Key priorities

We looking for one experienced individual who are highly engaged with the business and stakeholders, has an analytical mindset, can take ownership, is assertive and can see the wood through the trees. Preferably individuals with experience in either credit risk solutions and credit /financial services solution.

Purpose: Enable the business to achieve its goals by delivering the companies product lines. Deliver great products on time, on budget and to quality.

Key Accountabilities

• Be responsible for delivering the road-map for loan management related products

• Work with the Product Delivery Manager and Product Manager(s) to translate the road-map this into appropriate backlog(s) and user stories

• Deliver solutions for the management, integration, testing and process components of the loan management systems

• Deliver products using the appropriate agile project management methodology, learning & iterating frequently

• Drive and review business requirements (including proposition design, customer journeys etc.)

• Write user story level business and functional specifications and corresponding acceptance criteria

• Involve the team to provide development estimates

• Ensure adequate sign off on specifications from relevant stakeholders

• Creates Product Backlog(s) from the business requirements and priorities

• Manage inter development team dependencies, signs off and agree to BAU releases

• Run a quality process around product delivery to minimise the risk of customer detriment

• Assists project manager or stakeholders with the development of project initiation documents

• Contribute to the improvement the Product Delivery processes and ways of working with the wider business

• Works with Product Delivery team during sprints to continuously clarify user stories or provide context to ensure all stories can be developed without impediment

• Work with the PDM and CTO to participate in the collaborative, dynamic planning process – prioritising the work that needs to be done against the capacity and capability of the team

• Identify, escalate and manage risks

• Work with key business stakeholders to ensure non-product functions are integrated into initiatives

• Ensure long term sustainability of the products through collaboration and with technical architects

Qualifications and Experience

• Under-graduate/graduate level education (preferably Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, or similar)

• Experience in establishing, improving and driving adherence to processes

• Experience in credit products, loan life-cycle and/or loan management platforms

• Experience of software development and product / major feature launches

• Experience of ‘bringing the company with you’, particularly departments not in the same reporting line

• Experience in Agile methodologies

• Must be able to garner respect from his/her team and be willing to get their hands dirty to get the job done

SA CITIZENS ONLY AND RESIDING IN CAPE TOWN AREA.

Job Type: Full-time

Job Location:

Cape Town, Western Cape

Required education:
Bachelor's