Job Purpose:
The WorkWise team is responsible for the development and deployment of a comprehensive platform that leverages data, analytics and machine learning to analyze data patterns and identify areas for optimization. The Project Owner will be accountable for:
- Transforming how we engage with our customers by building the best resource optimization platform in Africa, and scale this to all zones
- Responsible for delivering and supporting the WorkWise ecosystem of products across all the countries in the Africa Zone, and sharing best practices with other zones
- Lead the technical team for the Africa region and provide guidance to the global team in the execution of the WorkWise Initiative, fostering synergy across regions.
- Lead the strategy and execution of all tech investments related to WorkWise in the Africa Zone.
- Partner with senior managers (VPs and Directors) and technical teams to transform of the markets that we operate in and support the global transformation.
- Lead the technical team to deliver products that meet business requirements by working closely with clients, technicians, and managerial staff.
- Ensuring solutions meet business needs and requirements.
- Work closely with the scrum master, scrum team, and external customers and stakeholders to deliver technology products that our customers love and that create value for our business
- Manage multiple projects on multiple sites by ensuring clear delegation of duties and effective communication
- Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure and communicate effectively to a wide range of stakeholders.
- Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions.
- Establish a clear and compelling vision for the product, aligning it with the overall business goals and strategy
- Accurately document requirements, testing results and training materials
- Work with the technical development and operations team to improve the WorkWise platform.
- Create and Maintain the Product Backlog, and make timely decisions and trade-offs to keep development on track and aligned with the product vision
- Support the business throughout the change process
- Define project KPIs and track for improvement
- Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies.
- Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings and performing requirements analysis. Documenting and communicating the results of your efforts.
- Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.
- Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful reports.
- Performing user acceptance testing.
- Proven track record managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle
- Bachelor of Science Degree or business-related qualification advantageous
- Well-articulated and structured communication skills is a mandate as the person will be pivotal in communicating with business from across the globe and development team.
- Retains the pulse of domain or business area by remaining connected to various stakeholder groups.
- Demonstrable problem-solving skills with an ability to manage complexity and ambiguity
- Strong understanding of Agile & Scrum with a proven track record of delivery, with a background in Product Ownership, Project Management, or similar role
- Business Analysis skills
- Requirement documentation and elicitation
Band: VI
South African Breweries (Pty) Ltd is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in line with South African Breweries (Pty) Ltd employment equity plan and talent requirements
The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short listing.
