Senior Product Manager - Financial Services
Yassir is the leading super App in the Maghreb region set to changing the way daily services are provided. It currently operates in 45 cities across Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia with recent expansions into France, Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa. It is backed (~$200M in funding) by VCs from Silicon Valley, Europe and other parts of the world. We offer on-demand services such as ride-hailing and last-mile delivery. Building on this infrastructure, we are now introducing financial services to help our users pay, save and borrow digitally. Helping usher the continent into a digital economy era. We’re not just about serving people - we’re about creating a marketplace to bring people what they need while infusing social values.
Responsibilities: Co-create, coordinate, and facilitate your team's product discovery process
Work with cross-functional collaborators, such as engineers, product designers, and marketers, to validate product ideas through a variety of product discovery frameworks and methods
Work closely with users and stakeholders to understand their needs and objectives, and to gain a deep understanding of the problem space through workshops and research
Conduct secondary and primary research, prototyping, and experiments (e.g. defining and understanding of proto-personas, customer journeys, customer interviews)
Translate customer insights into prioritized product ideas or experiments to be tested on the market and with customers
Synthesize data to make strategic evidence-based recommendations founded on the business, market, and customer needs
Facilitate and actively collaborate in the development of business models, go 2 market plans, and early-traction tactics for products to be launched in collaboration with our clients, the product team, and other experts (e.g. marketing)
Facilitate agile ceremonies in order to deliver a product or product initiatives in a timely manner and agreed on the quality
Requirments Experience with banking, ledger or technical fintech experience.
Minimum of 4 years of proven experience in product management with digital products or in a similar product role at a FinTech company, digital bank, or Payment provider
A track record of launching consumer-facing digital products and services (B2B or B2C)
Experience working with scale-ups
Ability to create and execute a customer discovery process to gather pains and opportunities
Ability to design and run various ideation workshops
Presentation skills and storytelling
Understanding of how to integrate analytics into a product for generating useful information
Understanding of the importance of branding and when it's important and when it's not
A strong understanding of value proposition design and what makes for successful venture
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate and influence stakeholders at all levels
Knowledge of modern development practices like agile and scrum
General understanding of the technical aspects in digital product development with the ability to work closely with technical engineers and get the best out of them
Strong design sense with the ability to collaborate with designers to produce great work
Ability to manage stakeholders across the business and clients
Passion for digital products and human-centered design
Dependable, enthusiastic, curious with great energy and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Fluent English.
Nice to have skills: Knowledge of lean startup techniques and what a good MVP should be across B2B and B2C
Technical, consulting, or design background
Understanding of metrics and how to define them for different companies and products
Understanding of behavioral psychology and how to make products with high engagement and stickiness
Understanding of the growth process across Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral, and Revenue
At Yassir, we believe in the power of diversity and the importance of an inclusive culture. So, if you're ready to bring your unique perspective and experiences to the table, then we're excited to listen.
Don't just apply for a job, come and be a part of our journey. Let's create a better tomorrow together.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Best of luck, Your Yassir TA Team