Senior Product Manager
Absa Group
Posted: 10/19/2026Senior Product Manager
Absa Group
Posted: 10/19/2026
Senior Product Manager
EBANX
Posted: 10/8/2026
Product Owner
Nebula
Posted: 9/23/2026Cloud
Product Manager
Vodafone
Posted: 9/23/2026CloudERP
Junior Product Manager
Root Inc.
Posted: 9/18/2026Senior Product Manager – Core Transactional VAS
Absa Group
Posted: 9/18/2026
Senior Product Owner
Old Mutual Limited
Posted: 9/15/2026TFS
Senior Product Manager
Absa GroupCore Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
Use this summary to align your resume positioning with the role.
Demonstrates expertise in managing the full product lifecycle for Commercial Issuing products, including product strategy, P&L management, and cross-functional team leadership. Proficient in translating customer insights into viable product propositions while ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Product ManagementCommercial Card Ecosystem KnowledgeP&L ManagementCross-Functional Team LeadershipBusiness Case Development
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own the end-to-end strategy, commercial performance and customer value proposition of assigned Commercial Issuing products and payment capabilities
- Identify product opportunities using customer insights, portfolio performance, market developments, competitor analysis and banker or client feedback
- Define product vision, target market, customer problem, value proposition and commercial outcomes
- Translate opportunities into product requirements, business cases and executable delivery plans
- Secure business, governance, funding, risk and technology approvals
- Oversee product development, testing, operational readiness, implementation and go-to-market execution
- Establish post-launch success measures and track performance against the approved business case
- Own or materially influence product P&L, including revenue, costs, profitability, budgets, forecasts and commercial plans
- Develop and manage Commercial Issuing propositions for business clients’ payment, working-capital, control, reporting and reconciliation needs
- Develop product strategies, evidence-based roadmaps and annual operating plans
- Monitor portfolio health and performance and execute optimisation or improvement plans
- Lead cross-functional delivery through Technology, Operations, Sales, Distribution, Finance, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Fraud and Credit teams
- Manage the full product lifecycle from opportunity identification and discovery through launch, optimisation, retirement or migration
- Ensure legal, regulatory, scheme, credit, fraud, conduct and operational-risk requirements are met
- Engage bankers, relationship teams, servicing functions and clients to validate needs and identify friction
- Present product strategy, roadmaps, business cases and performance updates to senior governance forums
- Support strategically important client opportunities requiring product expertise or solution design
- Build relationships across the bank, card schemes, processors, technology providers and other relevant partners
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas in Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)
- Strong product-management discipline and sound commercial judgement
- Practical knowledge of the commercial card and business-payments ecosystem
- Ability to manage product performance, profitability, customer adoption, risk, compliance, operational readiness and technology dependencies across the full product lifecycle
- Ability to translate business and customer needs into viable product propositions
- Ability to develop credible business cases and roadmaps
- Ability to mobilise and lead cross-functional teams with minimal supervision
- Practical P&L capability covering pricing, transaction revenue, margins, operating costs, forecasting, budget performance and benefits realisation
- Knowledge of Commercial Issuing and business-payment ecosystems
- Ability to secure outcomes through teams with competing priorities
- Ability to engage Risk, Compliance, Legal, Fraud, Credit and Operations in product design and delivery
- Ability to understand payment needs, operational challenges and buying processes of business and corporate clients
Benefits
Comp & perks- Inclusive workplace and equal opportunity employer
- Reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process
- Opportunity to be part of Absa’s growth journey and shape its future
ATS Keywords
✓ Tailor your resumeApplicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills
Product StrategyPortfolio Performance MonitoringOperational ReadinessMarket AnalysisRisk ManagementCustomer Insights TranslationBusiness Case DevelopmentPerformance TrackingBudget ForecastingProduct Lifecycle Management
Soft Skills
Commercial JudgementRelationship BuildingTeam MobilizationProblem SolvingCommunication
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in BusinessAdvanced Diplomas in Commerce and Management Studies
Industry Keywords
Commercial IssuingBusiness PaymentsPayment CapabilitiesOperational RiskComplianceFraud ManagementCredit RiskClient EngagementGo-To-Market ExecutionMarket Developments