Head of Product

SUMMARY:
Full-time, office-based (with potential for hybrid working in the future)

POSITION INFO:

• • Location: Cape Town, South Africa

    Role Type: Full-time, office-based (with potential for hybrid working in the future)

    Salary: Negotiable, dependent on experience

    Executive Summary

    • Own the product roadmap, prioritisation, and delivery across an internal AI product portfolio

    • Lead the development of a flagship AI platform and supporting internal products

    • Work closely with an in-house engineering team to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions

    • Use customer feedback and product usage data to inform strategy and roadmap decisions

    • Report directly to the CEO and contribute to the overall business strategy

    Key Responsibilities

    • Own and manage the product roadmap across internal products, prioritising by business value, user impact, and technical effort

    • Write clear PRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria to support effective delivery

    • Translate usage data and stakeholder feedback into refined backlog items and requirements

    • Lead product discovery and validation with internal users and client teams

    • Partner closely with developers throughout delivery to ensure quality and alignment

    • Coordinate release planning, product launches, and internal rollouts alongside commercial teams

    • Define product usage metrics and work with engineering to build dashboards

    • Ensure evaluation and acceptance testing are embedded into delivery processes

    • Generate and refine new product ideas across the wider product portfolio

    Person Specification – Essential

    • 3–5+ years of experience delivering B2B SaaS products with clear ownership of roadmap and delivery

    • Strong experience translating product strategy into PRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria

    • Practical familiarity with generative AI tools and exposure to AI or ML-driven products

    • Comfortable working closely with engineers and designers, making informed technical trade-offs

    • Proven experience running discovery, validation, and converting insights into a deliverable scope

    • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills

    • Based in Cape Town with the legal right to work in South Africa, and able to work on-site

    Person Specification – Desirable

    • UX/UI design exposure or hands-on experience with user research

    • Experience delivering internal platform or tooling products

    • Startup or high-growth environment experience

    • Experience managing or contributing to a broader product portfolio

    • Formal product management training, qualifications, or certifications

    Why Join

    • Opportunity to own and shape a high-impact AI product portfolio

    • Fast-paced, innovative environment with strong growth potential

    • High visibility and influence within the business

    • Culture that values autonomy, learning, and innovation

    Benefits

    • Competitive, negotiable salary

    • Equity or share options

    • Performance-based bonus

    • 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays

    • Clear scope for long-term career progression and impact