Product Owner

Job Requisition Details

Requisition ID: 145350

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Closing Date: 07 April 2026

Talent Acquisition: Bongiwe Mchunu

Job Family

Product, Process and Product

Business Unit

BCB PDI - Commercial Card Issuing

Leadership Pipeline

MO

FAIS Affected

Job Purpose

To play a critical role in ensuring the successful development and delivery of high-quality products. Have  a deep understanding of customer needs, strong business acumen, and effective communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams Is  responsible for defining and prioritizing product features, guiding the development process, and maximizing the value delivered to customers and stakeholders on a team level  for complex and high impact  products and to shape the future of agile product management through thought leadership and innovation.

Why Join Our Team

Job Responsibilities

• Define the scope to be delivered in the iterations in alignment with the Product Manager’s vision 
• Lead iteration review meetings to share iteration performance and latest product features
• Drive the team to quantify and mitigate impediments impacting the completion of release/iteration goals, managing escalations and focus calls where necessary
• Provide input into specifications for product features so that it is clearly understood by the development teams
• Contribute to design, requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria and test cases the architectural runway and continuous value flow
• Prioritise the team backlog for implementation to prioritise against value, readiness and product priorities, which enable the timelines.
• Contribute to ART backlog prioritisation, and co-ordinate across the ART during PI Planning
• Act as an ambassador for the delivery roadmap of the product and ensure that the right solutions are built in the right way through collaboration with executives, senior stakeholders across business and technology teams and the agile team 
• Lead the program increment planning product release plans and set and meet expectation for delivery of new functionalities
• Incorporate feature requests from stakeholders, requirements from the agile team, and new features or opportunities (based on product performance and customer feedback) into the product roadmap in alignment with the product manager
• Plan releases and upgrades in alignment with product requirements 
• Contribute to solution design plans, product vision, roadmap and growth opportunities for the product or component owned by the Agile team 
• Collaborate with development teams to deliver innovative solutions with an appropriate sense of urgency
• Enable connection between the team, senior stakeholders, and executives ensuring the identified problem and /or opportunity is solved
• Ensure alignment across customer experience standards 
• Have a clear understanding of the prioritized product features to be delivered between senior stakeholders, negotiating requirements and priority as necessary
• Advocate the customer needs and priorities to the team in order to ensure the voice of customer is present in all sessions and delivery is aligned to customer needs
• Attend and contribute to agile nWoW ceremonies and PI planning to enable the Agile team to work and plan effectively to deliver value
• Coordinate any common objectives and dependencies with other Product owners to manage capacity and deliverables  
• Ensure adherence to enterprise priority principles to maximise value delivery across the organisation
• Collaborate with Chapter COEs to clearly understand and adopt their practices, principles, and ways of working 
• Contribute to and engage with product owner CoE to advance the practices and quality of product owners in the organisation
• Coach, mentor and support other product owners in the organisation, act as a role model for leading practices and contribute to thought leadership on Agile topics 
• Lead Agile Team members to work according to Nedbank and industry best practices.
• Prepare for PI Planning by understanding the Vision and Program Increments, forecasting work through Roadmaps, and managing the Team Backlog"

Technical Skills Required

• Consumer behaviour 
• Diversity management
• Strong capabilities in critical thinking, problem-solving, and prioritization to drive business outcomes. 
• Hands-on experience with SAFe Agile frameworks, ensuring agile delivery and stakeholder alignment.
• Employee training/development 
• Financial Accounting Principles 
• Governance, Risk and Controls 
• Microsoft Office 
• Operations planning 
• Organisational systems 
• Principles of project management 
• Relevant Nedbank product knowledge 

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Preferred Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in: Business Administration/ Information Systems/ Computer Science/ Engineering or related fields. 

Preferred Certifications

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) – Scrum Alliance                                                                                             
• Professional Scrum Product Owner I or II (PSPO I/II) – Scrum.org
• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) – Scaled Agile
• Agile BA Certification
• Product Management certifications (AIPMM, Pragmatic Institute, Product School)

Minimum Experience Level

• 5–10 years of experience in a strategic product leadership role, with at least 3–5 years managing operational delivery within a commercial card  environment
• Proven expertise in product ownership and product management, including defining product vision, roadmap, and execution

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Behavioural Competencies