Senior Product Owner

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Product Owner with strong Virtual Card / Payments experience to join an innovative AI solutions business.

This is a key product role for someone who understands the payments ecosystem, virtual card products and digital financial services, and who can translate business requirements into clearly defined products and technology solutions.

The role:

• You will take ownership of the product direction and delivery of a Virtual Card solution, working closely with business stakeholders, technology teams and clients to define requirements, prioritise features and drive the product through the development lifecycle.
• The ideal candidate will be commercially minded, technically strong and comfortable operating in an environment where AI, automation and modern payment technologies are central to the solution.

Requirements:

• 8+ years' experience in product ownership / product management
• Strong payments industry experience is essential
• Proven virtual card experience is essential
• Deep understanding of virtual cards, card issuing and/or payment platforms
• Experience owning and defining payment products from concept through to delivery
• Strong understanding of payment processes, integrations and digital financial services
• Experience working with technical development teams and managing product backlogs
• Strong experience defining user stories, acceptance criteria, requirements and use cases
• Excellent stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into practical technology solutions
• Experience working within Agile / SDLC environments
• Strong technical understanding of APIs, integrations and modern software development
• Exposure to AI and LLM-based solutions would be highly advantageous
• Experience working with clients and managing competing priorities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
• Experience with testing and quality assurance across product release

What we're looking for:

• This is not a generic product owner role.
• We are specifically looking for someone who has hands-on experience with virtual cards and payments and understands how these products operate within a technology environment.
• You should be comfortable talking to both business and technical stakeholders, challenging requirements where necessary and taking ownership of the product outcome rather than simply documenting requirements.

Reference number for this position is GZ61452 which is a contract remote offering a salary of R800 per hour, negotiable based on experience and ability. Contact Garth on az.oc.egrem-e@zhtrag or call 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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Posted on 18 Aug 13:40, Closing date 17 Oct