Technical Product Manager – Hybrid - JHB

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ENVIRONMENT:   Our client, a leading South African fintech, is looking for a Technical Product Manager to take ownership of BizFlex, the lending platform powering Standard Bank's SME lending solution. This is a highly visible role sitting at the intersection of Product, Technology and Business, where you'll work closely with internal stakeholders and Standard Bank to drive the ongoing evolution of a mission-critical financial platform.   This is more than a traditional Product Manager role. You'll combine technical product ownership with stakeholder management, delivery coordination, roadmap planning and release governance, ensuring business requirements are translated into high-quality technical solutions that deliver real commercial value.   DUTIES:   •       Translate business and partner requirements into detailed functional specifications for the development team. •       Own and maintain the product backlog, ensuring development priorities remain aligned with business objectives. •       Work closely with engineering teams to scope, prioritise and deliver product enhancements. •       Lead planning sessions with key stakeholders and coordinate delivery against agreed timelines. •       Build and maintain a strategic product roadmap that balances internal priorities with partner commitments. •       Drive end-to-end release management, including UAT coordination, deployment planning and production readiness. •       Coordinate the resolution of technical incidents, defects and production issues while driving continuous product improvement. •       Partner closely with Product Operations to identify system enhancements and translate operational feedback into future development initiatives. •       Monitor delivery progress, identify risks, and communicate project status to both internal leadership and external stakeholders. •       Produce governance reports, maintain project documentation and present delivery updates to senior management. •       Ensure all delivered functionality meets agreed quality standards before release into production.   REQUIREMENTS:   •       Proven experience as a Technical Product Manager, Product Owner or Technical Business Analyst within a software development environment. •       Strong experience writing detailed functional specifications and translating business requirements into technical solutions. •       Solid understanding of Agile delivery methodologies, backlog management and software development lifecycles. •       Experience working closely with software development teams and managing multiple technical stakeholders. •       Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritise competing business requirements. •       Experience coordinating UAT, release management and deployment planning. •       Comfortable working with data, reporting and product performance metrics. •       Previous experience within fintech, lending or financial services would be highly advantageous. •       Exposure to PI Planning or SAFe Agile methodologies is beneficial.   ATTRIBUTES:   •       Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. •       Strong organisational and planning ability. •       Commercially minded with excellent business acumen. •       Confident influencing without direct authority. •       Highly analytical with exceptional attention to detail. •       Calm under pressure and comfortable managing multiple priorities. •       Collaborative, proactive and solutions-driven.