Electrum Software
FinTech
HeadofProduct
“Head of Product at Electrum Software. Skills: Product vision, Product strategy, Product roadmap, Enterprise software, Financial technology, Payment solutions, Strategic design thinking, Domain knowledge. Defining and executing the product vision and strategy for a portfolio of enterprise-grade financial technology and payment solutions.. Applying strategic design thinking and specialized domain knowledge to solve complex, high-stakes needs of institutional clients.”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver trusted, enterprise-grade, cloud-native software to optimise financial transaction processing.; Deliver services to millions of South Africans daily.; Design solutions that matter.; Build meaningful, lasting solutions.; Ensure a consistent, superior, and highly secure user experience across all financial applications.; Ensure successful handoff from strategic design to execution teams.; Drive market leadership.; Maximize long-term business value.; Deliver deeply integrated reliability.; Solve the complex needs of institutional clients.; Ensure adherence to compliance standards.; Prioritise initiatives based on strategic impact, market potential, and regulatory requirements.; Ensure alignment between product design, engineering feasibility, marketing GTM strategies, and financial/regulatory projections.; Foster a data-informed, customer-centric, and innovation-driven environment.
Industry & Context.
Tackle real-world customer challenges; Solve the complex, high-stakes needs of institutional clients.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Direct experience with digital transformation initiatives or bringing a significant new product category (e.g., a core banking system component, a global payment platform) to market., Proven success in a Head of Product, VP of Product, or similar senior strategic role within enterprise software., Extensive experience defining and managing product strategy and design in an agile development environment, Experience with large enterprise platforms like SAP or Oracle, and their application in the financial sector., Deep knowledge of specific financial domains (e.g., Treasury Management, Core Banking, Fraud/Risk Management, SCM in a FinServ context).
Nice to Have
MBA or advanced degree preferred.
What You'll Do.
Defining and executing the product vision and strategy for a portfolio of enterprise-grade financial technology and payment solutions.
Applying strategic design thinking and specialized domain knowledge to solve complex
high-stakes needs of institutional clients.
Leveraging advanced technologies like AI to drive market leadership
maximize long-term business value
and deliver integrated reliability in a highly regulated environment.
Translating complex client needs and strategic goals into a cohesive
actionable product roadmap and design mandate.
Leading the product strategy from initial concept validation through high-level feature definition and success metrics.
Working closely with executive leadership to synchronize product strategy with business goals
R&D investment priorities
and market opportunities.
Establishing and enforcing design standards
and quality benchmarks.
Developing and maintaining the long-term
cross-product portfolio roadmap for payment and VAS solutions.
Overseeing the product lifecycle for high-impact
strategic initiatives.
Conducting continuous competitive analysis and technology forecasting.
Serving as the primary product advocate for the strategic vision.
Driving cross-functional collaboration.
Mentoring and developing product management talent.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Working side by side with our clients and teams to build meaningful, lasting solutions.; Encouraging open communication, smart risk-taking, and trust so that creativity and alignment thrive.; Hiring brilliant people, collaborating hard, and holding each other to high standards while leading with empathy and kindness.; Working closely with executive leadership.; Communicating effectively with internal stakeholders (Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Compliance) and external partners (banks, financial institutions).; Driving cross-functional collaboration, ensuring alignment between product design, engineering feasibility, marketing GTM strategies, and financial/regulatory projections.; Keeping teams small, focused, and collaborative to maximize impact.
Communication Scope
Communicating effectively with internal stakeholders (Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Compliance) and external partners (banks, financial institutions).
Process & Methodology
Managing product strategy and design in an agile development environment, Overseeing the product lifecycle for high-impact, strategic initiatives, Ensuring successful handoff from strategic design to execution teams
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