Senior Product Manager

Location: Cape Town (Waterfront)

Hybrid (3 days week in office)

Salary: 1,355,000

The Role

Our client is a all in one marketing Agency who work with clients in the I Gaming Sector.

We are seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead the development and continuous optimisation of a portfolio of customer-facing web platforms and applications focused on organic acquisition, engagement, and scalable growth.

This role is suited to a technically confident, self-directed Product Manager who is comfortable owning products end-to-end from discovery and definition through to delivery, optimisation, and measurement while continuing to grow strategic product leadership capability. You will work closely with marketing, engineering, DevOps, SEO, design, and key business stakeholders to translate business goals and user needs into impactful product experiences.

The ideal candidate combines strong delivery ownership with a genuine interest in user experience, UI quality, and data-informed decision-making, and has hands-on experience building, shipping, and optimising web and app-based products in fast-paced environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Ownership
• Own and evolve the product vision and roadmap across web platforms, internal tools, and customer-facing applications.
• Translate business objectives, acquisition goals, and user insights into clear product outcomes.
• Contribute meaningfully to product strategy, prioritisation, and investment discussions.
• Balance near-term delivery with long-term platform, UX, and scalability improvements.

Discovery, Backlog& Delivery

• Lead ongoing product discovery to validate problems, opportunities, and solutions.
• Own and prioritise the product backlog based on user impact, business value, and technical considerations.
• Write clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirements that enable efficient delivery.
• Partner closely with engineering teams to plan, execute, and iterate through agile delivery cycles.
• Ensure shipped features meet quality, usability, and performance standards.

User Experience, UI & Journeys

• Champion intuitive, high-quality user experiences across web and app surfaces.
• Work closely with design and engineering to shape and refine UI, interaction patterns, and end-to-end user journeys.
• Continuously identify opportunities to simplify flows, reduce friction, and improve engagement and conversion.
• Ensure product changes are evaluated through a user-centric lens, not just technical feasibility.

Apps, Platforms &Technical Collaboration

• Contribute to the delivery and optimisation of mobile and web applications, as well as supporting platforms.
• Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring shared understanding and alignment.
• Maintain a strong working knowledge of system architecture, constraints, and dependencies.
• Collaborate with engineers on solution design, feasibility, and trade-offs.

Analytics, Acquisition & Optimisation

• Use product analytics, experimentation, and insights to inform prioritisation and iteration.
• Track and evaluate product performance using clear metrics and KPIs (acquisition, engagement, retention, usability).
• Work closely with SEO and growth teams to ensure products support organic acquisition and funnel optimisation.
• Understand how product, UX, and performance changes impact search visibility and user behaviour.

Essential Skills and Experience Criteria

• 5+ years’ experience as a Product Manager, Product Owner ,or similar role.
• Proven experience delivering customer-facing digital products(web and apps).
• Experience working closely with engineering, design, and technical teams.
• Comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy and ownership.

Product & Delivery

• Strong understanding of agile product development and delivery practices.
• Experience balancing discovery, delivery, and optimisation work.
• Ability to break down complex problems into clear, testable product increments.
• Confident owning delivery while shaping product direction and outcomes.

UI, UX & Analytics

• Strong interest in building, refining, and optimising user interfaces and journeys.
• Experience working with designers or directly shaping UX decisions.
• Hands-on experience with product analytics tools and data-driven decision-making.
• Ability to interpret user behaviour and translate insights into product improvements.

Technical Proficiency

• Strong technical literacy and confidence collaborating with engineers.
• Understanding of web and app technologies (platforms, CMS, APIs, performance considerations).
• Ability to assess technical l trade-offs and support informed decision-making.

SEO & Acquisition Knowledge

• Solid understanding of SEO fundamentals and organic acquisition mechanics.
• Experience working with content-driven or acquisition-focused products.
• Familiarity with funnels, journeys, and conversion optimisation.
• Awareness of site health, performance, and technical SEO considerations.

Advantageous skills and experience

• Experience delivering or optimising mobile applications.
• Background in a technical or hybrid Product Manager / Product Owner role.
• Experience working with DevOps, platform, or infrastructure-adjacent teams.
• Familiarity with experimentation frameworks and A/B testing.
• Experience working on high-scale or multi-product ecosystems.
• Understanding of Core Web Vitals and performance optimisation.