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."