Product Specialist

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Centurion, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, ZAF
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Agency • Information Technology • Professional Services
The Role
Own and grow a savings product portfolio across strategy, roadmap, development, lifecycle management, digital adoption, customer experience, compliance, analytics, and commercial performance. The role drives innovation, improves customer journeys, supports sales enablement, identifies market opportunities, manages stakeholders, and delivers go-to-market and growth initiatives for retail savings products within financial services.
Summary Generated by Built In

Hey Savings Superstar – Ready to Make Money Move Differently?

We're not just looking for another Product Manager. We're hunting for a funky, forward-thinking Product Specialist who lives and breathes savings products and wants to turn “boring” banking into something people actually get excited about.


If you’re the kind of person who gets a rush from spotting market opportunities, obsessing over conversion rates, killing customer friction, and staying one step ahead of the competition… this isn’t just a job. It’s your chance to revolutionize savings.

 

Think you’ve got the spark? Come build something people will actually love using.


Job Overview:

To manage, grow, and optimise the savings product portfolio through end-to-end ownership of product strategy, customer value propositions, digital adoption, regulatory compliance, and sustainable commercial outcomes. The role is designed to drive product innovation, oversee lifecycle management, and embed continuous improvement, while working cross-functionally to deliver a seamless, customer-centric savings experience that balances innovation,

compliance, and commercial success.

 
Key Performance and Deliverables:
  • Product Strategy & Roadmap
  • Product Development & Delivery
  • Sales Enablement & Revenue Growth
  • Customer Experience & Journey Optimization
  • Performance Management & Analytics
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Go-to-Market & Growth

Qualification

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Economics, Sciences or related field,
  • Actuarial Science qualification (advantageous), Postgraduate qualification (advantageous)


Requirements
  • A minimum of 8-10 years’ experience in product management within financial services  (preferably Savings or Deposits).
  • Product Strategy
  • Product Roadmap
  • Retail Savings and Investment experience important either from Banks/ Insurance companies/Asset management.
  • Proven track record in product development and lifecycle management.
  • Strong understanding of savings products and/or retail banking landscap


Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, sciences, or a related field
  • Minimum 8–10 years of product management experience within financial services
  • Experience with savings or deposit products
  • Retail savings and investment experience in banking, insurance, or asset management
  • Product strategy experience
  • Product roadmap experience
  • Proven track record in product development and lifecycle management
  • Strong understanding of savings products and the retail banking landscape
  • Actuarial Science qualification
  • Postgraduate qualification
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The Company
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

Sabenza IT is a niche recruitment company specializing in Information Technology, SAP, Finance, and Engineering roles, with over 23 years of experience.

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