Senior Product Manager

Description

Optasia is a fully enabled B2B2X financial technology platform covering scoring, financial decisioning, disbursement, and collection. We are committed to enabling financial inclusion for all. We are changing the world our way.

We are seeking enthusiastic professionals with energy, who are results driven and have a can-do attitude, who want to be part of a team of likeminded individuals delivering solutions in an innovative and exciting environment.

What you will do:

Assist on market research and identification of distribution partners in Africa

Discover underserved segments

Identify new asset classes

Explore regulatory or market shifts

Analyze competitor product gaps

Define features

Manage backlog

Own change request prioritization

Support initial product roll-outs and integrations

Create detailed use cases, business requirements, and marketing requirements

Conduct feasibility studies and write business plans

Lead product design, development, and release process for assigned products

Coordinate the collection, description, analysis, and prioritization of requests for new product functionality from customers and prospects; define minimum viable product (MVP)

Monitor the developments and dynamics of the fintech credit space

Monitor the introduction of new credit product propositions

Evaluate distribution partners and define products that fit their needs

Prepare detailed business requirement specifications

Prepare product requirement specifications for new product ideas

Define go-to-market (GTM) strategy

Write and edit user manuals, sales support documentation, proposal templates, and other collateral

Draft contract templates in conjunction with the legal team

Engage with multiple stakeholders within our company to put together all the pieces of the product puzzle

Train commercial and operations teams on new products and new distribution partners

Monitor and optimize the new products and partnerships during the first year of operations

What you will bring:

At least 5 years of product management or large account management experience

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in any related course (business degree, engineering)

Ability to translate complex technical specifications into clear user and commercial benefits

Excellent PowerPoint and presentation skills

Must have a facilitating and supportive attitude and a creative mindset

Excellent knowledge of the English language

Ability to cope with fast-changing technologies used in application developments

Capability of integration in an international and multi-cultural environment

Why you should apply

What we offer:

Competitive remuneration package

Extra day off on your birthday

Performance-based bonus scheme

Comprehensive private healthcare insurance

All the tech gear you need to work smart

Optasia’s perks:

Be a part of a multicultural working environment

Meet a very unique and promising business and industry

Gain insights for tomorrow’s market foreground

A solid career path within our working family is ready for you

Continuous training and access to online training platforms