Willers Solutions Limited - Our client, a reputable fintech company is currently recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Head of Product
Location: Lagos
Job Description
The head of product develops products by conducting market research; identifying potential products generating product requirements; determining specifications, production timetables, pricing, and time integrated plans for product introduction; developing marketing strategies
Key Responsibilities
Product Vision & Strategy:
Gain a deep understanding of the product requirements and from that create the long-term vision and strategy for the Company’s products
Create buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners
Develop product pricing and positioning strategies
Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes
Gain a deep understanding of customer experience, identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share, improve customer experience and drive growth
Market Analysis:
Determine customers’ needs and desires by specifying the research needed to obtain market information.
Assesses market competition by comparing the company's product to competitors' products.
Provides source data for product line communications by defining product marketing communication objectives. Obtains product market share by working with sales director to develop product sales strategies.
Assesses product market data by calling on customers with field salespeople and evaluating sales call results.
Product Management:
Manage product development from concept, to design, sample production, testing, launch, promotion, support, and finally product end of life
Scope and prioritize activities based on business and customer impact
Work closely with the technology team to deliver on roadmap deadlines and drive product launches
Act as a product evangelist to build awareness and understanding
Responsible for project issues management, escalation management and change management
Follows up on internal and external dependencies required for project delivery to ensure timely delivery on projects
Reporting:
Provides information for management by preparing short-term and long-term product sales forecasts and special reports and analyses, answering questions and requests.
Manage Project Close- out by preparing Project Acceptance Certificate (PAC) to customers to sign off accepting the project had been completed
Qualifications
MS/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent preferred
Minimum of 3 years' experience in product management or as an associate product manager
Track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle
Ability to develop products and effectively communicate recommendations to executive management
Technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
Problem-solving skills and willingness to roll up one’s sleeves to get the job
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Knowledge of agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.
Good skills to coach team how to follow agile scrum, which really works.
Understand the basic fundamentals of iterative and incremental development.
Strong knowledge of Scrum theory, rules and practices.
Knowledge of other Agile approaches, like: Kanban, Crystal, FDD, XP, etc.
Application Closing Date
15th December, 2020.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV in Ms Word to: [email protected] using "Head of Product" as the subject of the mail.