Product Manager (Fulfilment Mobile Team) at takealot.com

Takealot.com, South Africa’s leading online retailer, is seeking a skilled Product Manager for its Product Logistics team in Cape Town. The role is within a dynamic, high-growth environment.

The Product Manager will report to the Logistics Product Lead and be responsible for shaping the vision and roadmap for Takealot's fulfilment mobile portfolio, with a focus on Android mobile applications.

Responsibilities include:

• Building the vision and roadmap for the Takealot fulfilment mobile portfolio with a special emphasis on Android mobile applications.
• Working cross-functionally with engineering, design, operations, and executive teams to bring about product enhancements that will improve our front-end experiences.
• Working with business owners to understand their strategy, requirements, and priorities to translate their needs into projects for front-end engineering teams.
• Defining/tracking the metrics and data that will inform all decisions on frontend features and functionality.
• Analyzing and understanding project scope and core objectives through workshops with stakeholders to define business requirements.
• Eliciting low-level functional requirements and documenting these requirements such that engineering teams can compile detailed technical specifications.
• Collaborate with technical lead and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze trade-offs between usability and performance needs.
• Evolve appropriate Product Management practices for a responsive, dynamic environment to foster the effective execution of commitments.
• Be proactive in ensuring that the engineering and QA teams understand the requirements by facilitating backlog grooming and sprint planning sessions and initiating functional clarification sessions where needed.
• Set timelines, drive project schedules, and lead cross-functional development teams from design to release.
• Review the test plan and test scripts to ensure quality and coverage.
• Performing user acceptance testing.
• Keep up-to-date with the latest trends and developments in the mobile app space.
• Conduct competitive analysis to stay current with industry trends and ensure our products are competitive.
• Act as the primary point of contact for Mobile product-specific inquiries and issues.
• Oversee the design, development, and launch of new features and enhancements to the Android apps.

Requirements:

• Proven track record of execution and ability to formulate a mobile product roadmap.
• Solution-oriented, accountable, and highly motivated with a robust personality.
• Ability to take initiative in ambiguous situations and drive solutions.
• Data-driven decision making.
• Outstanding communication and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail and customer advocacy.
• Strong understanding of the Android platform and development processes.
• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3-5 years of Product Management experience (2 years in a Product Development environment).
• Experience in an e-commerce or mobile app-based environment (advantageous).
• Experience in UX/UI principles for mobile applications.

Takealot offers:

• Hybrid working model.
• Mentorship program.
• Access to the Naspers Tech Community and online learning platforms.
• Staff discount.
• Birthday leave.
• Free parking.