Digital Product Owner

Join TIH, home to some of South Africa’s leading financial service providers, and grow your career while being part of an organisation with purpose.Job PurposeManage feature teams to transfer the project / product vision to design, development, and delivery. Guide the team through the product backlog toward building the right product considering the vision, planning and budgets of the business, customers or users resulting in the requested business value.ResponsibilitiesDigital Vision and StrategyCollaborate on development of the digital road map and key strategic enablers, designing the workflow and business processes that allow new applications, products, and services to be rolled out quickly while ensuring that legacy applications and IT operations are maintained at optimal levels.Stakeholder ManagementPlan and deliver stakeholder engagement activities to develop effective project working relationships and to ensure that stakeholder needs and concerns are identified and met.Business Case ContributionDrive and developing business cases to quantify current costs, justify project investment, and identify the return on investment.Product/Service DevelopmentEvaluate the feasibility/relevance of proposed solutions, working in cross-functional or agile teams to develop and deliver significant aspects of the development program.Data-driven Product and Service ImprovementResearch data from digital product/service performance, customer behavior, and market trends to identify opportunities for product/service improvement.Customer Needs/Experience ResearchSupport customer and user research teams by performing customer analysis and market research using standardised techniques.Project ManagementIndependent management of medium to larger scale projects, with sole accountability to deliver project within defined quality and time-frames.Improvement / InnovationIdentify shortcomings in existing business practices, then suggest and implement improvements while developing and delivering projects or a work stream within the organisation's change management program.Horizon ScanningMaintain understanding of current technology, competitors and market trends, database management, and/or programming practices through ongoing education, conference attendance, and reading industry press.EducationBCom Business or BSC Information Technology/Systems degree or similar (Essential); Product Owner certification (Advantageous); MBA (Advantageous); Hons (Advantageous) (Required)Experience1 to 3 years in a similar role (Essential)Experience in a similar role within the Financial Services Industry (Advantageous).Think you have what it takes to be part of an unstoppable team who constantly finds better ways to give peace of mind? Don't wait, apply now.