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Product Manager

RIB Software|Posted 23 days ago

Skills and experience

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

Location and salary

Remote policy:Hybrid
Location of job:Cape Town, South Africa
Visa requirements:No specific requirements
Visa sponsorship:Unable to sponsor visa
Employment type:Permanent

Role description

Join Us as a Senior Product Manager!

In this role, you'll plan, develop, and execute RIB BIM 6D modules while providing valuable user and customer insights. You'll develop and implement strategic product plans and collaborate with customers, partners, and internal teams. Your leadership and organizational skills will be crucial as you lead cross-functional teams to achieve successful business outcomes.

Be part of our journey and shape the future with us!

**Key responsibilities **

  • Define core product vision, strategy, and goals
  • Ensure strategy execution and desired outcomes
  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
  • Evaluate opportunities, prioritize development, and justify investments
  • Support strategic planning, including business cases, pricing, go-to-market plans, and product development

People

  • Supervise and mentor team members
  • Ensure team members understand the product vision and have the skills to succeed
  • Deploy and ensure adherence to strategy
  • Coordinate with the team on product roadmaps
  • Foster a positive working culture and growth environment

Market and Product Expertise

  • Be an expert in products, industry, competitors, and customer needs
  • Capture customer voice, identify pain points, and specify market requirements
  • Engage with customers and experts for feedback and ensure product suitability
  • Communicate market data and manage stakeholder feedback
  • Identify and size new opportunities in geographies, segments, partners, and integrations

Product Definition, Collaboration and Execution

  • Oversee RIB Hub BIM 6D product/modules throughout the PLM process
  • Collaborate with Product Owners on roadmaps and documentation
  • Execute product roadmaps, manage timelines, and address deviations
  • Ensure products meet customer needs and align with direction
  • Define KPIs and set targets for products/releases
  • Plan releases and ensure readiness before launch

Measure, Report, and Improve

  • Audit product release results against targets
  • Summarize and communicate market data, financial performance, and feedback
  • Use insights to drive continuous improvement and enhance user experience
  • Identify areas for further improvement

Requirements

  • Proven track record in delivering successful commercial software products
  • 5+ years in agile development as a product manager, product owner, or similar role
  • Experience analyzing customer workflows and documenting requirements for large software products
  • Strategic thinker with entrepreneurial drive and passion
  • Ability to identify opportunities, risks, and propose solutions for improvements
  • Skilled in solving complex problems with sound judgment and data-informed narratives
  • Exceptional communicator in English, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams
  • Highly organized with excellent attention to detail and prioritization skills
  • Experience in leading and growing a team of product professionals

Desired skills and competencies

  • Degree or diploma in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Economics, Business, or related field
  • Experience in the construction industry, especially knowledge of and/or experience in construction cost estimating, quantity surveying, or project management.
  • Familiarity with Design Systems and/or experience and understanding of UX and UI Design.
  • International experience (e.g. working abroad or managing with teams based in other regions/countries).

Motivated by our values & vision, we are driving the digital transformation of our customers - for a more digital, efficient and sustainable engineering and construction industry. “Building Better Together” is more than just a slogan for us. Because alongside our customers, you are the priority. Enabling you to fully develop your passion for your tasks, we support you with:

  • A structured start: individual onboarding, organized networking
  • Goodies like: attractive compensation package based on qualifications, Company Share Ownership Program (WESOP) & everyday office lunches (for free), fresh fruit as well as great coffee from a barrista in a very modern & open space which is close to public transport
  • A modern working model: trust-based working hours, flexible working hours, possibility of hybrid working - so you have time to pick up your kids, get a new hairstyle, do bench press or whatever you like to do
  • Career development/ prospects: Team or role-based development/ training, individual development/ training, national and international career prospects within the RIB Group or Schneider Electric

About RIB Software

15-50 employees

What we do

Driven by disruptive digital technologies and trends, here at RIB we’ve made it our primary purpose to propel the industry forward and make engineering and construction more efficient and sustainable.

Managing the entire building lifecycle from planning to construction, the development of our powerful portfolio of software solutions is driven by industry expertise, best practice and a passion to remain at the cutting edge of technology. Ultimately, connecting people, processes and data in innovative ways to ensure customers always complete projects within budget, on time and to quality, while reducing their carbon footprint.

RIB Software GmbH is a proud member of Schneider Electric. Control - Compliance - Efficiency - Profit

Used in more than 50 countries, we provide specialised software to the global construction & engineering industry and have done so for over 35 years. We add value to every stage of the project lifecycle in delivery of the built environment. From the first estimate to the final account, RIB Software's complete cost and enterprise management solution comprising of BuildSmart, our Construction and Engineering Cost Management and Enterprise Accounts solution and Candy, our Estimating and Project Control solution, work seamlessly together providing arguably the most powerful and innovative solution to meet your business needs.

Why Work For Us

As a RIB Software employee, your wellbeing is our priority. Ensuring that you have the necessary tools and training to carry out your role to the best of your ability is not enough for us. We are committed to making sure you have the support you need to believe in yourself and reach your potential.

We aim to be the leading provider of software solutions for the global construction and engineering industry – but we know that we can’t do that alone. In order for us to be at the top of our field, we need people who are at the top of theirs. People like you.

Search our vacancies and begin an exciting new stage in your career with an organization that acknowledges differences and treats you with trust and dignity.

Our Culture

We are solution builders and we value creative thinking. We trust each other to lead in our distinct specialisations. We care about each other's growth and so we have a culture of sharing - because when we work as a team we grow faster.

Our Engineering Processes

We build great software using agile scrum methodologies, processes and practices.

Perks at RIB Software

Medical benefits
Flexible hours
Relaxed dresscode
Pension fund
Competitive Salary
Hybrid Working

Tech Stack

application and data

AngularJS
AngularJS
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Javascript
Javascript
Node.js
Node.js
React
React
Redis
Redis
HTML5
HTML5
C#
C#
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure
MS SQL
MS SQL
.Net Core 2.0
.Net Core 2.0
Angular
Angular
Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services

dev ops

GitHub
GitHub
Docker
Docker
Selenium
Selenium
npm
npm
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Azure DevOps
Azure DevOps

business tool

Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams

Office Photos

Cape Town office
Cape Town office
Cape Town office
Cape Town office

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