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Takealot.com, South Africa’s leading online retailer, is seeking a Product Manager to join its Payments team. The role involves shaping the payment strategy for over 4 million South African shoppers.

Responsibilities:

  • Building the vision and roadmap of the Payments portfolio on shopping platforms.
  • Participating in shaping payment strategy.
  • Working cross-functionally with engineering, design, operations, and executive teams.
  • Negotiating with partners dealing with payment services.
  • Researching payment solutions and keeping up with the latest trends.
  • Driving conversion rate optimisation as it relates to online payments.
  • Working with business owners to translate their needs into projects for payments.
  • Defining/tracking the metrics and data.
  • Analysing and understanding the project scope and core objectives.
  • Eliciting low-level functional requirements and documenting these requirements.
  • Collaborating with technical lead and subject matter experts.
  • Evolving appropriate Product Management practices.
  • Ensuring that the development and QA teams understand the requirements.
  • Setting timelines, driving project schedules, and leading cross-functional development teams.
  • Reviewing the test plan and test scripts.
  • Performing user acceptance testing.

Requirements:

  • Proven track record of execution.
  • Ability to formulate a detailed product roadmap.
  • Ability to wear multiple hats.
  • Solution-oriented, accountable, highly motivated and have a robust personality.
  • The ability to take initiative in ambiguous situations.
  • Data-driven decision-making with good story telling skills.
  • Outstanding organisational and communication skills.
  • Attention to detail.
  • An avid customer advocate.
  • Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in a related field and a minimum of 5 years Product Management experience, of which a minimum of 2 years experience in a Product Development environment is required.

Takealot.com Offers:

  • Market-related Total Remuneration Package.
  • Hybrid working model.
  • Mentorship programme.
  • Access to Naspers Tech Community & Online Learning.
  • Staff discount.
  • Birthday leave.
  • Free parking.
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takealot.com

Takealot.com is a leading, dynamic, and fast-growing South African online retailer. The company fosters an entrepreneurial, customer-centric, and collaborative environment where employees are encouraged to be innovative, solutions-oriented, and data-driven. Takealot.com is committed to delivering a world-class customer experience. They value smart, hardworking individuals with integrity and a passion for e-commerce, who are eager to contribute to building something great. They aim to remain at the cutting edge of developing new concepts and are always looking for solutions.