Head, Product Design and Conceptualization at First Bank

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive Product roadmaps, enabling teams to bring innovative Products to the market through effetctive stakeholder management.
• Create, Supervise and Monitor the implementation of Design thinking culture in the Lab as a methodology for creating and managing Product vision for solution implemented through the Digital Innovation Lab.
• Drive and monitor AGILE delivery process as a methodilogy for implementing innovative solution in the Lab.
• Provide leadership for team members in Business Analyst, Product design, Product Conceptualization and Software Quality Assurance in ensuring solutions worked on aligns with the bank’s strategic objective.
• Create, Supervise and Monitor processes that ensures effective Industry scanning for new technology trends, unique customer behaviour required to gain comptitive edge for the Bank.
•  Co-ordinate ideation sessions to shape and refine ideas gathered through various idea generation process, ensuring the bank takes a lead in the marketplace.
• Conduct market-testing and pre-feasibility studies in gathering insights on competition in creating competing Products.
• Jointly develop business plans and commercial launch plans for feasible products with the Head Digital Lab.
• Render weekly, monthly, quaterly and yearly progress report on actvities on Product implementation, Conceptualization, Design and Quality Assurance.
• Maintain confidentiality of all Information entrusted while delivering projects. ▪ Comply with the principles and policies in the Information Security Handbook.
• Performs other functions as may be required for the business to achieve its strategic objectives.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• First Degree Computer Science or Engineering
• Masters, MBA or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage

Experience:

• Minimum experience – Over 7 years’ experience business strategy & analysis into consumer facing product