Manager, Product Development (Corporate & Investment Banking Digital)

Johannesburg - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

To lead and manage the end-to-end product development process by defining the customer discovery and design thinking strategies so as to oversee project execution and launch new digital products. To collaborate with cross-functional teams conduct market research and leverage their expertise to ensure the timely delivery of innovative products that meet customer needs and align with business objectives.

Develop and define the Customer Discovery and Design Thinking Strategy in line with the Innovation-as-a-Service and the Group Innovation strategies setting the research discovery and design standards and methodologies to be utilised within the area of expertise.
Identify and track new digital solution design trends emerging digital product discoveries and business opportunities so that they may be applied during the customer discovery and design thinking phase of the digital value stream to ensure continuous competitiveness with the latest market development and to meet the requirements of all key stakeholders.
Understand and co-create innovative Ecosystems and Platforms in collaboration with the Product Owners Platform Owners and Product Managers by supporting team members to drive the targeted execution of solutions in order to ensure that all the Digital Product Solutions are well established and managed with regards to key stakeholder requirements.
Develop customer discovery and design thinking standards in consultation with the organisation and solution owners to ensure consistency and compatibility in approaches to solution definitions and developments.
Facilitate target-state client journey mapping by understanding the motivational drivers of clients customers and/or solution users and the moments that matter to derive possible solution features as required to be part of a target state; while being cognisant of individual client journeys and customer experience touchpoints to develop a Digital Product Solution experience that will enhance customer satisfaction

Qualifications :

Degree: Business Commerce (Min)
Post Graduate Qualification: Business Commerce (Pref)

Additional Information :

Experience Required: Digital & eCommerce

5-7 Years: Experience throughout the entire value stream of design thinking and the requirements in each. Proven experience in problem definition and solution development across a wide array of projects; Proven experience in leading specialised research and data and analytics teams. Proven experience scoping and driving design sprints prototyping and testing solutions.
5-7 Years: Consume and comprehend general IT / technology applications and aspects such as architecture diagrams API and SRE utilising data analytics research and development to oversee and drive system and software enhancements stand their ground with technology and system experts in order to ensure and drive IT lifecycle management related to process engineering product offerings across the African continent and the Group.
5-7 Years: Drive a multifunctional team and provide advise and insight pertaining to Digital enhancements developments and industry research to enable strategic business decisions. Engage and collaborate with other enabling/supporting functions across the Standard Bank Group (e.g. Compliance Legal IT and Research & Operations) to obtain support/ information to manage the end-to-end product value stream. Engage with Finance to analyse product/project financial performance planning and budgeting.

Behavioural Competencies:

Adopting Practical Approaches
Challenging Ideas
Convincing People
Exploring Possibilities
Generating Ideas

Technical Competencies:

Banking Process & Procedures
Coaching and Mentoring
Financial Acumen
IT Programme Management
Performance Management

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

Develop and define the Customer Discovery and Design Thinking Strategy in line with the Innovation-as-a-Service and the Group Innovation strategies setting the research discovery and design standards and methodologies to be utilised within the area of expertise.
Identify and track new digital solution design trends emerging digital product discoveries and business opportunities so that they may be applied during the customer discovery and design thinking phase of the digital value stream to ensure continuous competitiveness with the latest market development and to meet the requirements of all key stakeholders.
Understand and co-create innovative Ecosystems and Platforms in collaboration with the Product Owners Platform Owners and Product Managers by supporting team members to drive the targeted execution of solutions in order to ensure that all the Digital Product Solutions are well established and managed with regards to key stakeholder requirements.
Develop customer discovery and design thinking standards in consultation with the organisation and solution owners to ensure consistency and compatibility in approaches to solution definitions and developments.
Facilitate target-state client journey mapping by understanding the motivational drivers of clients customers and/or solution users and the moments that matter to derive possible solution features as required to be part of a target state; while being cognisant of individual client journeys and customer experience touchpoints to develop a Digital Product Solution experience that will enhance customer satisfaction

Qualifications :

Degree: Business Commerce (Min)
Post Graduate Qualification: Business Commerce (Pref)

Additional Information :

Experience Required: Digital & eCommerce

5-7 Years: Experience throughout the entire value stream of design thinking and the requirements in each. Proven experience in problem definition and solution development across a wide array of projects; Proven experience in leading specialised research and data and analytics teams. Proven experience scoping and driving design sprints prototyping and testing solutions.
5-7 Years: Consume and comprehend general IT / technology applications and aspects such as architecture diagrams API and SRE utilising data analytics research and development to oversee and drive system and software enhancements stand their ground with technology and system experts in order to ensure and drive IT lifecycle management related to process engineering product offerings across the African continent and the Group.
5-7 Years: Drive a multifunctional team and provide advise and insight pertaining to Digital enhancements developments and industry research to enable strategic business decisions. Engage and collaborate with other enabling/supporting functions across the Standard Bank Group (e.g. Compliance Legal IT and Research & Operations) to obtain support/ information to manage the end-to-end product value stream. Engage with Finance to analyse product/project financial performance planning and budgeting.

Behavioural Competencies:

Adopting Practical Approaches
Challenging Ideas
Convincing People
Exploring Possibilities
Generating Ideas

Technical Competencies:

Banking Process & Procedures
Coaching and Mentoring
Financial Acumen
IT Programme Management
Performance Management

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

Key Skills

Financial Services
Cash Flow Analysis
Banking
Corporate Finance
Analysis Skills
Microsoft Powerpoint
Securities Law
Investment Banking
Private equity
Financial Analysis
Financial Modeling
Bloomberg

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