Senior Product Manager at Africa Prudential Plc

Africa Prudential Plc is a technology–driven Capital Market Investment Mediator [CMIM] and a thoroughbred in share registration business in Nigeria. We have over 40 years of share registration experience in the Nigerian Capital Market and this has afforded us opportunities to participate in various offers, including IPO, Right Issue, Debenture and State Government Bonds.

We have also diversified our business to now include the design and development of solutions for business transformation, some of which includes digital technology, cooperative transformation and e-commerce business (EasyCoop Mart).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Product Manager

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Job

• The ideal candidate will be 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.
• The Product Manager’s job also includes ensuring that the product supports the company’s overall strategy and goals.

Responsibilities

• Define the product vision and drive the roadmap for our products.
• Internalize and represent the customers’ voice throughout the product lifecycle.
• Collect and measure key product metrics against goals to inform success of each release and plan iterations accordingly.
• Translate market trends into a compelling product direction and vision.
• Gain a deep understanding of customer experience, identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share, improve customer experience and drive growth.
• Create buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners.
• Develop product pricing and positioning strategies.
• Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes.
• Scope and prioritize activities based on business and customer impact.
• Work closely with engineering teams to deliver with quick time-to-market and optimal resources.
• Drive product launches including working with public relations team, executives, and other product management team members.
• Engage customers to solicit feedback on company products and service.
• Define North Star, key product metrics and regularly analyze performance data to measure the success of product initiatives.
• Collaborate on go-to-market strategies for new product launches, including positioning, messaging, pricing, and promotion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, marketing, CXC, Finance and sales, to prioritize features, set goals, monetization and ensure timely delivery of high-quality products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Engineering or related field of study
• 6+ years experience in product management
• Experience with tools like JIRA, Confluence, Figma and Adobe XD.

Skills / Abilities:
The ideal candidate for this role should be able to demonstrate:

• Ability to develop product and marketing strategies and effectively communicate recommendations to executive management.
• Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong affinity for use of tools and follow best practice for product development.
• Technical Product Development Knowledge is an added advantage.
• Strong Stakeholder management both Internal and external parties.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@africaprudential.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.