Junior Product Manager

4 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa takealot.com Full time

, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Junior Product Manager , to join our Advertising team in Cape Town.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us.

Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again

Scale : 4 million happy shoppers shop online on takealot.com. Show them what you can do. Learn : We work with the best of the best, and then some. Code alongside industry leaders and up-skill in record time.  Grow : Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: takealot.com, Superbalist.com and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance. 

This position reports to the Product Manager for Advertising.

Your Responsibilities will include:

Analyze, scope, and implement plans on the advertising product & engineering roadmap Ensure that product solutions and requirements meet business needs and are based on international best practices and trends. Ensure that technical advertising solutions are integrated effectively within the Takealot departments Communicate all of the project’s business and technical requirements to all necessary stakeholders within the business unit and address any outstanding decisions required to implement the solutions Work closely with the implementing department’s project product/engineering lead on the execution Proactively communicate and collaborate with the project teams within the business unit to analyze any additional information needs related to functional requirements Be proactive in ensuring that the software development and QA teams understand the requirements by attending team meetings and initiating functional clarification sessions where needed. Obtain sign-off on the business and technical specifications from relevant stakeholders Put processes in place to maximize the value that can be obtained through advertising tools, including but not limited to Looker, Jira, Google Big Query, and Salesforce. Define and implement the identified short-term advertising opportunities by utilizing tools that are readily available Ensure that all requirements are met during and post-implementation of the project Build and maintain reports to measure the success of the implemented project

Qualification & Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in a related field (Computer Science/Informatics/Engineering)  2-3 years experience or exposure (through projects or responsibilities) in business analysis, product management, or a related field Advertising-focused product management experience (experience in digital marketing is advantageous) Experience in web and app (android and iOS) feature rollouts through development teams Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences, including technical and non-technical individuals Experience in an agile/iterative project management and development environment is a plus Experience in an e-commerce environment is a plus

Attributes Required :

Passion for understanding unique, ambiguous, complex problems and driving high-quality, innovative, clean solutions Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energy Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions Strong project management and communication skills Ability to present ideas succinctly, in writing and verbally  Has an appetite to learn by doing Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment A proven track record of delivering results, in a fast-paced environment Good technical understanding of software development processes Good business analysis skills - analytical and able to use data to make decisions Highly structured thinker with strong attention to detail Versatile, resourceful, and able to work on varied tasks simultaneously Ability to verbalize, visualize and communicate outcomes or technical concepts in a clear, concise manner to various stakeholder groups

The Environment:

Takealot employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun, and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa. We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve. We are short on ego and high on output. We are doers and not only thinkers, it’s all in the execution after all. We love what we do and what we are creating.

We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who:

is forthright but respectful is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute is analytical, able to use data to make decisions is competitive, self-directed, and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience is entrepreneurial , thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster is able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input is curious and challenges the status quo is innovative and enjoys iteration is collaborative will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com. thinks like an owner of the business. is SMART, has INTEGRITY, and is HARDWORKING

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