Senior Product Manager
AI Summary
Senior Product Manager leads the end-to-end product development process, translating vision into actionable plans and coordinating cross-functional teams to bring hardware products from concept to mass production.
About this role
Senior Product Manager
Start Date: As soon as possible
Working Hours: 9:00am - 17:30pm SA time.
Compensation: Competitive - disclosed upon request
**Hybrid Office Location **: Newlands W17 (2-3 days a week)
About Company
Our client is a fast-growing premium outdoor lighting & heating brand expanding globally.
"We design and develop high-quality, durable, and beautifully crafted products that transform outdoor spaces. We are building a world-class product engine and are now hiring a Senior Product Manager to lead our Product Roadmap and help scale us into a globally admired brand. This is a leadership role within our Product team. You will work directly with the CEO and collaborate with a network of engineers, designers and factories to bring innovative products to life."
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
- Build and continuously refine the companies Product Playbook, systems and documentation standards
- Ensure product decisions align with brand, commercial and operational goals
You’ll Be a Great Fit If You
- 5+ years experience managing physical product development
- Have taken products from concept through to mass production
- Strong understanding of manufacturing constraints and DFM
- Highly structured and systems-driven
- Comfortable managing remote engineers and designers
- Commercially minded with strong margin awareness
- Thrive in fast-moving, founder-led environments
- Clear communicator with strong ownership mindset
Why Join?
"We are building more than products, we are building a scalable product innovation engine. As
Senior Product Manager, you will play a central role in shaping the future of the company's 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."
