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Our client is a B2B marketplace with business focus in connecting global electronics wholesalers to retail store-fronts. They have an opening for a Senior Product Manager (Remote). This role is for an experienced professional who will also provide oversight and guidance to projects of high importance in addition to acting as an advisor to the CTO/Founding Team. A strong performer will feel and be treated as a founding member of the company.

Job Overview

The Product Manager will be responsible for managing our set of products/ product lines over the life of our products from ideation through development, launch sale, and finally discontinuance. You’ll interface between the market and the product team during development representing the voice of the customer.  The Product Manager will also provide oversight and guidance to projects of high importance in addition to acting as an advisor to the CTO/Founding Team. You will be directly responsible for the success of our product, ensuring that the company is fulfilling all product offerings. You will also actively search for any issues or problems and fix them by working directly with the CTO and development team, in addition to setting the long-term vision and strategy for our company’s products. A strong performer will feel and be treated as a founding member of the company.

Objectives of Role

• Using market research to get ideas for products that customers will want
• Helping to oversee the design and manufacture and planning how to market and promote the product to the public
• Defining product marketing communication objectives
• Comparing the company’s products to competitor’s products in order to assess competition in the market  
• Providing management with analyses and reports and responding to questions and requests from management
• Specifying and overseeing the research needed to determine the needs and desires of customers
• Reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and product production schedules to maintain product availability
• Drive the product and business-planning process across cross-functional teams of the company
• Analyze consumer needs, current market trends, and potential partnerships from an ROI and build vs. buy perspective
• Assess current competitor offerings, seeking opportunities for differentiation
• Analyze product requirements and develop appropriate programs to ensure they’re successful achieved
• Develop, implement, and maintain production timelines across multiple departments
• Appraise new product ideas and strategize appropriate to-market plans

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the execution of all product lifecycle processes for products, including product research, market research, competitive analysis, planning, positioning, roadmap development, requirements development, and product launch
• Translate product strategy into detailed requirements for prototype construction and final product development by engineering teams
• Create product strategy documents that describe business cases, high-level use cases, technical requirements, revenue, and ROI
• Analyze market data to develop sales strategies, and define product objectives for effective marketing communications plans
• Collaborate closely with engineering, production, marketing, and sales teams on the development, QA, and release of products and balance of resources to ensure success for the entire organization
• Develop product positioning and messaging that differentiates [Company X] and its features across primary market segments

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Product Design or Engineering (Master’s degree preferrable)
• Strong experience in a dynamic product management role
• Proven experience overseeing all elements of the product development lifecycle
• Highly effective cross-functional team management
• Previous experience delivering finely-tuned product marketing strategies
• Exceptional writing and editing skills combined with strong presentation and public speaking skills
• Previous software and web development experience
• Proven experience working as a product developer in a non-managerial role
• Demonstrable knowledge in SEM and online advertising

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Our Client is a highly advanced technology platform created to drive and power the new digital payments revolution in Africa. They have an opening for an Information Security Engineer.

Job Objective

• Working within the Information Security Operations team you will take an active role in the configuration and maintenance of a diverse range of security tools; be an advocate for Information Security across multiple business units and ensure that systems are compliant with internal and government security standards.
• Monitor security tools to detect security events & incidents; Report and escalate any security breaches to the Information Technology Security Officer.
• Operate vulnerability scanning and compliance tools to identify system weaknesses and liaise with other IT to co-ordinate remedial actions.
• Monitor the changing threat landscape to identify and report emerging threats and issues; Assess the impact of emerging vulnerabilities and manage teams to co-ordinate appropriate remedial actions.
• Enhance technical security process and procedures ensuring alignment to the corporate security policy.
• Represent IT Security matters at technical and business forums;
• Provide guidance and support to technical teams on security standards and industry best practice

Responsibilities

• Monitor, assess and/or analyze multiple security log data from various heterogeneous security devices. This includes analysis of logs from:
  • SIEM
  • Firewall
  • Proxies
  • End-point malware protection
  • Servers and workstations
  • Other security technologies and devices
• Provide Incident Response (IR) support when analysis confirms actionable incident.
• Deliver threat and vulnerability analysis as well as security advisory services.
• Analyze and respond to previously undisclosed software and hardware vulnerabilities
• Investigate, document and report on information security issues and emerging trends.
• Integrate and share information with relevant teams.
• Drive innovation by analyzing and interpreting data to test and inform a new initiative or approach.
• Accountable for successful completion of multiple, individual projects simultaneously.
• Communicate effectively by contributing significantly to the development and delivery of a variety of written and visual documents for diverse audiences.
• Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• BSc/MSc degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• Relevant industry recognized certification such as MCSE, CISA, CCNA, PCIP, PCI-ISA etc would be beneficial
• Knowledge of various security methodologies and processes, and technical security solutions (SIEM, firewall and intrusion detection systems).
• Knowledge of TCP/IP Protocols, network analysis, and network/security applications.
• Knowledge of common Internet protocols and applications.
• Working knowledge of windows and linux Operating Systems.
• Knowledge of standards associated with the role, e.g. ISO, CobiT, PCIDSS.