Product Head
FirstRand
Date: 11 hours ago
City: Johannesburg, Gauteng
Contract type: Full time

Job Description
Responsible for providing the direction and managing the creative process of a small specialist team
Hello, Future Product Head II
Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen
As part of our talent team, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now’s the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change
Are you someone who can:
- Establishment, alignment and management of target and budget goals whilst ensuring effective control of costs for a range of functional areas to increase cost efficiency.
- Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers’ expectations through proactive, innovative and appropriate solutions.
- Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SME’s, project managers and senior staff members.
- Maintenance of expert knowledge on relevant legislative amendments industry best practices and provision of proactive advice and solutions to relevant stakeholders
- Develop a product strategy aligned to business strategy to ensure business growth and sustainability.
- Translate strategies into actionable goals and execute relevant projects / initiatives aligned to strategic objectives with specific performance measures and control systems to track progress.
- Implement and maintain sound business processes that minimise risk and deliver quality requirements specifications. Findings that area as a result of internal or external audit and client management and risk.
- Manage designated product development projects from inception to final execution, including post implementation evaluation.
- Initiate and manage market research, data mining and quantitative analysis to ensure sustainability and future competitive growth.
- Explore local and international markets for new products and trademarks in order to expand and strengthen the business' market position.
- Facilitate the conversion of knowledge and ideas into new or improved products, processes and services.
- Plan and manage performance, skills development, employment equity, talent and culture of team in order to improve innovation, achieve efficiencies and increase competencies.
- Manage own development to increase own competencies.
- Minimum Qualification: Post Graduate Degree
- Experience: 6 to 8 Years Product Management
- Skills: Market Exploration, Market Research, Product Development Projects, Product Strategies and Innovations skills.
- Opportunities to network and collaborate.
- Challenging Working
- Opportunities to innovate.
- Curious & courageous - you are driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you are brave enough to
- Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.
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