Senior Product Manager: Digital Product Innovation
Salary
Not disclosed
Job Type
full time
Posted
7 days ago
Closing date
6 Jul 2026
Job Description
Accountable for the strategic, commercial, and technical leadership of digital products, with a primary focus on mobile platforms and digital payments. The role owns the end‑to‑end product lifecycle, driving technology‑led innovation, commercial performance, and superior customer experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute the digital product strategy and roadmap, with a strong emphasis on mobile‑first experiences and payment capabilities.
- Translate business strategy and customer needs into scalable, technology‑enabled product propositions.
- Own prioritisation and trade‑off decisions across customer experience, technical architecture, risk, and commercial outcomes.
- Provide senior product leadership across mobile platforms and digital payment technologies.
- Shape and drive technology‑led innovation, particularly in mobile journeys, payment experiences, and value‑added services.
- Partner closely with architecture and engineering teams, contributing meaningfully to platform design decisions and technology evolution.
- Act as a credible technology thought partner to senior stakeholders across payments, technology, and digital channels.
- Accountable for the commercial performance (P&L) of the digital product across the full product lifecycle.
- Ensure products deliver against revenue, cost, growth, and balance sheet objectives.
- Drive commercially viable technology and platform decisions, balancing innovation with sustainability and return on investment.
- Own the full product operating model underpinning mobile and payment products.
- Ensure the target customer experience is consistently delivered across channels.
- Drive end‑to‑end delivery of digital capabilities, ensuring strong adoption and measurable outcomes.
- Use platform telemetry, customer insights, and usage data to continuously optimise mobile and payment experiences.
- Champion continuous improvement, experimentation, and innovation within the digital product portfolio.
- Lead, coach, and inspire digital product teams with a strong technology and customer orientation.
- Build and maintain senior relationships across technology, payments, operations, risk, and channels.
- Influence executive‑level decisions through clear articulation of technology‑enabled product opportunities, risks, and trade‑offs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)
About the employer
Absa
Absa is a hiring organisation operating in Johannesburg within the banking sector. They are currently recruiting for the Senior Product Manager: Digital Product Innovation role advertised on this page. Visit the official application link for more about the company, its culture and the team you would be joining.
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