Head of Product - 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 Driving product strategy, product roadmap and product development

Developing a mass market customer proposition

Develop a deep understanding of the needs of the audience

Align stakeholders, direct the product roadmap, prioritise features, build consensus, and coordinate product schedules with wider business

Defining, hiring, coaching and mentoring a full team of product managers

Foster a culture of testing, data-driven decision making, and accountability for metrics and results

Staying hands on – the role will come with line management of product managers but in the early days it’ll just be you

Requirements Have a strong background consumer mobile app and/or fintech product management experience

Experience in payments (acceptance and payouts), e-wallets, or prepaid cards is a must

Experience in consumer finance, business finance is a plus

Product team leadership experience

Achieved success delivering consumer facing products that drive real user value and business financial goals

Leveraged both user experience and AB testing to find product/market fit

You create structure out of ambiguity and have a pragmatic “can do” and “make it happen” attitude in a collaborative way

Managing teams across different countries is a a plus

Language skills: French is an advantage