Job Opportunities at Farmerline Limited

Role Overview

• The legal and compliance Lead will  oversee the  provision of  legal advice on business matters, such as patents, contracts, labor agreements, regulatory measures, taxation, and intellectual property rights.
• The role will be focused on  researching cases, drafting contracts, developing diverse corporate procedures, managing budgets, ensuring regulatory compliance, drafting codes of conduct, litigating course cases, and protecting the reputation and assets of the company. 

Responsibilities 
Compliance

• Lead the drafting, preparation  and review of all business contracts, agreements to ensure compliance with all required laws and protection of the Company's best interest.
• Acts as a source of expert current knowledge of all legal, ethics & compliance programs and supports the development of an effective and pragmatic compliance culture
• Initiates a communication program that ensures a clear understanding of legal compliance standards required of individuals conducting high risk activities in Farmerline’s business
• Assess level of compliance with established policies, procedures and standards, across the organization as well as adequacy of internal controls within business, financial processes and operations
• Research and analyze the laws, regulations, policies, and rules that govern Farmerline’s work in Ghana and other areas of operation.
   

Policies and Procedures

• Lead in drafting internal policies that ensure external compliance.
• Performs proactive risk assessment to identify business processes in the country and advise on which may represent a risk for the company, with an emphasis on financial, business controls and efficient business processes.
• In consultation with department managers develop and implement strategies to manage risks.
• Coordinate with all functions in identifying, developing and implementing improvements in response to legal requirements, legislation changes and company policy requirements
   

Reporting

• Responsible for reporting and escalating risks, legal issues and best practices. 
• Develop and maintain a risk assessment matrix while running a quarterly analysis of vulnerabilities and risks and implementing corrective actions.
   

Others

• Act as custodian of key corporate legal documents
• Provide guidance, upon request and need, for any new area of operation.
• Build and maintain relationships with Farmerline’s external legal partnerships
• Provide legal advice and assistance to management in relation to all legal requirements for key areas such as  contracting , permitting, employment and environment.
• You may be required to take up other duties and responsibilities as and when required.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Law
• Must be called to the Ghana Bar 
• Professional background, with at least three years’ experience in practicing Law.
• Demonstrated leadership experience at work, or outside of work.
• Excellent communication skills and proficient writing and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to drive projects from start to finish with minimal supervision
• Good interpersonal relationship with  key regulators and stakeholders
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate complex compliance issues
• A working knowledge of French will be an advantage.

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Role Overview

• The supply of quality farm inputs and providing a market for smallholders  is fundamental to Farmerline’s interventions to smallholder farmers.
• The Input Sales Head will be responsible for the sourcing of quality farm inputs and deliver them promptly through farmer based organization and agrovets, building sales and referrals in the Agribusiness industry through a targeting/prospecting plan and its successful execution.
• He/She would work with other members of the Farmerline team  to generate revenue for the business through input sales across various channels and ensuring proper documentation of all operations.

Responsibilities 

• Drive Farmerline’s strategy to improve farmers access to and use of agro-inputs on a large-scale, at an affordable cost and in a sustainable way
• Research and target account based on business opportunities and potential markets
• Drive effective negotiations with governments and donor agencies involved with developing strategies for input supply, including subsidy schemes, with a view to minimizing the distortional effects of subsidy schemes
• Establish and grow relationships with existing clients while building out the client referral program to expand into new clients
• Spearhead meetings with prospective clients, working to understand their current challenges, desires and needs
• Manage customer expectations and contribute to a high level of customer satisfaction
• Contribute to the development and execution of pricing and promotion/business development strategies
• Sell direct to early adopter channels throughout Ivory Coast
• Support extensive training, financing, and collaboration with both wholesale and retail agro-dealers to build dense, functional networks of input suppliers 
• Ensure the recovery of input sales revenue from all customers both under instant and credit sales. 
• Establish and cultivate strong relationships to ensure that all field staff maximize their career performance and job satisfaction as part of Farmerline.
• Have full oversight into stock purchases and inventory at supplier warehouses and Farmerline warehouses.
• Measures progress against goals, regularly reports on progress, and holds the team accountable for prioritizing and delivering results in key strategic zones, such as program impact, cost of farmer acquisition, and revenue generated. 
• Ensure smooth working relationships with partners including but not limited to negotiation, contracting and building long term relationships with them. 
• Oversee and manage team performance; conduct quarterly reviews so each team member is aware of progress and areas for improvement. 
• Leverage real time data to make decisions around farmer engagement, inputs sourcing, distribution and sales. 

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Input Sales Manager or similar leadership role, 5 years +
• Leadership and Strategic Thinking abilities
•  Proven success building high-performing technical teams and working with rapid growth and implementing change
• Knowledge of technological trends to build strategy
• Understanding of budgets and business-planning
• Ability to conduct technological analyses and research
• Masters Degree Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness or a related field

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Role Overview

• Providing market access for smallholders  is fundamental to Farmerline’s interventions to smallholder farmers. In helping smallholder farmers make lasting profits, you'll oversee the purchase of quality commodities, update our inventory strategy, and liaise with suppliers to ensure the stability of our supply chain. 
• The role of the Head of Commodity Sourcing is to lead on sourcing and sales of commodities.
• The head would work with other members of the Farmerline team to generate revenue for the business through commodity sales across various channels and ensuring proper documentation of all operations.
• The key deliverables would be to ensure market access opportunities for commodities produced by smallholder farmers. Importantly, the manager would lead in securing fair prices for smallholder farmers in Farmerline’s network
• Ultimately, he/she should be able to effectively navigate market risks to help the business reach its commodity goals.

