IT Product Manager Job Port Elizabeth area,Gqeberha South Africa,IT/Tech

Location: Gqeberha

Join a vibrant team committed to innovation within the logistics and IT sectors, where your expertise will shape the future of our product offerings. This is a prime opportunity for a seasoned professional with a strategic mindset and a passion for driving technical excellence.

What You'Ll Do:

Own the full financial picture of the product — total cost of ownership (TCO), across run and change, with no unmanaged spend.
Maintain a tiered cost model and track a Cost Confidence %; drive discovery to close cost gaps.
Track unit economics and explain budget variance monthly.
Define and sign off a Product Definition before project initiation.
Manage a 12+ month rolling roadmap across five swim lanes, updating it monthly.
Set and defend the strategic lifecycle position — Retain, Grow, Consolidate, Migrate, or Retire.
Make outcome-driven decisions using KPIs and measurable targets.
Act as a strategic advisor to the business, shaping demand and framing requests against value, cost, and risk.
Run business reviews and challenge requests diplomatically.
Own end-to-end service performance, managing vendor performance through SLAs, scorecards, and trend analysis.
Escalate failures with evidence and root-cause analysis, providing commercial recommendations.
Drive the product’s security, risk, and compliance posture, including access, identity, and privilege governance.
Ensure BCP/DR plans are documented and tested.
Bring an outside-in perspective via market scanning, benchmarking, and customer discovery.
Act as a thought leader, translating market trends into strategic advantages.
Own key architecture and technical trade-off decisions, understanding the product’s technology stack.
Ensure all technical decisions are evidence-based, standards-aligned, and support performance, resilience, scalability, and security.

Requirements:

Deep understanding of IT systems, technical architecture, integrations, and data.
Hands-on technical or engineering background.
Experience in IT product ownership or technical product management.
Strong technical depth in architecture, cloud, integration, or software delivery.
Industry experience in logistics and/or warehousing.
Skills in Architecture, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Management, and Strategic Thinking.

What We'll Give You:

An engaging, dynamic work environment within a leading organization.
Opportunities to influence strategic direction and technological advancements.
Competitive remuneration aligned with your expertise.