Senior Product Manager at Kuda Bank

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to launch and drive our product expansion efforts across the African continent. As the Senior Product Manager for expansion, you will be responsible for establishing Kuda in new markets and developing products that add value to millions of users in these new markets. You will collaborate with highly talented Business Leads, Product Designers, Engineers, Data Analysts, and other Product Managers

Responsibilities

• Drive Kuda's product innovation in African markets, with a focus on understanding the problem space and experimenting with the best solutions for users.
• Be the voice of the customer and ensure that Kuda's products solve users' pain points.
• Collaborate with Business Leads, Product Designers, Engineers, Data Analysts, and other Product Managers to align on and iterate on product direction using qualitative and quantitative data.
• Establish Kuda in target African markets, develop relevant business competency, expertise and relationships with market influences, and identify obvious and non-obvious opportunities.
• Develop and drive discovery in complex and open-ended problem spaces and translate learnings into creative solutions and iterative product roadmap.
• Prioritize and drive the successful execution of complex, cross-functional initiatives with no supervision.
• Have excellent data analysis skills and technical aptitude to understand the complexities of African payments systems and collaborate effectively with Kuda's engineering-led organization

Requirements

• University degree in a relevant field.
• At least 7 years of experience in product development, with years of experience specifically in product management.
• Experience launching new products at a start-up within digital commerce or financial services.
• Strong communication, collaboration and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to independently and effectively identify, prioritize, and handle multiple work streams simultaneously in a dynamic and rapidly-changing environment.
• Strong ability to formulate and present analyses and business cases to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of and interest in technology and financial services; prior experience working in fintech or digital payments a plus.
• Proven track record of driving product innovation and launching products in African markets.
• Understanding of the local market and tech ecosystem, and fluency in the local language