Product Analyst: Strategic Partnerships

We are X, bigly labs, Dis-Chem’s high-performance innovation hub; a place where bold ideas meet data, design, and radical customer focus to reimagine what healthcare can be.

Our mission is to power the future of healthcare by lowering costs, unlocking new possibilities, and improving access to healthcare for all South Africans. We do this through cutting-edge digital solutions that deliver smarter, more human, and truly patient-focused experiences. Here, your work is not limited to a whiteboard; it becomes real. It drives decisions, shapes experiences, and moves healthcare forward. We are driven by one big question: How do we use data and today’s technology to build breakthroughs to better health?

There’s only one question left: are you ready to make healthcare smarter, and actually mean it?

The Product Analyst: Strategic Partnerships is responsible for enabling the successfulexecution and optimisation of strategic partnerships by translating data into actionable insights, supporting partner performance management, and ensuring alignment between partnerships, loyalty (Better Rewards), and broader commercial objectives. The role acts as a critical bridge between analytics, commercial strategy, and partnership execution, ensuring that partnership initiatives deliver measurable customer and business value.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR?

• Solid experience in partnerships or Product Management

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Information Systems, or a related field

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Proven experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager in partnerships, loyalty, or ecosystem strategy

• Strong understanding of agile methodologies and backlog management tools (Jira, Miro)

• Experience working with cross-functional teams and external partners

• Strategic mindset with the ability to balance innovation and execution

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING?

• Support the development and execution of the strategic roadmap for partnership-led initiatives and integrations

• Translate business goals and partner opportunities into actionable insights, reporting, and optimisation recommendations

• Support prioritisation of partnership initiatives through performance analysis and commercial insight

• Assist in identifying and onboarding partners across health, wellness, retail, and digital verticals

• Develop and maintain frameworks for partner performance tracking and lifecycle management

WHO YOU ARE?

• Ability to support the development, optimisation, and growth of strategic partnerships through insights and analysis.

• Guiding product strategy and delivery to achieve business objective through analytical insight and cross-functional collaboration.

• Understanding how partnerships, loyalty, vendors, and customer engagement intersect to drive business value.

• Supporting adherence to legal, regulatory, and brand standards across partnership activities.

• Using data and insights to continuously improve partnership outcomes.

Our values show up in how we think, build, and make choices that make an impact. We are building a culture that drives progress; one that fixes friction, chases what changes, and owns the outcome. We design with tomorrow in mind, ask sharper questions, and answer them with care, urgency, and systems that scale.

Think you’ve got energy, curiosity, and guts? Come hold the space, make it matter, and own a breakthrough.