Job Description

Are you someone who can:

1. Portfolio Strategy & Leadership

• Develop and own the end-to-end portfolio strategy for Transact Core, including market positioning, growth opportunities, product evolution, and sunset planning.
• Build multi-year roadmaps aligned with organisational priorities, regulatory requirements, and technology modernisation strategies.
• Drive portfolio governance, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, risk frameworks, and financial objectives.

2. Product Lifecycle & Execution

• Oversee the full product lifecycle—from concept to delivery to optimisation—across all Transact Core products.
• Prioritise the product backlog at portfolio level, balancing customer needs, technical requirements, and commercial impact.
• Work closely with Product Owners and Agile teams to ensure successful execution of roadmap objectives.

3. Commercial & Financial Ownership

• Own the P&L for the Transact Core portfolio, ensuring revenue growth, cost control, and profitability.
• Develop business cases for new investments, platform enhancements, or market expansion.
• Identify commercial opportunities such as new transaction capabilities, improved pricing models, and product bundling.

4. Stakeholder Management

• Engage internal and external stakeholders, including banks, merchants, fintech partners, issuers, and regulatory bodies, depending on the organisation’s ecosystem.
• Provide clear and consistent communication on portfolio performance, risks, and strategic direction.
• Influence senior leadership using data-driven insights and strategic recommendations.

5. Risk, Compliance & Operational Excellence

• Ensure products comply with regulatory, security, and data governance requirements relevant to payments and transactional systems.
• Monitor operational performance (availability, throughput, resilience) for mission-critical transaction services.
• Drive initiatives for platform stability, scalability, and technical modernisation.

6. Market & Competitive Intelligence

• Analyse market trends, emerging technologies (e.g., ISO 20022, real-time payments, AI-enabled fraud detection), and competitive offerings.
• Identify customer needs and translate insights into product and portfolio opportunities.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, Engineering, Finance, or related field (CA(SA) an advantage).
• 5+ years in product management, portfolio management, payments, or core transactional systems.
• Experience managing large, complex product ecosystems within banking, fintech, or payments.
• Proven track record in leading multi-year roadmaps and driving commercial outcomes.

Behavioural Competencies

• Strategic thinker with strong execution discipline.
• Excellent stakeholder and leadership skills; able to influence at executive level.
• Strong analytical, financial, and decision-making capabilities.
• Adaptable, collaborative, and comfortable operating in high-complexity environments.

You will have access to:

• Opportunities to network and collaborate
• A challenging working environment
• Opportunities to innovate

We can be a match if you are:

• Adaptable and curious
• Analyse complex data sets
• Thrive in a collaborative environment

Job Details

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.