Head of Product

- Location:

Cape Town, South Africa Role Type:
Full-time, office-based (with potential for hybrid working in the future)
Salary:
Negotiable, dependent on experience

Executive Summary

- Own the product roadmap, prioritisation, and delivery across an internal AI product portfolio

- Lead the development of a flagship AI platform and supporting internal products

- Work closely with an in-house engineering team to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions

- Use customer feedback and product usage data to inform strategy and roadmap decisions

- Report directly to the CEO and contribute to the overall business strategy

Key Responsibilities

- Own and manage the product roadmap across internal products, prioritising by business value, user impact, and technical effort

- Write clear PRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria to support effective delivery

- Translate usage data and stakeholder feedback into refined backlog items and requirements

- Lead product discovery and validation with internal users and client teams

- Partner closely with developers throughout delivery to ensure quality and alignment

- Coordinate release planning, product launches, and internal rollouts alongside commercial teams

- Define product usage metrics and work with engineering to build dashboards

- Ensure evaluation and acceptance testing are embedded into delivery processes

- Generate and refine new product ideas across the wider product portfolio

Person Specification Essential

- 35+ years of experience delivering B2B SaaS products with clear ownership of roadmap and delivery

- Strong experience translating product strategy into PRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria

- Practical familiarity with generative AI tools and exposure to AI or ML-driven products

- Comfortable working closely with engineers and designers, making informed technical trade-offs

- Proven experience running discovery, validation, and converting insights into a deliverable scope

- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills

- Based in Cape Town with the legal right to work in South Africa, and able to work on-site

Person Specification Desirable

- UX/UI design exposure or hands-on experience with user research

- Experience delivering internal platform or tooling products

- Startup or high-growth environment experience

- Experience managing or contributing to a broader product portfolio

- Formal product management training, qualifications, or certifications

Why Join

- Opportunity to own and shape a high-impact AI product portfolio

- Fast-paced, innovative environment with strong growth potential

- High visibility and influence within the business

- Culture that values autonomy, learning, and innovation

Benefits

- Competitive, negotiable salary

- Equity or share options

- Performance-based bonus

- 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays

- Clear scope for long-term career progression and impact