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Technical Product Manager

Warp Development|Posted 2 months ago

Skills and experience

Role:Product manager
Experience in role:5+ years
Language proficiency:English
Must-have skills:
    Agile

Location and salary

Remote policy:Hybrid
Location of job:South Africa
Visa requirements:Authorised to work in South Africa With status of citizen/passport holder, permanent resident or work permit/visa holder
Visa sponsorship:Unable to sponsor visa
Employment type:Contract

Role description

**Overview: **

We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Product Manager with experience in B2B SaaS and

a strong background in launching products in global markets. The ideal candidate will be

responsible for defining product strategy, managing the end-to-end product lifecycle, and

driving the success of technical solutions using a product-led growth (PLG) methodology.

This role is contract/project-based and will require collaboration across cross-functional

(multi-disciplinary) teams, including engineering, digital transformation, finance, sales,

marketing, the management committee and customer success.

**Location: **Remote / Hybrid / Specific Location (if applicable)

Job Grade: Contractor / Project-Based

Contract Type/ Duration: Contract / Project-Based (6-12 months, with potential

for extension)

**Key Responsibilities: **

• Develop and execute a strategic product roadmap for SaaS solutions, aligning with

business objectives, cybersecurity best practices, customer needs, competitive

insights, and third-party integrations.

• Collaborate with engineering to define requirements, prioritise features, and drive

product development from ideation to launch.

• Lead global product launches with cross-functional coordination and ensure

compliance with security and regulatory standards.

• Implement a product-led growth (PLG) strategy, leveraging customer insights to

enhance user experience and adoption.

• Continuously monitor competitors, evaluate third-party solutions, and refine

positioning for market differentiation.

**Required Qualifications: **

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Technical Product Management within a SaaS

B2B environment, with a proven track record of launching and scaling global

products.

• Strong expertise in Agile methodologies, product lifecycle management, and modern

software development practices. A technical background in cloud computing, APIs,

or DevSecOps with the ability to collaborate effectively with engineering teams.

• Experience implementing product-led growth (PLG) strategies, leveraging customer

insights, user engagement analytics, and self-serve onboarding. Proficiency in

product roadmap tools (e.g., Jira, Zoho Sprints, Planview) and a strong grasp of

customer journey mapping, UX/UI principles, and data-driven decision-making.

• Must have experience working with cross-functional teams in global remote settings

and hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a

related field.

**Bonus Qualifications (Nice to Have): **

• Experience working with AI/ML, cybersecurity, or cloud-based infrastructure.

• Knowledge of subscription-based business models and pricing strategies.

• Product management disciples (e.g PRINCE II, PMBOK, AGILE).

**Soft Skills: **

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to influence and drive alignment in cross-functional (multi-disciplinary)

teams.

• High adaptability to fast-paced and evolving environments.

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.

Skills Matrix:

See Job Spec

**KPIs (Key Performance Indicators): **

See Job Spec

About Warp Development

51-200 employees

Background

We're a mature software house that has grown from humble beginnings in 2002. Over the past 20 years, we have been exposed to many industries, technologies and platforms, but have nested ourselves in the digital commerce space and become a solid force to reckon with.

We develop full turnkey Bespoke, E-Commerce, Order Management and Warehouse Management solutions, for many verticals and industries. This includes a hybrid of self-built technologies like Storefront, Order Easy and Warehouse Easy, plus off the shelf tools that enable our business to be a serious competitor locally and globally.

Our bespoke software department helps clients with unique and tailor-made solutions to fit their business needs for custom development, app development and content management systems. We also provide a full range of outsourced IT solutions, managed services and infrastructure support. Today, we are a full-stack development house, with offices in Pretoria and Somerset West, that embraces an agile, hybrid working model and all elements required to provide an umbrella IT solution. Our focus has shifted to the international stage, where we build out squads and teams for companies in Europe, North and South America, and Asia.

Our Culture

  • Passionate about coding
  • Career driven
  • Self-motivated
  • Young, dynamic & engaged
  • Informal & hybrid working environment
  • Believes in building lasting relationships
  • Fun and a little quirkiness

We hire people who share our values, practices and favour a positive attitude.

About us

We are committed to:

  • Providing top conceptual skills
    • Delivering measurable business results
    • Creating solutions that work
    • Honesty, integrity and trust
    • High quality and fair price
    • Service levels that exceed our peers
    • Efficiency & effectiveness

Our team consists of 100+ dedicated and experienced members that are all trained according to international standards. Our staff use world-class tools, platforms and methodologies to ensure the delivery and support of a superior service and product.

Why choose us?

Experience matters - Warp's executive team are conversion-focused, result orientated and are characterised by high levels of professionalism. Our team has been collectively developing and championing clients' digital strategies for over 20 years in a variety of industry sectors and categories. We make sure our clients stand out from the rest.

Our Hiring Process

  • Step 1: Coding test
  • Step 2: Onsite/Online Interview
  • Step 3: Job offer (if applicable)

Perks at Warp Development

Financial Advisor
Regular Peer Review
Training Programs and Study Bursaries
Friday Drinks and Social
Code Golf
No Dress Code
Flexible Hours
Good coffee
Yummy Lunches
Culture Club
Join A Leadership Team

Tech Stack

application and data

Amazon S3
Amazon S3
Amazon EC2
Amazon EC2
Amazon VPC
Amazon VPC
AngularJS
AngularJS
Ionic
Ionic
Sass
Sass
Javascript
Javascript
Node.js
Node.js
MySQL
MySQL
PHP
PHP
React
React
Redis
Redis
RabbitMQ
RabbitMQ
MongoDB
MongoDB
memcached
memcached
jQuery
jQuery
HTML5
HTML5
C#
C#
Bootstrap
Bootstrap
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure
Google App Engine
Google App Engine
nginx
nginx
ASP.NET
ASP.NET
MS SQL
MS SQL
.Net Core 2.0
.Net Core 2.0
TypeScript
TypeScript
Vue.js
Vue.js
Angular
Angular
React Native
React Native
Amazon Lambda
Amazon Lambda
AWS Amplify
AWS Amplify
Redux
Redux
Amazon CloudFront
Amazon CloudFront
Amazon API Gateway
Amazon API Gateway
Next.js
Next.js
GraphQL
GraphQL

utilities

Amazon Route 53
Amazon Route 53
Amazon SES
Amazon SES
Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch
Google Analytics
Google Analytics
Hotjar
Hotjar

dev ops

GitHub
GitHub
Grunt
Grunt
Jenkins
Jenkins
Pingdom
Pingdom
Circle CI
Circle CI
Git
Git
Docker
Docker
Selenium
Selenium
Bitbucket
Bitbucket
TeamCity
TeamCity
Octopus Deploy
Octopus Deploy
Bash
Bash

business tool

JIRA
JIRA
Microsoft Sharepoint
Microsoft Sharepoint
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams
Confluence
Confluence

Office Photos

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Beer 'n Tech Fridays
Pretoria Office
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Putting Competition Somerset West
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