
Product Specialist
- Sandton, Johannesburg
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Through Product design help deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers’ expectations through proactive, innovative and appropriate solutions.
- Closely monitor and stay close to the details of product design and rules.
- Assist in resolving product production incidents by confirming root cause and ensuring resolution by seeing through the incident from inception to closeout.
- Receive and analyze feedback from end users to improve product design.
- Gain a thorough understanding of Guernsey regulatory requirements to inform product builds.
- Collaborate with key enablers and supporting product houses within FirstRand to ensure the product operates optimally.
- Understand local and international trends that impact product performance to inform business requirements related to product design, pricing, and rewards.
- Manage costs / expenses within approved budget to achieve cost efficiencies.
- Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers’ expectations through proactive, innovative and appropriate solutions.
- Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SMEs, project managers and senior staff members.
- Translate strategies into actionable goals and execute relevant projects / initiatives aligned to strategic objectives
- Initiate and manage product research and market research to ensure sustainability and future competitive g Facilitate the conversion of knowledge and ideas into new or improved products, processes and services.
- Manage own development to increase own competencies.
- Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field.
- Prior experience in a product specialist or similar role would be advantageous
- Must have knowledge of the financial services industry and regulatory environment.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve production incidents efficiently.
- Strong analytical skills to interpret end-user feedback and regulatory requirements.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively interact with stakeholders.
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and key enablers within the organization.
- Ability to analyze market trends and their impact on product performance.
- Experience in filtering and translating information to shape business requirements.
- Knowledge of product design, pricing strategies, and rewards programs.
- Opportunities to network and collaborate
- A challenging working environment that is progressive and agile
- Opportunities to innovate where iniative is taken and owned end to end
- Adaptable and curious
- Analyse complex data sets
- Thrive in a collaborative environment