Your mission, should you choose to accept it:<\/p>\n
\tGain a deep understanding of the Marketplace division in terms of its strategic objectives, business processes, available tools & systems, and relevant external best practice benchmarks
\n\tWork closely with the Head of Product for Merchant to define and maintain a Product Roadmap that delivers on technical developments required to support the Marketplace Division in achieving its strategic objectives
\n\tMeasure the success of developments via the tracking of relevant metrics\u00a0
\n\tTake ownership of improving these metrics by identifying and prioritising appropriate roadmap projects
\n\tDefine the strategic business requirements for technical systems development related to specific projects prioritised on the Product Roadmap, using relevant data to support decision-making
\n\tTranslate business requirements into functional and technical IT user stories and project specifications, by ensuring that projects are broken down into phases to deliver immediate business benefit
\n\tEnd-to-end project management of technical projects throughout the entire product development lifecycle \u2013 setting timelines, driving project schedules, leading cross-functional development teams from design through to release, and managing the production launch
\n\tManage all stakeholder communications – to ensure appropriate input on the Product Roadmap prioritisation and communication on its execution
\n\tManage the engineering backlog via appropriate sprint prioritisation and planning<\/p>\n
Qualifications:<\/p>\n
\tRelevant Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma (Information Systems\/Computer Science\/Engineering\/Commerce) with at least 5 years of experience in product management, business analysis, or a related role, preferably driving large, company-wide initiatives (through projects or responsibilities)
\n\tIf you do not have a Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in a related field, an equivalent experience requirement must be met which equates to at least 7 years of experience in product management, business analysis, or a related role, preferably driving large, company-wide initiatives (through projects or responsibilities)
\n\tExperience in an agile\/iterative project management and development environment is beneficial\u00a0
\n\tExperience in an e-commerce environment is beneficial\u00a0<\/p>\n
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