Senior Technical Product Manager: Remittance
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Job Location:
Johannesburg - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Our client in the Communications Technology is seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager: Remittance on a contract duration of 5 months.
Role Overview
The Senior Technical Product Manager: Remittance is responsible for the strategy design and delivery of remittance products and platforms that enable secure fast and compliant money transfers (domestic and cross-border). This role ensures alignment with regulatory frameworks customer experience goals and enterprise technology strategy while driving innovation in digital payments and international money movement.
Role Overview
The Senior Technical Product Manager: Remittance is responsible for the strategy design and delivery of remittance products and platforms that enable secure fast and compliant money transfers (domestic and cross-border). This role ensures alignment with regulatory frameworks customer experience goals and enterprise technology strategy while driving innovation in digital payments and international money movement.
- Educational Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Finance or related discipline (mandatory).
- Postgraduate qualification (MBA MSc in FinTech Payments or Risk/Compliance) advantageous.
- Professional Certifications (preferred/required):
- Payments certifications (e.g. Certified Payments Professional CPP AAP/NACHA).
- Compliance: CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist).
- Product Management: Agile Product Owner (PSPO SAFe POPM).
- Cloud/Integration certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP API Management).
- Relevant Experience
- 1012 years experience in product management financial services or fintech with at least 5 years in remittance or payments-focused platforms.
- Proven track record in delivering remittance/payment systems digital transfers or cross-border payment products.
- Strong understanding of payment rails FX processes correspondent banking and mobile money ecosystems.
- Experience embedding AML/Fraud controls sanctions screening and KYC/identity verification into remittance products.
- Hands-on exposure to digital channels APIs and partner integrations in payments.
- Prior experience with regulated financial institutions fintechs or global MTOs preferred.
- Core Skills & Competencies
- Strong technical product management expertise in payments/remittances.
- Deep knowledge of global remittance regulations compliance frameworks and operational risks.
- Excellent stakeholder management across compliance treasury risk technology and external partners.
- Ability to balance customer experience compliance and cost efficiency in remittance design.
- Strong analytical skills with a focus on transaction monitoring fraud detection and cost optimization.
- Exceptional communication and leadership skills for cross-functional influence.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Program Management
- SOAP
- Agile
- Oracle EBS
- Apache Pig
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Jira
- Release Management
- Scrum
- SAS
- SDLC
About Company
With 15 years of experience in the Telecommunications and Financial Services industry in Africa and the Middle East, we are experts at supporting our clients through their digital transformation journeys. We believe in blending traditional methods with cutting-edge strategies to drive ... View more
