Product Manager: Branded Products

2 weeks ago


Midrand, South Africa Vodafone Full time

**Role purpose**:
As part of the broader Vodacom Financial Services strategy, the incumbent will need to develop, scale and manage a portfolio of lending products, taking them through the stages of the product life cycle as well as:
Keep pace with the latest in industry & technology developments as well as the broader regulatory environment;
Improve the overall revenue contribution and performance of lending products in Vodacom Financial Services;
Form part of a cross-functional team, developing lending products that improve the overall business lending value proposition across market segments;

**Your responsibilities will include**:
Manage business lending solutions within VodaPay and on VFS’ own lending platform, VodaLend;
Create new features to enhance the VodaLend business value proposition;
Identify and manage potential third party product partners
Third party contract negotiation;
Identify and integrate value added services that will further enhance the business lending value proposition;
Collaborate with cross-functional teams spanning Marketing, Sales, IT, and CX teams to create and maintain business lending offerings;
Accountable for all relevant product documentation;
Defining business rules and working with customer experience teams to define and refine new and existing customer journeys
Providing inputs and evaluation for financial business cases
Work with Marketing and Sales to create revenue projections and forecasts; and analyse and identify shortfalls and areas of improvement
Provide insights to the broader team around innovation and developments within the Business Lending and Fintech industry
To regularly review launched products to ensure the performance is in line with initial assumptions and implement corrective measures if needed and also look at how to improve/enhance products
Keep track of competitor launches and take measures to mitigate risks
Daily, weekly and Monthly product performance reports and occasional presentations to senior management team
Creating and managing product backlogs ensuring products and features make it all the way through ideation, design, development and ultimately scale

Matric essential
Relevant 3/4-year Business degree essential
Minimum of 8 years experience within Product development essential
Fintech or Business Lending experience preferred.

**Core competencies, knowledge and experience**:
Prior business lending product design and development experience is essential
A detailed knowledge understanding of a the fast paced fintech lending industry is essential
Understanding of regulatory requirements essential;
Understanding of system requirements to launch digital lending offerings preferred;

Closing date for Applications**:24 March 2023**

The base location for this role is **Midrand, Vodacom Campus**

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion.


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