Product Associate at Fincra (Remote)

Fincra is a payment infrastructure for fintechs, platforms and global businesses. Fincra provides payments solutions that enables businesses to accept payments securely, make payouts globally and scale your business across borders.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Product Associate

Location: Nigeria (Remote)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Department: Product
Reporting Line: Head of Product

Role Overview

• We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Product Associate.
• In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, engineers, and marketing, to assist in the development and management of our products.
• You will be responsible for conducting market research, analyzing data, assisting in product planning, and supporting the overall product lifecycle. 
• The ideal candidate is passionate about technology, has strong analytical skills, and thrives in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.

What You’ll Be Expected To Do At Fincra

• Measure and track data and key product performance metrics
• Works closely with UX designer to make sure features will work optimally for our merchants.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to incorporate product requirements.
• Managing the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.
• Specifying market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by on-going visits to merchants.
• Developing and implementing a company-wide go-to-market plan, working with all departments to execute.
• Analyzing potential partner relationships for the product, Liaising with technology to determine product specifications.
• Carrying out independent consumer research to suggest new products to the Team Lead.
• Effectively apply methodology and enforces project standards.
• Minimizes our exposure and risk on project.
• Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Define and understand the pricing model and billing procedures.
• Establish partnerships and relationships which are necessary for go to market plan and product development and management
• Holds regular status meetings with stakeholders and setting timelines for projects.
• Meets with merchants  to identify product requirements, Meets with merchants to clarify features and walk through product iterations in the course of development.

What We Look for In You

• Do whatever it takes to make your product and team successful, no matter how big or small the issue may be, whatever that means.
• Hunting down the root cause of a user’s frustration.
• Take an evidence-based and data-driven approach to making decisions.
• You are a clear and empathetic communicator both verbally and in your writing.
• Are motivated by the opportunity to improve the lives of our users.
• Have a deep and unrelenting customer focus.
• Are a creative product thinker who loves collaborating across the company with engineering, analytics, marketing, design and sales.
• Obsess about continuous product improvement and can optimize for shipping a portfolio of small, medium and large releases beyond just shipping new products.

What you bring along

• Minimum of 4 years in product management in a Fintech or software development company.
• Experience with the development of payment platforms.
• Experience defining requirements for and contributing to the design of enterprise platform API’s.
• Experience with one or more of the common use cases for the Payouts, Collections and Agency Banking 
• Excellent written and spoken communications skills.
• Solid understanding of B2B business models and sales motions.
• Curiosity and an open mind.
• Humble attitude — we are here for the success of the team and the company.
• Empathy, transparency, and a good sense of ownership.

Perks

• A chance to be an early member of a high-growth startup.
• We pay competitively in the Nigerian market for the matched experience and role
• Amazing work culture and a company that truly cares about creating the best and most fun place to work.
• We offer health insurance that includes dental, optical & covers major surgeries.
• Interest-free staff loans upon confirmation.
• We currently work fully remote.
• Stock options for early employees.
• Annual Training budget.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified. 

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online