About ImaliPay;
ImaliPay is Africa’s most robust and reliable “Fintech as a Service” platform that helps to power businesses with bespoke financial solutions and tools (API-led) in growing African economies.
Our mission is to provide “Fintech as a Service” to over 1,000+ businesses by 2030 through our teammates from diverse backgrounds and countries.
About the role
We are looking for a Product Associate that is passionate about delightfully built products that solve the daily problems of clients and users. You will be responsible for helping to define and manage the products which will enable ImaliPay and our customers to shape the future of financial services. You’ll connect with our clients to understand their needs, develop product strategy, prioritize and roadmap key features, and work closely with the Engineering team.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Drive the execution of the roadmap for specific products within our product basket implementing innovative solutions for ImaliPay’s customers across the African continent.
- Liaise, negotiate, and partner with mobile network operators, banks, and payment aggregators to get the most performance and cost-effective payment integrations for each of ImaliPay’s local markets.
- Be responsible for product market fit and product market research
- Identify company growth opportunities and manage the product team’s effort to maximize opportunities
- Define product vision, align stakeholders on product vision, and prioritize product features and capabilities
- Plan and orchestrate feature releases in collaboration with Customers, Engineering, and Business Development
- Drive the company’s product to reach the next level of scale, impact, and profitability
- Improve lifetime value and reduce churn within and outside the African market
- Study, analyze, and report trends, opportunities for expansion, and projections for future company growth.
- Prepare and review detailed product requirements, and design features, write specs, refine feedback, help write test plans, manage backlog, and launch products.
- Run experiments to improve and optimize product performance
- Ensure product releases are launched correctly and on schedule
- Communicate product updates effectively to product teams and stakeholders.
- Develop product pricing and positioning strategies
- Prepare and review detailed product requirements
- Design wireframes for product features
- Run experiments to improve and optimize product performance
- Develop, manage, and optimize products across their entire lifecycle
- 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
- Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes
- Work closely with engineering teams to deliver quick time-to-market and optimal resources
- Act as a product evangelist to build awareness and understanding
- Measure and report success on implementation
- Coach and mentor staff in the product team
Requirements and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science and/or related equivalent experience
- Proven track history managing a successful product across all aspects of its lifecycle
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills, with a get-it-done attitude
- Ability to conduct user research, user interviews, and usability testing sessions
- Ability to make data-informed product iterations
- 3-5 years of product management experience with demonstrated ability to drive product decisions, work with cross-disciplinary teams and deliver on outstanding products from scratch
- Experience with payments or financial services preferred
- Highly organized, self-motivated worker with the ability to effectively multi-task
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Nice to Have
- Previous involvement in payments or fintech startups.
- Familiarity with major embedded finance players or banking-as-a-service.
- ImaliPay is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace.
Our profile at ImaliPay;
- Ambitious, Energetic & Entrepreneurial -mindset
- Embodies our core values; Accountability, Innovation, Being mindful of Others, and Continuous Learning while being Customer-centric.
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