Product Manager (Product Owner), IT

About the Role Our client is seeking a commercially astute and technical Product Manager (Product Owner), IT to take single-point accountability for an IT product across its entire lifecycle—from inception through operation to retirement. Operating as the “mini-CEO” of the product, you will completely own its strategic direction, P&L, roadmap, stakeholder relationships, vendor performance, and security posture.

Responsibilities

• Own the product's full Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), track unit economics, explain monthly budget variances, and approve all vendor invoices.
• Define product roadmaps across a rolling 12+ month timeline, manage rolling feature lifecycles, and drive outcome-based, data-driven decisions.
• Act as a strategic advisor to the business, map out stakeholder sentiment, shape technical demand, and run critical product reviews.
• Monitor end-to-end service performance using scorecards and SLAs, manage third-party vendors, and deliver data-backed renewal or exit recommendations.
• Remediate security findings to closure, manage access and identity governance, validate vendor security attestations, and ensure data privacy compliance (POPIA/GDPR).
• Directly own key technical trade-offs and build-vs-buy decisions while maintaining visibility over the technology stack, integrations, APIs, and technical debt.

Key Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in IT product ownership, technical product management, or a senior technical/solution role. • Clear, demonstrable experience managing a product's P&L or Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) workbook. • A strong technical or engineering background with deep knowledge of system architecture, cloud platforms, and data integration landscapes. • Prior IT experience within the logistics and/or warehousing industry is highly preferred. • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline (Product management certifications like Pragmatic or SAFe PO/PM are advantageous). Contact Hire Resolve for your next career-changing move. Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience. Apply for this role today, contact Amy West at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us or email us your CV: amy.west@hireresolve.us We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.