Associate Software Product Manager at Salvo Agency International

Job Summary

• As an Associate Software Product Manager, you will work in line with the Product manager to act as a conduit between users and our engineering team.
• You’ll work with users to understand their needs and desires, and you’ll have the technical skills to work with engineers to deliver those requirements.
• This role is suitable for someone who enjoys working with users, technology and delivering software products that users love.
• You’ll need to be comfortable in a fast-paced environment, able to work at both a user and technical level, and have a strong focus on outcomes.

Job Description
You are required to work with and assist the product manager in the following areas:

• Identify product gaps through continuous market and customer research
• Generate ideas that create new products and optimize existing products based on customer and market needs
• Create an end-to-end product strategy (short and long-term) that highlights the product's vision and strategic direction
• Prioritize feature implementations by ranking them against the strategic goals and initiatives
• Creating and updating your product roadmap detailing the project requirements and how they will be achieved
• Develop strategic and data-driven product pricing and positioning strategies
• Team up with the Growth team to deliver successful product launches that are in alignment with product strategy
• Manage the Product team to design, build and roll-out products that deliver the company’s vision and strategy under your guidance
• Perform short and long-term product reporting on successes, shortcomings, and optimizations
• Forecast potential product reception, identify potential opportunities and risks
• Understanding product briefs and working with clients to fine-tune them.
• Taking charge of product development.
• Preparing budgets, allocating resources, and delegating tasks.
• Ensuring product development is on track and adjusting schedules as required.
• Working with various design teams to produce product prototypes. • Conducting market research and obtaining consumer feedback on products.
• Coordinating departments and creative teams.
• Identifying weaknesses in prototypes and making the necessary changes.
• Obtaining feedback from clients, designers, and engineers, and adjusting product specifications as needed

Job Requirement and Duties

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree, HND or Master's Degree qualification
• You have minimum of one years plus experience in product management in a Fintech, HealthTech or EdTech or related industry.
• Requirement: 1- 2 years Cognate Experience
• You are a driven, ambitious individual who’s excited about working in Product Management and looking to build their career at an exciting very-fast-growing startup.
• You’re highly research oriented and able to collect and analyse user feedback and useful product data.
• You have strong attention to detail and can deliver effectively against tight deadlines.
• You’re friendly and able to work well with others: This role is highly collaborative, and we’d prefer someone who is able to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• You’re great at using Product & Project Management Tools e.g Jira
• You’re familiar with design tools including Figma, Adobe XD to conduct reviews and give constructive feedback to the design team.
• You’ve been told you’re a highly creative person and have the ability to solve complex problems.
• You have demonstrated the ability to manage projects, bring clarity to ambiguous questions, and chart a path forward.
• You listen to others, take feedback and ask the right questions
• You are a great collaborator and teacher and have passion for learning and growth
• You are eager to learn new skills, solve complex problems, and work closely with diverse teams, including Design and Engineering.
• You know how to do more with less, and you've worked on lean teams that have had a large impact
• You are not afraid of big challenges, and you do whatever it takes to get the job done.
• Calm even in the face of chaos, have a can-do attitude and follow up on pending queries.
• Must have a fully functioning laptop.