SaaS Product Manager at Angaza

Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced Product Manager to join our team and drive the development of our platform that empowers consumers worldwide to acquire essential products through accessible and affordable payment plans. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the continued development and scaling of our product lines as we expand our network, gain new partners, and extend solutions to consumers.
As a Product Manager at Angaza, you will:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve significant challenges in global development and tackle usability issues inherent in our domain.
• Make a real difference for millions of people who are not served by traditional banking solutions.
• Work closely with the Senior Product Manager to define and execute product strategies.
• Work closely with the Engineering team to design, build and deliver product improvements.

Responsibilities

• Product Development: Lead the development of our core platform, APIs, web and Android-based products in collaboration with our designers and engineers.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Define and own key performance metrics and OKRs, utilizing data to inform product decisions.
• Customer Engagement: Gather and prioritize product feedback from customers across Africa, India, Latin America, and other regions.
• Stakeholder Management: Thoughtfully communicate with and manage expectations of stakeholders to prioritize the team’s work effectively and ensure maximum impact.
• Release Planning: Develop and represent release plans for upcoming product releases.
• Process Improvement: Collaborate with engineering leaders on continuous improvement of development and delivery processes.
• Roadmap Prioritization: Lead key discussions on product roadmap prioritization with internal teams and partners.

Required Skills, Attributes & Experience
Qualifications

• Experience: 3-5 years of product management experience in mobile and web applications. Experience in SaaS and consumer lending in emerging markets is a plus.
• Adaptability: Proven ability to quickly understand new domains and become effective within a short timeframe, and willingness to adapt to changing product priorities.
• Analytical Skills: Strong data-driven approach to product development. Proficiency in using Google / Microsoft suite applications, BI analytics tools like Tableau / Looker / PowerBI. Experience writing sql/psql to query a database directly is a plus.   
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to manage stakeholder expectations and collaborate effectively.
• Technical Acumen: Comfortable diving into technical details, including code and architecture, to fully understand issues.
• Global Perspective: Experience working with international users and customers is highly desirable, particularly in emerging markets/sub saharan Africa.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to balance productive processes with creative thinking to solve complex problems.
• Project-Management: Ability to manage multiple cross-functional projects with customers, vendors, success, engineering, design, QA, marketing, and internal stakeholders, and to deliver results in line with budget and schedule targets. Proficient in product development tools like Jira, GitHub, Slack, Figma, and processes like agile, waterfall, road mapping, backlog grooming, discovery, scoping, sizing, prioritization, and OKRs

Personal Attributes

• Mission-Driven: Passionate about working in a mission-driven organization and excited about building transformative financial products in underserved markets.
• Collaborative: A team player who excels at working collaboratively with diverse teams.
• Strategic Thinker: Able to think strategically while paying attention to detail.
• Adaptable: Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.