TRAFFIC Western Cape

Senior Product Manager

ARVO

Job Description

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 Litehouse 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."

About This Role

Career insights for Marketing Managers positions

Salary Benchmark
$157,620/year
Source: O*NET (USD)
Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.
Key Skills for This Role
Active Learning Active Listening Critical Thinking Reading Comprehension Social Perceptiveness
Common Technologies
Airtable Amazon Redshift MySQL CSS3 Drupal 10 Jakarta Server Pages Adobe After Effects 2024 Flip

Job Overview

Date Posted
29 Mar 2026
Location
Western Cape, South Africa

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Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

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