Product Owner

2 days ago

Cape Town, South Africa Afferent Software Full time

**Role: Product Owner**
We are looking for an experienced Product Owner with expertise in AWS Cloud technologies to assist the developers, testers and entire Agile team to deliver both changes to existing software and entirely new Cloud-based products. This may feed into the high level design of the solutions
(particularly where it’s customer impacting), but will include backlog grooming, requirements to user story translation and liaison with both the customer, Product Manager and internal Project
Manager.

**Company Key Selling points**
- We care about our customers and our team; we like to work hard but we realise life is not only about work and we continuously work to make sure our people are happy and feel supported.
- We have a flexible culture with relaxed dress, flexible working hours (with optional late starting up to 10am), work from home possibilities, regular in-office lunches, and various office amenities including a pool table and an energising vibe.
- Although we are a small team of 25, you have the comfort of knowing the company has been around for more than 15 years and looks after its staff as a priority.
- We are committed to continuous innovation and bringing out the best products in

Payments.
- We work with some big international customer names.
- Our people have the ability to travel to the UK and US amongst other countries visiting customers.
- We provide entry into, and training, in the highly complex and sought-after international

Payments market.

**Brief description**
- Be able to earn the trust and respect of their colleagues
- Go above and beyond for their stakeholders / customers
- Have an extremely helpful attitude and be a team player
- Always leave things better than they found them
- Take initiative and ownership
- Take pride in what they produce and therefore produce high quality
- Be committed to the company but also be able to strike a balance

**Qualities**

The Product Owner is a senior figure within an Afferent Team. There are some fundamental qualities that we are looking for in our Product Owners:

- Ability to put himself or herself in the customer’s place and identify their key needs and pain points.
- Ability to distinguish must-haves from nice-to-haves and having the ability to say no.
- Having a personality that can resolve conflicts and motivate their team to realize its full potential — without spurring resentment.
- Ability to work on multiple projects at one time.
- Being highly communicative and patient, answering all stakeholders queries, and being available to the team.
- Being highly knowledgeable about the products they are involved in and the product vision.
- Being able to successfully walk the balance between guiding the technical team with an understanding of why and what they are implementing without trying to dictate exactly how it is implemented.

**Role Purpose**

The Product Owner helps the development team to build the products by defining user stories and managing the product backlog that the development team can use and leading the requirements aspects of the Scrum process. Where they also fill the role of Business Analyst, they are responsible for maintaining a single source of truth for the business and user requirements of the project.

**Core Responsibilities**
- Within Afferent, the Product Owner often fills the role of Business Analyst. Where they fill this role, they are responsible for collecting and documenting clear business and user requirements from either a Product Manager or customer and maintaining these in a single location. This single location may be within a technical requirements document or a page in

Confluence or an export of the Jira backlog. This single “source of truth” should be maintained throughout the project, ensuring all stakeholders are aware of any changes.
- Translating these business requirements / issues into actionable user stories in the product

Jira backlog and defining clear, correct acceptance criteria.
- Working closely with engineering and quality control (QC) teams to ensure the right customer problem is solved through the process.
- Working with the QC team to ensure all bugs are reported and those agreed are fixed and tested.
- Having an understanding of the future direction of the product (e.g. security, scalability and robustness) to ensure that they can answer technical questions from the team with respect to the best and necessary way to implement today’s features.
- Ensuring that the Project Manager is aware of any possible deviations to the schedule, budget or scope from their engagement with the team.
- Prioritising the sets of user stories that have been created to align with what will make sense to deliver first and what the customer will want to see first - thereby ensuring that the

development team is clear on what to work on next. This should be done in consultation with the Product Manager and Project Manager.
- Working closely with the development team to plan spri

  • Product Owner

    6 days ago

    Cape Town, South Africa MRI Software Full time

    MRI Software is seeking a Product Owner to join our team in Cape Town. The Product Owner is responsible for maintaining and promoting the product line vision & strategy on a daily basis through interactions with development and cross-functional teams. **Responsibilities**: - The Product Owner works closely with the Product Manager to define the product...

  • Product Owner

    7 months ago

    Cape Town, South Africa iLaunch Full time

    Prioritisework to achieve optimal business value through team delivery Accountable for the product backlog - creates, adds, removes and refines The Product Owner will beempowered to accept or reject the work delivered by the development team Project management Business Analysis Matric / Grade 12 Tertiary Qualification -Degree in Information Systems...

  • Product Owner

    8 months ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Initiate international Full time

    As the newly appointed Product Owner for our client based in Cape Town, your primary mandate is to ensure excellence in the development process. Your role entails gaining deep insights into the customer base and collaborating closely with the Head of Brand Experience & Insights to grasp the overarching business strategy comprehensively. You’ll engage with...

  • Product Owner

    7 months ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Datonomy Solutions Full time

    **Product Owner IT (Digital & Delivery)** **ABOUT THE JOB** **Datonomy Solutions** is in search of a seasoned **Product Owner** to join our dynamic and fast-growing team. **Who Are We** As a company, we have grown exponentially over the past five years, which is due to our philosophy of **_Connected Value Creation_**. One of the key drivers of Connected...

  • Product Owner

    7 months ago

    Cape Town, South Africa JenRecruitment Full time

    The technical product owner is responsible for the successful delivery of high-quality products, assisting clients with requirements analysis, project management and support. The technical product owner is responsible for coordinating multiple projects across brands and clients. The position will require someone with at least 3-4 years of experience as a...

