We are looking for candidates who have a real passion for technology, who are constantly exploring, learning and improving their skills. We're a hyper growth company looking for smart, innovative, autonomous, and creative people to join us!
We think big, and follow through!
- Scale: Over 900, 000 happy shoppers shop online on Superbalist.com. Show them what you can do.
- Learn: We work with the best of the best, and then some. Code alongside industry leaders and upskill in record time.
- Grow: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: takealot.com, Superbalist.com and Mr D Food. We like to promote from within: Here's your chance.
Head of Product / Product Lead
The Role: Catalogue & Stock
We're looking for a Product Manager to join the team and help build tools for our catalogue teams (including studio and editorial) as well as implementing strategies to enhance stock visibility across the supply chain which will allow us to maintain complete control over all the stock we own. You'll work within an agile development team to define product roadmaps, translate user needs into solutions, and develop functionality through established best practices for stock movements and warehouse monitoring. You'll interact with many parts of the company and must be personable and skilled at gathering requirements, data analysis, process flow definition, prioritising projects and setting expectations.
The high level
- Develop and implement a strategy for delivering maximum business and customer value.
- Balance long-term strategic improvements with short-term requirements in the context of a fast-paced retail and operational environment.
- Manage feature delivery from requirements analysis, design, technical specifications, development, internal and user testing, documentation, training, and operational release.
- Effectively manage both internal and external partnerships on projects from concept-to-delivery to ensure that products and roadmap priorities are delivered per specifications and on schedule.
- Develop, track and present routine and ad-hoc product performance updates, with the goal of improving key operational metrics; lead the forecasting and planning process for your product roadmap.
- Coordinate product development and delivery across multiple departments to include but not limited to software engineering, retail, inbound and warehouse stakeholders.
- Developing communication plans and building a change management strategy to engage users with product conception through to development.
- A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent industry experience would be beneficial.
- At least 5 years of product management experience (e-commerce experience would be an advantage).
- Data and research driven, analytical approach to features and changes.
- Proven track record of delivering business value.
- Detail oriented, and comfortable generating relevant artefacts for an effective, light production process.
- Proficiency to manage a diverse workload and assign priorities to tasks.
- Familiarity and significant experience with agile and lean processes.
- Strategic orientation with an attention to detail.
- Structured thinking, ability to remove ambiguity and work under pressure.
- Self-starter and moves quickly.
- Decisive and able to take accountability, and balance multiple priorities.
- Can solve complex problems and distil into deliverables.
- Proficiency to work closely and collaboratively with multiple departments and executives, and lead cross-functional teams.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
- The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
- No doors: We aren't fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. Collab and make something great.
- Remote work: Love water cooler chats and working from home? Superbalist.com offers a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.
- Hat day: Take a day every two weeks to go learn something new, or work on a proof of concept; come up with a creative solution for a business or technical challenge!
- Naspers Tech Community & Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn? Up-skill with free access to courses on MyAcademy, Udacity, Udemy, Coursera and more.
- Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds at Superbalist.com during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think lunch, think good times).
- Staff discount. The latest fashion at even better prices. What more could you ask for?
- Birthday leave: Enjoy your mandatory fun day off - you deserve it!
- Right tools, right job: Mac, Windows, Linux, two monitors or one. Whatever your preference, you'll work on the latest tech, off the latest tech.
- Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere.
- Tech stack (for days): Vue.js, Python, PHP, Node.js, Kotlin, Swift, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, PubSub, and all things machine learning. If you build it, they will come.
- Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).
Let's chat! Apply today!
Superbalist is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.
