takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Junior Product Manager, to join our Advertising team in Cape Town.
We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us.
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This position reports to the Product Manager for Advertising.
Your Responsibilities will include:
Analyze, scope, and implement plans on the advertising product & engineering roadmap
Ensure that product solutions and requirements meet business needs and are based on international best practices and trends.
Ensure that technical advertising solutions are integrated effectively within the Takealot departments
Communicate all of the project's business and technical requirements to all necessary stakeholders within the business unit and address any outstanding decisions required to implement the solutions
Work closely with the implementing department's project product/engineering lead on the execution
Proactively communicate and collaborate with the project teams within the business unit to analyze any additional information needs related to functional requirements
Be proactive in ensuring that the software development and QA teams understand the requirements by attending team meetings and initiating functional clarification sessions where needed.
Obtain sign-off on the business and technical specifications from relevant stakeholders
Put processes in place to maximize the value that can be obtained through advertising tools, including but not limited to Looker, Jira, Google Big Query, and Salesforce.
Define and implement the identified short-term advertising opportunities by utilizing tools that are readily available
Ensure that all requirements are met during and post-implementation of the project
Build and maintain reports to measure the success of the implemented project
Qualification & Experience:
Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in a related field (Computer Science/Informatics/Engineering)
2-3 years experience or exposure (through projects or responsibilities) in business analysis, product management, or a related field
Advertising-focused product management experience (experience in digital marketing is advantageous)
Experience in web and app (android and iOS) feature rollouts through development teams
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences, including technical and non-technical individuals
Experience in an agile/iterative project management and development environment is a plus
Experience in an e-commerce environment is a plus
Attributes Required:
Passion for understanding unique, ambiguous, complex problems and driving high-quality, innovative, clean solutions
Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energy
Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions
Strong project management and communication skills
Ability to present ideas succinctly, in writing and verbally
Has an appetite to learn by doing
Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
A proven track record of delivering results, in a fast-paced environment
Good technical understanding of software development processes
Good business analysis skills - analytical and able to use data to make decisions
Highly structured thinker with strong attention to detail
Versatile, resourceful, and able to work on varied tasks simultaneously
Ability to verbalize, visualize and communicate outcomes or technical concepts in a clear, concise manner to various stakeholder groups
The Environment:
Takealot employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun, and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
We are short on ego and high on output.
We are doers and not only thinkers, it's all in the execution after all. We love what we do and what we are creating.
We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who:
is forthright but respectful
is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
is competitive, self-directed, and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours
is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
is able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input
is curious and challenges the status quo
is innovative and enjoys iteration
is collaborative
will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com.
thinks like an owner of the business.
is SMART, has INTEGRITY, and is HARDWORKING
If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!
Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.
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