Join Scrums.com, a leading software engineering orchestration platform built from Africa for a global audience, as a Senior Product Manager helping shape a client's next-generation web applicationOwn product vision, strategy, and delivery for a high-impact platform, working across a genuinely cross-functional team of developers, designers, and QAStep into a role with real autonomy: you'll help decide roadmap priorities, engage directly with stakeholders, and see your data-driven decisions shape the product's directionWork hybrid from Johannesburg or Cape Town, with the backing of a company that has spent over a decade building world-class software teams across three continentsA genuine opportunity for an experienced Product Manager who wants ownership over outcomes, not just process
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, QA, and stakeholders, to develop and implement innovative products
- Define product vision and strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and user needs
- Conduct market research and analyse customer feedback to identify opportunities for product improvement
- Develop and prioritise product features and requirements in line with business goals and user needs
- Lead the product development process, including creating and managing product roadmaps, overseeing the development lifecycle, and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality products
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders to gather feedback and ensure product success
- Analyse product performance data and make data-driven decisions to improve performance and user experience
- Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in product management and web development
Experience and education
- Approximately 5+ years of experience as a product or project manager in software development
- Proven experience delivering projects using Scrum and/or other Agile project management methodologies
- A degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or Engineering is preferable but not essential
- A technical background, with an understanding of or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
- Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong organisational skills, including attention to detail and the ability to multi-task
- Solid working knowledge of Jira, diagramming tools such as draw.io, and MS Excel
- Strong problem-solving, strategic thinking, leadership, and analytical skills
- Advantageous: previous experience in a custom software development company