Product Roadmap Strategist

1 day ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Black Pen Recruitment Full time

Scale Payment Solutions with Our Dynamic Team

As a Product Owner at Black Pen Recruitment, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of our client's payment platform. With your expertise in SaaS platform development and experience working closely with engineering teams, you will define and prioritize the platform's features and functionality, ensuring alignment with business goals, customer needs, and market trends.

Estimated Salary: $120,000 - $150,000 per year

About Us: Our client is a fast-growing fintech company dedicated to delivering high-quality customer experiences. They are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Product Owner to lead the development of their in-house platform, built to replace legacy products and scale as a core payment solution.

Job Description
  • Own the client's Platform Roadmap: Define and prioritize the platform's features and functionality, ensuring alignment with business goals, customer needs, and market trends.
  • Product Vision and Strategy: Drive the vision for our client's platform, defining how it will evolve to replace legacy systems and meet future customer requirements.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, design, and other internal teams to ensure the platform is developed in line with customer feedback and business goals.
  • Backlog Management: Maintain a well-prioritized product backlog, continuously refining it based on customer feedback, market conditions, and business strategy.
  • User Story Creation: Write clear and concise user stories and acceptance criteria that define platform features, focusing on delivering measurable value for customers.
  • Stakeholder Management: Engage with key stakeholders across the organization to ensure alignment and buy-in for the platform's direction, vision, and roadmap.
  • Quality Assurance: Ensure the platform is built to the highest standards of usability, security, and scalability, in close collaboration with the engineering team.
  • Monitoring and Reporting: Track the performance of the platform, ensuring all features meet user needs and resolve issues that may arise during and after implementation.
  • Continuous Improvement: Analyze feedback from users and stakeholders, iterating on the platform to enhance functionality, optimize performance, and improve the overall customer experience.
Requirements
  • 3 years of proven experience working in a similar role.
  • Must have broad web application and UX/design experience.
  • SaaS Platform Development – Proven experience in managing the development and scaling of SaaS platforms.
  • Payment Systems Knowledge – Familiarity with payment systems and the specific requirements for building payment platforms.
  • Agile Methodology – Proficiency in Agile frameworks, especially Scrum, and tools like Jira and Confluence.
  • Technical Understanding – Experience working closely with engineering teams to design scalable, high-performance systems.
  • Stakeholder Management – Strong ability to manage relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Product Roadmap Management – Ability to define and prioritize a product roadmap that aligns with business and customer needs.
  • Problem-Solving – Strong analytical skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions and prioritize features that align with business goals.
  • User-Centered Design – Ability to gather insights from users and stakeholders to ensure the product meets their needs.
  • Communication Skills – Excellent communication skills to articulate the product vision, goals, and requirements clearly to engineering, design, and business teams.
Ideal Candidate
  • Product Owners or Product Managers with a background in SaaS platform development, especially within fintech or payments.
  • Professionals who thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy working on complex systems that scale.
  • Individuals passionate about user experience, platform evolution, and making a significant impact on the growth of a business.
Benefits
  • Innovative Environment: Join a dynamic and fast-growing fintech company that is building cutting-edge payment solutions.
  • Growth Opportunity: Work on high-impact projects with the potential to shape the future of our client's platform and its user experience.
  • Collaborative Culture: Work closely with a talented team of engineers, designers, and business leaders who share your passion for delivering exceptional products.
  • Career Development: Our client is committed to providing opportunities for personal and professional growth within a rapidly expanding company.

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