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Product Owner

Accenture

2 days ago

New

Employment type

Full-Time

Salary

Salary undisclosed

Department

Product

Remote available


Midrand, GP, South Africa • Remote

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Description

About Accenture 

 
Accenture is a leading solutions and global professional services company that helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed across the enterprise, bringing together the talent of our approximately 779,000 people, our proprietary assets and platforms, and deep ecosystem relationships. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and to be the most AI-enabled, client-focused, great place to work in the world. Through our Reinvention Services we bring together our capabilities across strategy, consulting, technology, operations, Song and Industry X with our deep industry expertise to create and deliver solutions and services for our clients. Our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity, and we measure our success by the 360° value we create for all our stakeholders. Visit us at 

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Accenture | Let there be change 

Across industries and around the world, we’re creating better experiences for people using emerging technologies and human ingenuity. Together, we can reinvent anything. 

Accenture Song combines the agility of a start-up with the scale of a global leader to deliver end-to-end digital transformation. Our diverse team unites creativity, technology, and intelligence to craft meaningful experiences and impactful digital products.

We are currently partnering with a large financial services company to build and launch a new business and product into the market. This long-term client engagement offers the rare opportunity to design and scale something new that will have a meaningful impact on people’s lives, reshaping how they engage with financial services in the digital age.

Job Summary:
We are looking for a dynamic and exceptional Product Owner to join our cross-functional team. This role will act as the bridge between strategy, design, and technology, taking features and concepts through the full product lifecycle, from ideation and backlog creation, through delivery across web and mobile platforms, to release management, testing, and ongoing product evolution.
This is a long-term opportunity to shape a new digital business, influence the customer experience, and deliver a product that truly improves people’s lives.

Key Responsibilities:Product Strategy & Vision

  • Define, communicate, and evolve the vision, strategy, and roadmap for digital products.
  • Align business objectives, customer needs, and market opportunities to shape product direction.
  • Serve as the voice of the customer, ensuring user needs are consistently represented.
  • Monitor market trends, emerging technologies, and competitive landscapes.


Backlog & Delivery Ownership

  • Translate business strategies and concepts into a structured backlog of features, user stories, and requirements.
  • Work closely with UX/UI designers, Business Analysts, and engineers to define clear product specifications.
  • Prioritize features and ensure the team is always focused on delivering maximum value.
  • Manage trade-offs between scope, resources, and timelines.
  • Remove delivery roadblocks and enable smooth collaboration across teams.


Release & Quality Management

  • Oversee the release process from testing phases to launch, ensuring product quality, stability, and usability.
  • Collaborate with QA teams to define acceptance criteria, testing requirements, and ensure rigorous validation.
  • Ensure smooth release cycles across web and mobile platforms.


Product Evolution & Performance

  • Measure product success through KPIs, analytics, and customer feedback.
  • Drive continuous improvement and iterative enhancements post-launch.
  • Own the product lifecycle, ensuring relevance and scalability in line with business goals.


Stakeholder & Team Collaboration

  • Act as the primary liaison between business strategy, design, and technology delivery teams.
  • Communicate progress, risks, and opportunities to senior leadership and client stakeholders.
  • Champion Agile principles and foster high-performing, cross-functional collaboration.

Education & Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field.
Formal certification in Digital Product Management, Product Owner, Agile Delivery, or User Experience is highly beneficial.

Experience & Skills
8-10 years work experience in digital or consulting business.
3–5+ years as a Product Owner, Product Lead, or Product Manager in digital environments.
Proven track record of delivering digital products, platforms, and services end-to-end.
Strong experience in Agile delivery methodologies (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban).
Background in digital-native organizations or large enterprises with strong digital capabilities.
Experience working in consulting, consumer-facing businesses, or international markets.
Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills; ability to influence and align diverse teams.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a data-driven mindset.
Comfort with ambiguity and ability to adapt in fast-paced environments.

Why join us? We offer a transparent, fast paced approach career progression, with a focus on your strengths and continuous coaching from senior colleagues You will benefit from working alongside Accenture experts who are solving some of the biggest industry challenges with innovative thinking and pioneering tools Flexible work arrangements and a range of benefits including competitive rewards You will have access to state-of-the-art technology that will give you the opportunity to deepen your existing skills even as you help create the latest business trends You will also have opportunities to make a difference to the communities in which we work and live  Next Steps If this sounds like the ideal role, career, and company for you, click below to apply.

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About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at 

www.accenture.com

 

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We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.


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