deep awareness of regulatory trends, customer pain points, and competitive benchmarks across African markets.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, or related field (mandatory)
• Postgraduate qualification (MBA, MSc in FinTech, Risk, or Data Science) – advantageous.
• Professional Certifications (preferred/required):
• Credit Risk/Banking: CFA, FRM (Financial Risk Manager), or equivalent.
• Product Management: Agile Product Owner (PSPO, SAFe POPM).
• Data/Decisioning: Machine Learning or Data Analytics certifications (advantageous).
• Cloud/Platform certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP – relevant to credit platforms).

Relevant Experience

• 10–12 years' experience in product management or credit technology, with at least 5+ years in senior product ownership.
• Proven track record in delivering credit/lending platforms, including origination, decisioning, and loan servicing.
• Strong knowledge of credit risk management, lending workflows, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with decisioning engines (e.g., FICO, Experian, Provenir), credit bureau integrations, and APIs.
• Exposure to digital lending models, embedded credit, BNPL, and alternative credit scoring.
• Prior experience in regulated industries (banking, fintech, financial services) preferred.

Role

Technical Product Manager: AML/Fraud

10–12 years' experience in risk technology, or financial services technology, with 5 years in AML/Fraud-focused platforms.

•responsible for driving the strategy, design, and delivery of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Fraud prevention products and platforms

•Define and own the product vision and roadmap for AML and Fraud platforms.

•Lead cross-functional teams (engineering, data science, risk, operations) to deliver AML/Fraud products, APIs, and services.

•Implement real-time transaction monitoring, rules engines, case management systems, and AI/ML-based fraud detection.

•Ensure AML/Fraud products comply with local and international regulations (FATF, FIC, FinCEN, GDPR, PSD2, etc.).

•Experience working in regulated industries (banking, fintech, insurance, telecom).

• Strong vendor and third-party product management exposure (e.g., Actimize, SAS, Feedzai, FICO, or equivalent)

Hi Professionals,

Greetings From Ampstek

Hope you are high in your spirits. Please stay safe.

Our client is looking for
Technical Product Manager AML/Fraud
to join a high-growth organization. If you are interested share you resume

Role: Technical Product Manager AML/Fraud

Location: Johannesburg, south Africa(Onsite 3days/Week)

Duration: Contract

Job Description:

• Responsible for driving the strategy, design, and delivery of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Fraud prevention products and platforms
• Define and own the product vision and roadmap for AML and Fraud platforms.
• Lead cross-functional teams (engineering, data science, risk, operations) to deliver AML/Fraud products, APIs, and services.
• Implement real-time transaction monitoring, rules engines, case management systems, and AI/ML-based fraud detection.
• Ensure AML/Fraud products comply with local and international regulations (FATF, FIC, FinCEN, GDPR, PSD2, etc.).
• Experience working in regulated industries (banking, fintech, insurance, telecom).
• Strong vendor and third-party product management exposure (e.g., Actimize, SAS, Feedzai, FICO, or equivalent)

Thanks & Regards,

Sudhakaran

IT Recruiter | Europe & UK

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Ampstek Services Limited

About the job

We're on a mission to 
make edge AI simple
. Our platform connects edge AI devices and sensors to a modern data stack and a no-code customer portal—so teams can go from power-on to insights in minutes, not months. We're growing quickly and want you to help scale that velocity.

We're hiring a 
Technical Product Manager
 to own our platform foundations 
and
 our self-serve experience. It's a deeply technical role that blends infrastructure stewardship with product-led growth.

What you'll do

• Own the platform roadmap: performance, resilience, data reliability, and cost guardrails across edge devices, cloud services, and the portal.

• Build the bridge between the Commercial and Technical teams: Plan and coordinate customer requirements and development timelines among a distributed team of experts.

• Run release trains: coordinate edge model/config updates, backend changes, and UI releases with clear changelogs and safe rollbacks.

• Level up observability: tighten device health, time sync, proof-of-processing, and end-to-end test coverage.

• Design self-serve: shorten time-to-value—frictionless onboarding, template configs, asset/model registries, reporting/export flows.

