Product Manager at Venture Garden Nigeria (VGN)

Location: Ikeja, Lagos

Job Summary

• Venture Garden Group is searching for a a competent Product Manager that has Experience as a product owner or manager of a top tier / premium quality Fintech product.
• Evidence of Deep understanding of bank and fintech operations, structures, regulations and corporate banking relationships management

Job Description

• Develop a team of product officers.
• Product thought leader on a platform including requirements, prioritization, and the roadmap
• Synthesizing market needs into product requirements and driving alignment with leadership on prioritization for the roadmap
• Leading design sprints and other cross-functional exercises to explore product opportunities
• Owning the product roadmap within a product line, and executing with cross-functional teams to deliver on it
• Collaborating with Marketing, Technology, and Engineering groups to develop and drive product strategy for a product line while ensuring alignment with greater business goals and objectives
• Articulating a compelling product vision and inspiring cross-functional teams to rally around it
• Systematizing and scaling product processes within the Product team and across the organization
• Mentoring and fostering the development of best practices within the Product Management team
• Working across the organization to partner with and support various stakeholders key to delivering product
• Enabling customer-facing teams with product knowledge and direction
• Engaging with customers and lending product thought leadership in support of further product development, customer success, and BD activities
• Owning and managing the product backlog including writing stories, mitigating risk, prioritizing effectively, and unblocking the team
• Enabling highest leverage work for yourself and others
• Supporting customer audits as a Product SME.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years experience in related field
• Technical problem solving, communication, critical thinking and leadership skills.
• Strong understanding of project financial management and reporting
• Understanding and appreciation of the Software and Hardware landscape of the Garden Social Venture.
• Proven work experience as a Business Manager, Account manager or other relevant experience
• Strong understanding of business financials
• Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization, including executive and C-level
• Experience in delivering client-focused solutions based on customer needs
• Proven ability to oversee multiple projects at a time while paying strict attention to detail
• Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation skills Excellent verbal and written communications skills

Additional Information
Working conditions:

• Flexibility is important.

Remuneration
Competitive based on experience.