  • Product Owner

    1 week ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Allan Gray Full time

    **Job Summary**: The Product Owner (PO) at Allan Gray encompasses elements of traditional systems and data analysis, business requirements analysis and product process management within the software delivery function of the team. **Responsibilities**: **The role of the Product Owner is expected to include the following functions**: - Primary link between...

  • Product Owner

    4 days ago

    Cape Town, South Africa JMMC Staffing Solutions (Pty) Ltd Full time

    **Role: Product Owner** Our client is looking for an experienced Product Owner with expertise in AWS Cloud technologies to assist the developers, testers and entire Agile team to deliver both changes to existing software and entirely new Cloud-based products. This may feed into the high level design of the solutions (particularly where it’s customer...

  • Lead Product Owner

    4 months ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Lesaka Technologies Full time

    We are looking for a **Lead Product Owner** to join our Agile team at Kazang, in Cape Town. If you are passionate about Agile Product Ownership, this is the opportunity for you. The Lead Product Owner will manage an existing team of Business Product Owners, ensuring that our products meet customer needs and business goals. **Key Responsibilities include,...

  • Product Owner

    7 months ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Recruitment Matters Africa Full time

    The technical product owner is responsible for the successful delivery of high-quality products, assisting clients with requirements analysis, project management, and support. The technical product owner is responsible for coordinating multiple projects across brands and clients. **Responsibilities**: - Elicit requirements from project stakeholders -...

  • Product Owner

    5 days ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Initiate International Full time

    We have an exciting job opportunity for a Product Owner in Cape Town to join one of the leading software house in the online gaming world. In their space, passionate, innovative and incredibly awesome teams create the best technology in the field, and each day is a chance to level up. This job entails aligning and managing the product strategy with portfolio...

  • Business Product Owner

    4 months ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Lesaka Technologies Full time

    An exciting opportunity exists for a **Business Product Owner** for the **International Business Unit** within **Kazang - Micro Merchant Division**, in **Century City, Cape Town (Hybrid)**. If you are passionate about agile, innovation and business growth, this is a good opportunity for you to grow. This role has significant relationships and...

  • Technical Product Owner

    7 months ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Recruitment Matters (Pty) Ltd Full time

    Our client is looking for a Technical Product Owner to join their team. The technical product owner is responsible for the successful delivery of high-quality products, assisting clients with requirements analysis, project management and support. The technical product owner is responsible for coordinating multiple projects across brands and...

  • Product Owner

    4 weeks ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Communicate Recruitment Full time

    As a Senior Product Owner, youll lead the charge in shaping the product vision and delivering cutting-edge solutions that meet evolving customer needs. Your responsibilities will include: Defining and executing the product roadmap in alignment with the companys strategic goalsLeading the development of new features and enhancements to the payments...

  • Product Owner

    4 weeks ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Communicate Recruitment Full time

    As a Senior Product Owner, youll lead the charge in shaping the product vision and delivering cutting-edge solutions that meet evolving customer needs. Your responsibilities will include: Defining and executing the product roadmap in alignment with the companys strategic goalsLeading the development of new features and enhancements to the payments...

  • Product Owner

    5 days ago

    Cape Town, South Africa IntelliStaff Full time

    **Area**: Century City Cape Town **Responsibilities**: - Within our organization, the Product Owner often fills the role of Business Analyst. Where they fill this role, they are responsible for collecting and documenting clear business and user requirements from either a Product Manager or customer and maintaining these in a single location. This single...

  • Product Owner

    6 days ago

    Cape Town, South Africa 60 Degrees Full time

    **Product Owner (Infrastructure)** *** **The opportunity that awaits you**: Are you a seasoned tech individual seeking an exciting new career move? A spectacular opportunity to form part one of the leading data smart organisations in South Africa has become available! Our client is looking to add an energetic, data driven individual who comprehends the...

  • Product Owner

    7 months ago

    Cape Town, South Africa MRI Software Full time

    From the day we opened our doors in 1971, MRI Software has built flexible, game-changing real estate software solutions to improve people’s lives. The only way to carry out that mission is to hire the absolute best employees on earth. People like you. Work hard, play hard. Always. Our relentless commitment to client success, our employee resource groups...

  • Technical Product Owner

    6 months ago

    Cape Town, South Africa SUMMIT Africa Recruitment Full time

    The technical product owner is responsible for the successful delivery of high-quality products, assisting clients with requirements analysis, project management and support. The technical product owner is responsible for coordinating multiple projects across brands and clients. The position will require someone with at least 3-4 years of experience as a...

  • Senior Product Owner

    7 days ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Progressive Edge Full time

    **Digital Product Owner** **Permanent** **Cape Town** **Role Purpose** The Senior Product Owner role forms part of the Digital commerce team. You will join as a senior/lead member of the agile team, responsible for defining user stories and prioritizing the team backlog to streamline the execution of program priorities while maintaining the conceptual...

  • BI Product Owner

    6 days ago

    Cape Town, South Africa Datonomy Solutions Full time

    Purpose of Job/Role: The Senior BI Product Owner role is responsible for defining, prioritising, and enabling delivery of reporting and analytics products for business stakeholders and 3rd parties. This role is somewhat of a hybrid between a traditional product owner and an agile project delivery manager, within the context of Business Intelligence and...