Junior Product Manager

Lesaka Technologies


Date: 1 day ago
City: Cape Town, Western Cape
Salary: ZAR 420,000 per year
Contract type: Full time

Kazang is seeking a Junior Product Manager to support the delivery of innovative, customer-centric digital products. This role will contribute to product strategy, development, and execution within a fast-paced fintech environment. Candidates should have foundational experience in product management, ideally within B2B or B2C digital platforms, and be comfortable working cross-functionally.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Roadmap

  • Assist with product strategy, roadmap updates, and KPI tracking
  • Conduct market and competitor research
  • Support alignment between product initiatives and business goals

Product Development

  • Contribute to product requirement gathering and delivery using Agile
  • Support process optimization using BPMN
  • Participate in user testing and feedback loops

Commercial Focus

  • Provide input into pricing and business model discussions
  • Assist with payments system integration and basic API understanding
  • Use data to inform product improvements and user engagement

Stakeholder Engagement

  • Liaise with engineering, marketing, and operations teams
  • Assist in coordinating go-to-market efforts
  • Support vendor and partner interactions

Operational Support

  • Contribute to process documentation and compliance
  • Assist with risk identification and workflow improvements

Minimum Requirements

  • 1–3 years in product management, preferably in fintech
  • Exposure to B2B/B2C platforms
  • Basic understanding of BPMN and workflow tools
  • Interest in payments, APIs, and financial products
  • Familiarity with tools like Excel, Power BI, Jira, Miro, Figma
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills

Competencies

  • Team-oriented and collaborative
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Adaptable and open to learning
  • Effective time and task management

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