Scrums.com is looking for a product leader to help shape their client's next-generation payments product, at the centre of a regulated financial services ecosystem.You'll own the product from discovery through delivery, turning business, risk and customer needs into a clear roadmap and a well-run backlog.This role has real influence: you'll be the connection point between business stakeholders, risk teams and engineering.It's a 12-month engagement with a hybrid working model in Johannesburg, giving you the chance to put your name on a product used across the payments industry.

Responsibilities

Own the product vision, roadmap and priorities for a payments system.
Gather, define and document product requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria.
Manage and prioritise the product backlog in ClickUp, keeping delivery aligned to business outcomes.
Plan and track delivery milestones, risks and dependencies with engineering teams.
Manage stakeholders across business, risk, compliance, finance and technology, keeping everyone aligned on scope and progress.
Define product success metrics and report on performance and delivery status.
Ensure product decisions account for regulatory, risk and operational requirements in a financial services environment.

Experience and education

5+ years in product management or product-focused delivery roles.
Experience in banking, payments or financial services.
Proven experience managing a product through its development lifecycle in an agile environment.
Hands-on experience with ClickUp or similar work management tools (e.g. Jira, Azure DevOps).
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
A project or product management certification (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2, CSPO, PSPO) is advantageous.
Exposure to fraud, risk or compliance-driven products is beneficial.