Product Owner, Business Banking at Kuda Bank

Description

Kuda is a fintech on a mission to make financial services accessible, affordable and rewarding for every African on the planet.

We’re a tribe of passionate and diverse people who dreamed of building an inclusive money app that Africans would love so it’s only right that we ended up with the name ‘Kuda’ which means ‘love’ in Shona, a language spoken in the southern part of Africa.

We’re giving Africans around the world a better alternative to traditional finance by delivering free money transfers, smart budgeting and instant access to credit through digital devices.

We’ve raised over $90 million from some of the world's most respected institutional investors, and we’re rolling out our game-changing services globally from our offices in Nigeria, South Africa, and the UK.

Role Overview

In this exciting role, you will direct product development and ensure high return on investment (ROI)

You’ll have the opportunity to really translate ideas into strategy and features and follow product development from execution through to finish

In addition, you will be required to prioritize and assess work for our technical team, this will include gathering feature requests as well as scheduling releases and coordinating sprints

To succeed in this role, you should be a perceptive and creative leader and a reliable problem-solver who is able to identify user needs and work with cross-functional teams to manage product releases

Ultimately, you’ll help us roll-out products that deliver our company’s vision and objectives

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement product strategies consistent with company vision
• Collect and analyze feedback from customers, stakeholders and other teams to shape requirements, features and end products
• Work with senior management to create product plans and roadmaps
• Lead product managers and coordinate cross-functional teams
• Produce and review product requirements documents (PRD)
• Ensure products and releases are launched correctly and on schedule
• Make creative recommendations to expand product base and vision
• Suggest ways to track product use and impact on end users
• Incorporate feature requests into product roadmap
• Groom and prioritize backlog
• Develop user stories and define acceptance criteria
• Set sprint goals
• Write acceptance tests
• Plan releases and upgrades
• Determine, Project and Analyse commercial viability of the product
• Continuous improvement in the product to ensure adoption by new users and increase the stickiness of the product
• Follow progress of work and address production issues during sprints
• Analyse preferences and requests of end users
• Refine our agile methodology based on results and client feedback
• Keep track of industry trends

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in a Product Owner or similar role within a business banking environment
• Hands-on experience managing all stages of the product lifecycle
• Background in software development and program management (bonus)
• Familiarity with Agile framework
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills to ensure you are able to work with cross functional teams to achieve results.
• Technical background with knowledge of software development and web technologies (bonus)
• BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Benefits

Why join Kuda?

At Kuda, our people are the heart of our business, so we prioritize their welfare. We offer a wide range of competitive benefits in areas including but not limited to:

• Pension
• Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays
• Group life insurance
• Health insurance
• L&D training