Head of Product

Responsibilities:

• Head the entire product management department, ensuring key roles are being executed
• Develop product vision, experience and roadmap for the brand and product, and inspire, influence and lead creative teams and cross functional partners
• Ensure the successful creation of a product that drives brand strategy and vision
• Recommend product development strategies that generate increased revenue through the sales of new products
• Conduct research and analysis to gain valuable insights into the target market to continuously evolve product development strategies and deliver improved customer experiences
• Oversee the entire product innovation process with a problem-solving approach
• Interview and hire product employees and teams to ensure the best candidates are chosen to maximize value
• Own the product vision - build customer-centric experiences, delightful product features, and a clear roadmap to drive mass product adoption
• Lead the strategic planning and prioritization of product capital spend against budget
• Establish Key Performance Indicators to track product usage and growth
• Manage end-to-end product development
• Own and execute the product portfolio and deployment to market through working collaboratively with cross functional team members
• Manage, measure and report on the required quality, scope, budget and outcomes of product delivery, to the appropriate stakeholders
• Ensure overall product portfolio risks and dependencies are clearly managed and communicated
• Set clear product vision, motivate and inspire team members to deliver exceptional outcomes
• Identify opportunities to improve effectiveness through Agile, new working practices, collaboration and partnerships 
• Represent Product internally and externally to commercial partners and investors.

Requirements:

• The preferred candidate should have extensive experience with product management, agile development methodologies, product launches, scaling, and change management, especially within the Fintech space. 
• A track record in setting clear direction and driving high levels of engagement and performance across multidisciplinary teams. 
• Leadership experience in communicating product expectations at the executive level. 
• In-depth knowledge of payment processing, acquiring technologies, and industry regulations. 
• Ability to influence through persuasive verbal and written communication. Entrepreneurial, curious and highly proactive behavior is essential. 

If you are a visionary technology leader with a passion for driving the provision of access to innovative financial services to underbanked consumers using the mobile banking/fintech platform, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity to shape the future of digital payments in Nigeria.