Skynamo

We are looking for a PM to join our R&D team and take care of the discovery and delivery of work. Some of the responsibilities will include solution research, ideation and problem solving, grooming, prioritization and lots and lots of communicating.  Your job will be to hold the voice of what the customer needs, and therefore what is valuable, in a cross-functional team consisting of UI Design, Engineering and Product Management.

If this sounds good you might be the right person for us, especially if:

• You love talking to customers to understand their needs and wants
• You love talking to developers about the technical aspects of a solution
• You are articulate, and people quickly understand your point of view
• Empathy is your superpower
• You can work with uncertainty and ambiguity and know how to guide a team of developers through the wilderness of the unknown to a perfect release
• You can make difficult choices and back them up
• You like working with a team of communicators, creatives, crafters and collaborators

What else you need:

• Degree or Diploma
• 4+ years experience in product management
• Experience in agile software development environments
• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work with a cross-functional team
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Drive, grit and a get-it-done attitude

What you can expect from Skynamo  

• Competitive basic salary and a benefits package  
• Being part of a team that has a measurable and direct impact on Skynamo’s success  globally 
• A challenging and fun working environment that prioritizing learning and development as well as action  
• A social culture that includes daily office lunches, weekly cross-fit and yogalates sessions, a barista and pizza on Fridays.   

More about Skynamo
Skynamo’s mission is to change the sales conversation between sales managers and reps from “Are you doing your job?” to “How can we improve sales performance?” Over the years, we've worked with hundreds of companies and thousands of field sales professionals to help create transparency within their sales environment that leads to trust, collaboration, and smarter sales decisions. 

Founded in 2012 in South Africa and with offices across SA as well as in the UK and US, we are approaching 1000 customers large and small across a wide range of industries including Food & Beverage, Building Materials & Hardware, Chemicals & Paints, and Automotive goods. Skynamo is a certified partner and app for Acumatica, Sage, BigCommerce and Xero. In 2019, Skynamo became one of the few tech companies worldwide to have achieved ISO 27001:2013 certification, the global benchmark in information security. 

Skynamo received funding from the private equity firm, Five Elms in January 2022. Read more about that investment here.