I’m seeking a senior product leadership role in a remote-first organization where I can drive strategy, innovation, and growth. I excel in leading high-performing teams, aligning cross-functional efforts and delivering impactful solutions in FinTech, SaaS and emerging technologies. I’m drawn to roles that value collaboration, customer-centricity and solving complex problems
Jan Erasmus
@janerasmus
Seasoned Product Leader with 15+ years' experience in FinTech, SaaS, AI and Platform innovation
What I'm looking for
My career is defined by solving complex problems, driving product innovation, and building scalable platforms that deliver real value to users and businesses.
As a Principal Product Manager, I have led high-impact initiatives, from integrating real-time payment systems and building scalable fintech platforms to introducing AI-driven insights for executive teams in global enterprises. My end-to-end product development expertise includes conceptualisation, strategy, execution, and go-to-market, ensuring cross-functional alignment and exceptional results.
Career Highlights:
FinTech Leadership: Spearheaded NPP-compliant instant payment solutions, managing cash-in/cash-out processes, reconciliation, and settlement workflows in complex ecosystems.
AI-Driven Innovation: Founded Micromanage Studio, developing an AI-powered productivity app with Generative AI for adaptive interfaces and personalised user experiences.
Global Strategy Execution: Designed and implemented a scalable product delivery framework for a Fortune 500 mining company, overseeing 100+ products and presenting AI-powered solutions to global C-suite executives.
SaaS Excellence: Delivered transformative solutions for platforms like Xero and Bluestone, including legacy system replatforming and advanced financial features with CI/CD pipelines.
Entrepreneurial Ventures: Co-founded and scaled a family manufacturing business into a thriving SME, implementing ERP systems and operational improvements that transformed decision-making.
I excel in remote-first environments, leveraging strong communication and leadership skills to collaborate with global teams. My approach is deeply customer-centric, combining strategic thinking with data-driven decision-making to uncover insights and deliver impactful products.
Beyond work, I am passionate about mentoring teams, fostering innovation, and exploring emerging technologies. My interests include playing guitar and piano, DIY home renovations, and continuous learning—whether through professional certifications or exploring new markets and technologies.
I am actively seeking senior product leadership roles (Head of Product or Chief Product Officer) where I can leverage my extensive experience to drive product strategy, innovation, and growth in remote-first organisations
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Enabled and established product management practice at scale. Co-created product frameworks and operating models to support an ecosystem of 3,000+ software solutions globally
Founder
Micromanage Studio
Mar 2023 - Present (2 years 3 months)
Conceptualized and built experimental productivity app featuring GenAI-driven adaptive UI
Coached delivery teams on ASIC-enforced remediation program, streamlined loan lifecycle management
Product Delivery Lead
REA Group
Sep 2016 - Feb 2018 (1 year 5 months)
Managed decommissioning of rental application platform, stabilized critical services
Product Lead
AxessToday
Feb 2018 - Jun 2019 (1 year 4 months)
Enabled seamless loan origination for brokers, scaled operations with loan lifecycle management platform
Delivered advanced accounting feature for bulk depreciation, moderated public-facing forums
Lead Consultant
ThoughtWorks
Aug 2009 - Jan 2015 (5 years 5 months)
Launched mobile health app delivering daily coaching tips, leveraged machine learning and AWS
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Information Technology, Information Technology
Monash IT
Certification
Delivery Essentials Certification
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Xero
Facebook Ads
Looker
GitHub
Salesforce
Pipedrive
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Mailchimp
Intercom
Google Drive
Google Analytics
Mixpanel
Figma
Slack
Zendesk
Azure DevOps
Jira
Greenhouse
Linux
Sage
Google Workspace
Confluence
Trello
Notion
Todoist
WordPress
Miro
Zoom
Zapier
Wix
Google BigQuery
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Canva
Hotjar
TestFlight
LinkedIn Ads
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
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Social media
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