Product Manager (Education System) (CH697)

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POSITION INFO:

Our client is a Stellenbosch-based technology company, who develops mobile-enabled, cloud-hosted, enterprise software that is contributing towards creating productive societies across Africa. The company is a home-grown African company delivering value to the people of Africa and beyond and has market-leading expertise in the agricultural, health, financial inclusion and education spaces and works with mobile network operators to bring about positive change in the lives of people through the benefits of the digital dividend.

About the role

The Product Manager will take full ownership of the School Management Solution from concept to delivery. The product manager is responsible for concept development, product development management, product documentation and managing the development team.

This role involves identifying opportunities and developing proposals for new features, facilitating the product forum to prioritise features, managing the product roadmap, scheduling deliverables for and managing the development team, monitoring deployments, ensuring that the product addresses clients’ needs, and driving user adoption. The product manager reports to the COO.

The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills to engage with all the various stakeholders. The individual will have good project management skills and be attentive to details. The individual will have experience in managing software development and preferably education solutions.

Requirements

• 2+ years’ experience in managing software development with supervisory responsibilities
• Bachelor’s degree
• Attention to detail
• Project management skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Insight and a passion for technology
• Willing to travel regularly

Advantageous

• Experience with product development in the education field
• Masters degree
• EE candidate

What to expect:

• Passionate and dedicated team members - We work hard and support each other because we are passionate about what we do and the impact we are making.
• Growth opportunities - We have annual personal development discussions to craft out your journey ahead. We have 5 study leave days for those that are pursuing a qualification or certification.
• Flexibility - 3 remote work days with core hours being 10:00 - 15:00. We are output, not input focused.
• An energising environment - We celebrate differences and value individuals. We enjoy celebrating successes, having coffee-walks, playing ping-pong and care about each other''s personal lives.
• Income protection & death cover - We care about our staff and their family when unexpected events occur.
• Employee Wellness Programme - We are holistic beings and therefore we invest in the health and wellbeing of our staff.

General:

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us after 30 days you may consider your application unsuccessful
• lease include your current salary and salary expectations.

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