Job Description

Please note the start date of this role is January 2024.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

One of the key elements for the candidate is understanding the Kasi (Spaza) economy, entrepreneurship and the ability to do more frequent visits to the traders for empathy. Innovation would be built on the ability to analyse and interpret stats with the understanding of what our system capabilities are.

Business Solutions products and its success end to end

Develop new products/solutions to improve the accessibility to cash in for the merchant

Enhance the Flash Advance product through innovation based on merchant's needs and system capabilities

Merchant market visits in various parts of the country for in-depth insights on merchant's needs.

Develop new liquidity products such as working capital and new cash-in channels that support the growth of the merchant's business

Collaborating with numerous cross-functional teams (both technical and non-technical) to coordinate and manage product changes, processes, and growth

Developing detailed, crisp business requirements and user stories, in collaboration with product development team and systems architects

Driving the technical process with the relevant teams and cells, including stand-ups

Maximizing business value and opportunity from a product

Collaborating with internal teams to identify opportunities to grow trader engagement, and increase product usage

Performing market research and studying industry trends

Reporting on the performance of the product based on set OKRs and Metrics.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

2-5 years of relevant Product Owner or Product Management experience

Experience in managing projects/products from ideation to deployment.

Understanding of key fundamentals of entrepreneurship.

Have an interest and understanding of the formal and informal business sectors.

Good Technical competency and good understanding of systems, architecture and the constraints thereof.

Experience in working using multiple project methodologies with cross-functional teams

Good ability to motivate for priority and get commitments from internal stakeholders, including product development teams and leaders at multiple levels across the organization and with external partners where required

Strong relationship building skills and business acumen

Great problem-solving skills through analysis and innovation

The ability to build a Product strategy, roadmap, manage a backlog and prioritise effectively.

Appetite and interest in industry/product trends and related concepts.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Extreme attention to detail and ability to search, view, understand and interpret patterns.

You will need to demonstrate:

Proven track record of owning a product end-to-end and the success thereof

Passionate about Product management with strong technical and analytical skills

Unwavering principles that are applied in all aspects of your life

Flexibility, accountability, and willingness to go beyond your day-to-day job

Excellent teamwork skills, equally self-management skills.

Strong design / innovation / product lifecycle skills

A mix of technical and creative talent in product management with a focus on detail, proactiveness, growth and innovation

Marketing acumen and campaign management

An affinity for, and examples of, data driven decisions which have enabled high growth in the past

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