Senior Product Manager
Assegai Cape Town R 54,000/month
JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
The Senior Product Manager will work directly with the CEO and collaborate with a network of engineers, designers and factories to bring innovative products to life. This is a senior leadership role within the product team, working closely with executive leadership and collaborating with cross-functional partners including engineering, design, and manufacturing.
The successful candidate will drive product strategy, oversee development, and help scale the brand into a globally recognised leader. As Senior Product Manager, you will play a central role in shaping the future of the companys product portfolio and international expansion.You will have direct influence on high-impact launches and long-term product strategy. This role is for someone who wants to build a world-class product function inside a fast-scaling brand, not just manage projects.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES- Lead the full Product Development Process from concept to mass production, ensuring products launch on time, on cost and at the highest quality standard
- Translate product vision into clear PRDs, engineering briefs and structured sprint plans
- Lead sprint planning and allocate work across Mechanical, Electrical and Industrial Design partners
- Drive feasibility validation, DFM coordination, prototyping, testing and certification pathways
- Design products backwards from target gross margin, owning BOM targets, landed cost modelling and cost optimisation
- Lead supplier engagement and relationship alongside the CEO
- Own product lifecycle performance - defect tracking, return analysis, version updates
- Ensure product decisions align with brand, commercial and operational goals
- 6+ years experience managing physical product development
- Have taken products from concept through to mass production proven project history is essential
- Strong understanding of manufacturing constraints and DFM
- Highly structured and systems-driven
- Structured, systems-driven; experienced managing remote engineering/design teams
- Commercially minded with strong margin awareness
- Thrive in fast-moving, founder-led environments
- Clear communicator with strong ownership mindset
- Build and continuously refine the Companys Product Playbook, systems and documentation standards
- At home in fast-moving, founder-led environments
- Must be South Africa-based (Cape Town preferred)
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