Technical Product Owner (JHB/CPT/DBN Hybrid)
Product/Project management
Cape Town – Western Cape ~ Johannesburg – Gauteng ~ Durban – KwaZulu Natal
ENVIRONMENT:
The expertise of an ambitious & forward-thinking Technical Product Owner with an entrepreneurial mindset is sought by our reputable client in the Solar Energy industry. You will take ownership, on a global scale, an interconnected ecosystem of software tools across all company verticals, structured storage of data across tools and the automation of repetitive tasks. You will also be expected to maintain relationships with SaaS providers and manage budgeting and contract negotiations/renewals while building a development roadmap for the digital platform for the next 12- 24 months. The ideal candidate will need 3+ years’ experience in a similar role including having spent time in a Software Engineering role. You must also have solid knowledge of software design and product architectures and experience managing purchase decisions and implementation/maintenance of SaaS products.
DUTIES:
Specifically, the job requires taking ownership of the following on a global level –
- The product of the digital platform consisting of –
- An interconnected ecosystem of software tools across all company verticals.
- Structured storage of data across tools.
- Automation of repetitive tasks.
- Collect, consolidate and prioritize business requirements and incorporate user inputs from Business Process Designers, Data Analysts and other internal stakeholders.
- Maintain relationships with SaaS providers and manage budgeting and contract negotiations/renewals.
- Build a development roadmap for the digital platform for the next 12- 24 months.
- Coordinate the building/upgrading and maintenance of the digital platform with in-house and external Software Developers (incl. DevOps).
- Ensure interoperability of platform including database structure.
- Identify the ski l and bandwidth requirements and execute on the resourcing plan.
- Enhance the appreciation and knowledge of technical concepts and the product itself within the entire organization and increase the usage (frequency and quality) of the product.
- Project and measure commercial viability for platform components and their connection.
REQUIREMENTS:
- At least 3+ years of experience in a technical leadership position, ideally Technical Product Owner, Solution Architect or IT Administrator.
- Knowledge of software design and product architectures.
- Managed the purchase decisions and implementation/maintenance of SaaS products.
- Spent time in a Software Engineering role.
- Managed Software Engineers.
Advantageous –
- Touchpoints with data modeling and pipelining.
- Touchpoints with process automation.
- Experience working for an international company or having studied or worked abroad.
ATTRIBUTES:
- A dynamic, cross-functional team player, willing to take initiative on projects in the context of a multicultural scale-up trying to execute big, bold ideas.
- Open, honest, trustworthy, a strong communicator, and understands that what we get done as a team surpasses what we get done individually.