- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND
- Experience3 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldICT / Computer
Job Summary:
- This is a full-time role for a Product Manager at Pesapal, located in Nairobi County, Kenya. The Product Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management and enhancement of our payment and business tools. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product requirements, develop product roadmaps, and oversee product launches.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive the execution of all processes in the product lifecycle, including product and market research, competitor analysis, planning, positioning, product requirements and roadmap development, and product launch.
- Translate product strategy into detailed requirements for prototyping and final development by engineering teams.
- Monitoring the market and developing competitive analyses and metrics to assess product and feature success.
- Create product strategy documents that describe business cases, high-level use cases, technical requirements, revenue, and ROI.
- Analyse market data to develop sales strategies and define product objectives for effective marketing communications.
- Collaborate closely with technical, marketing, and sales teams in developing, QA, and releasing products, as well as balancing resources to ensure success for the entire organization.
- Develop product positioning and messaging that differentiates Pesapal Products in the market
- Develop a complete product requirements document as well as templates for reference.
- Work on prioritizing new features for the technical team based on usability, functionality, and user experience.
- Support in designing a proper pricing model based on competition analysis.
- Maintain a complete backlog of all the activities, processes, and workflows of all the relevant teams, stakeholders, and any external influencers and consultants.
- Responsible for developing metrics to assess the success of products and features and determine necessary enhancements.
Education/Experience Needed:
- 3 + years of experience as a product manager in a software development environment.
- Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies and knowledge of consumer marketing analytics
- Extensive knowledge of various product functions and the software development process.
- Ability to work in an Agile Environment.
- Ability to mentor and develop others.
- Proven success in overseeing all elements of the product development lifecycle
- High effectiveness in working with cross-functional teams
- A deep understanding of the product vision, product launch, and Minimum Viable Product concepts.
Skills and Abilities Required:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to adapt well to change and successfully set and adjust priorities as needed.
- Good planning, detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills
- Problem-solving skills and resourceful thinking
- Attention to detail and analytically driven.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Pesapal on www.linkedin.com to apply.