• Drive acceptance & sign-off: define lightweight test charters and standards; collect evidence so "Done" really means done.

• Prioritize & communicate: keep now/next/later crisp, make smart trade-offs, and keep stakeholders aligned.

• Ship playbooks: turn repeat deployments into checklists/SOPs that scale.

About you

• Strong technical foundation (software/DevOps/data/embedded) and you've worn both engineering and product hats.

• Hands-on with cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP), containers/CI/CD, and observability; bonus for IoT Edge, Databricks/Delta, or low-code portals.

• Comfortable reading technical designs, asking sharp questions, and making informed scope-vs-date calls.

• You move fast and leave a trail of clarity: crisp tickets, clear acceptance, tight feedback loops.

• You execute directly and through others—owning outcomes end-to-end.

Why this is a great move

• Impact: shape the platform that makes edge AI approachable at scale.

• Ownership: infrastructure 
and
 self-serve, not just one slice.

• Team: small, senior, and outcome-obsessed—high trust, low ego, fast cycles.

Nice to have

Location: remote-friendly (South Africa business hours).

About OnceHub:

OnceHub (

) is an innovative and thriving software-as-a-service company that provides engagement acceleration solutions to organizations worldwide. We are a 100% remote team distributed across 4 countries, driving innovation through shared ideas and fostering a collaborative culture. As a Product Marketing Manager, you will work remotely from your home in South Africa with colleagues and stakeholders in multiple geographies. Learn more about our employee-led approach in our CEO video:

The Role:

As a Product Marketing Manager at OnceHub, you will be a key contributor defining and executing the go-to-market (GTM) strategy for our products and features. You will ensure compelling messaging and positioning that resonates with diverse audiences, driving both our Product-Led Growth (PLG) and sales-assisted motions. This pivotal role bridges product development, marketing, and sales, requiring a deep understanding of market dynamics, customer needs, and competitive landscapes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy & Execution:

Support and execute comprehensive GTM strategies for all new product and major feature launches. Tailor approaches to drive PLG user acquisition and generate qualified leads for the sales-assisted motion.
- Competitive & Market Analysis:

Continuously monitor and analyze the competitive landscape and market trends to inform product marketing strategy and GTM plans. Develop competitive battle cards and comparison matrices for the sales team.
- Sales Enablement:

Develop targeted sales enablement collateral (e.g., pitch decks, demo scripts, ROI calculators) and train sales teams on product, messaging, and competitive differentiators for both PQLs and enterprise prospects.
- Customer Marketing

: Develop and implement customer marketing programs to drive adoption, retention, and advocacy among existing users, ensuring consistent product messaging.
- Customer Feedback & Insights:

Own the process for collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing customer feedback from PLG users and sales interactions to inform product roadmap and refine marketing strategies.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Experience:

5+ years in Product Marketing or similar strategic marketing roles, with a proven track record in a B2B SaaS environment. Demonstrated success defining and executing Go-to-Market (GTM) strategies for new products/features in hybrid (PLG + sales-assisted) models. Leadership experience preferred.
- Education:

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
- Skills:

Expertise in product positioning, messaging, competitive analysis, and market research. Exceptional organizational skills, with a track record of managing multiple projects and deadlines. Superior written and verbal English communication, with meticulous attention to detail. Ability to translate complex product features into compelling value propositions. Strong data-driven mindset for strategic decision-making.
- Attributes:

Innovative thinker, proactive leader, highly collaborative, and a committed team player eager for challenges and contributing to OnceHub's success.
- Commitment:

Demonstrated stability (3+ years tenure) in previous roles and desire for long-term company growth.

Apply because you want to.

• Work in a modern SaaS, product-led company.
• Work remotely from home, saving you commuting time and promoting work-life balance.
• Get exposure to working with stakeholders on a global level across different cultures.
• Socialize with colleagues at our bi-annual company retreats.
• Contribute directly to the growth of an innovative SaaS company.
• Work in a company that is not funded by investors and operates in the good old-fashioned way of doing business.