Product Manager at Pagatech Limited

Location: Yaba, Lagos
Department: Product Development
Sector: Consumer Finance

Job Summary

• The Product Manager is responsible for the product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle, including: gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with engineering, sales, marketing and support to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met.
• He/She’s job also includes ensuring that the product supports the company’s overall strategy and goals.

Primary Responsibilities

• Managing the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities
• Define product strategy and roadmap
• Translate concepts into wireframes and mock-ups that lead to intuitive user experiences and designs
• Deliver design specifications with detailed prioritized features and specifications
• Develop the core positioning and messaging for products
• Perform product demos to customers and agents
• Analysing potential partner relationships for the product
• Developing and implementing a company-wide go-to-market plan, working with all departments to execute
• Follow up with engineering and QA team to test new features and products and ensure they are working as expected
• Assist operations and technical team in troubleshooting reported issues
• Keep abreast of industry and market trends 
• Other roles as assigned by management.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 2:1 in Computer Science or Engineering and work experience a strong plus
• 3+ years of software product management experience
• Knowledgeable in technology
• Must have completed the mandatory NYSC.

Key Competencies:

• Organisational and planning skills
• Experience in project management and/or agile software development methodologies is a plus
• Communication skills – verbal and written
• Interpersonal skills
• Attention to details and accuracy
• Self-driven and hardworking
• Active listener
• Multi-task and manage competing priority
• Technical skills
• Problem analysis and problem-solving skills
• Judgement and decision-making ability
• Initiative
• Flexibility.