Responsibilities 

• Identify, profile and build a detailed national database of commodity suppliers (outgrower businesses, aggregators, nucleus farmers, coops and farmer groups) ahead of supplies.
• Engage suppliers to aggregate farm produce at the right time while ensuring high quality and reducing post harvest losses.
• Leverage the Mergdata platform to predict yield, food quality and track produce sourcing.
• Provide global contract expertise for sourcing of commodities.(maize, soybean etc)
• Facilitate fair, timely and transparent payments to all farmers/coops supplying to the micro-entrepreneurs and agribusinesses in Farmerline’s network.
• Work with other team members to build the capacity of suppliers to consistently supply commodities while increasing their business profitability.
• Integrate successful parts of the market access model into Farmerline’s operations and partnerships across Africa.
• Lead in aggregating and communicating market price information from major markets to key stakeholders especially farmers in our network.
• Work with management to devise online and offline marketing strategies best suited for crop marketing goals and objectives
• Help build and maintain a strong and consistent brand through a wide range of online and offline marketing activities.
• Study market trends and identify any risks with the  sourcing and procuring of commodities. Devise means to maximize commodity buying efficiency and minimize risks.
• Leverage knowledge and experience in local and global commodity prices/pricing to negotiate local and international purchase orders.
• Plans all crop marketing operations to ensure timely delivery of all purchase orders received in the required quality and quantities.
• Stay abreast with key market trends and intelligence with the ability to seek new business opportunities and formulate strategies to capitalize on growing the business
• Coordinates the procurement of all off-taking and market-related logistics including storage and transportation.
• Develop impactful, cost effective and scalable market access models for all major crops produced in Ivory Coast.
• Collaborates with other units to ensure all farmers receive adequate training, agro-inputs and prompt digital payments
• Preserve and promote company standards by building a strong and self-sufficient commodity supply base.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Agricultural science, Agribusiness, Supply Chain Management or related courses.
• Knowledge of the systemic challenges in agriculture value chains in Ivory Coast, a passion for creating lasting solutions to them and ability to navigate farming communities.
• Project management skills and the ability to create and stick to timeliness.
• 4-5 years of working experience in crop marketing/crop sourcing in Ivory Coast with experience cashew, among other major crops in Ivory Coast. 
• Strong research and field  experience in  coffee is required
• Proven experience in the use of mobile technology to facilitate market access. 
• Strong business analysis, planning and financial management skills
• Excellent oral communication, writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to speak  multiple languages across Ivory Coast is an added advantage
• Contract Negotiation and Business Development skills require

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Role Overview

• As a Communications and PR Associate, you will work closely with your line manager on the development and execution of Farmerline’s communications, marketing and PR strategy.
• You will be tasked with effectively promoting the business and mission of Farmerline both internally and externally; helping to manage the company’s brand through media planning, content development, communications tools, brand positioning, reputation management and handling media enquiries and by extension, social media engagement.
• This involves working synergistically with the Digital, Creative and BTL teams to execute the company’s marketing initiatives.
• You will also work closely with other units including Farmer Services, Impact & Learning and Corporate Services to develop and execute marketing strategies with the aim of reaching the company’s quarterly and annual goals.

Responsibilities 

• Help drive the growth of Corporate Services
• Help drive the growth of the Farmer Services (B2C & B2B2C) business
• Work closely with your line manager in the creation, implementation and monitoring of all communication and marketing campaigns across the company 
• Track and manage campaign engagement to increase awareness and loyalty
• Prepare detailed reports of campaign results to show impact on company’s growth
• Track actualisation of campaign goals and note any learnings for further improvement
• Work closely with the Impact & Learning unit to develop stories and case studies around client projects for company newsletter and website
• Produce content to be used to drive growth of the company’s business
• Track new business and audience engagement (i.e. n% increase in total engagement)
• Track client feedback (i.e. n% increase in feedback)
• Track impact of content created on success of project (i.e qualitative/quantitative report)
• Support the Digital Content Manager with digital and social media engagement, including but not limited to newsletter build and distribution, and overseeing comments and queries from the online community
• Maintain and update newsletter mailing list
• Manage all internal communications, including but not limited to communicating company announcements to employees, and working closely with HR to distribute notices
• Track employee awareness and feedback
• Understand and report to your line manager on any needs, fears, expectations and preferences from staff
• Support company participation in all external activities and events
• Monitoring the preparation and promotion of external marketing activities
• Monitor and report on the Farmerline brand’s benefits of event participation
• From time to time, prepare proposals and presentations to support marketing and sales funnels
• Any additional support required by your line manager

Required Qualifications

• Applicant must have a Bachelor’s Degree / HND in Marketing or Communications
• Ability to multi-task and independently organize work and prioritize tasks. 
• Self-motivated, honest, highly responsible, and punctual.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Willingness and ability to handle a high volume of work
• Self-starter who takes initiative, a problem-solver, and an excellent communicator 
• Proven experience in the use of mobile technology

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Role Overview

• The Commercial Manager will lead the management of all business operations including sourcing of commodities, budgeting, client and project management and input sales of the operational area - Ashanti  Region

Responsibilities 

• Develop, plan and implement commercial plans and strategies for the operational area.
• Lead the regional team through change, guides the team in troubleshooting challenges and provides strategic focus and direction in the operational area. 
• Lead the procurement of logistics for sourcing, storage and distribution of farm produce and products in the operational area, while coordinating the redistribution of inputs with the operational area.
• Plan, execute and monitor weekly, monthly and quarterly work packages for the regional team with their key objectives and targets as agreed in respective performance management contracts. 
• Work with Sector Managers to identify and develop new potential clients, input dealers ,agribusinesses  and commodity sourcing etc
• Gather, report and communicate customers’ feedback on service, technology and product delivery
• Plan for the achievement of individual and divisional targets in alignment with the strategies and policies of the company
• Establish and manage the long-term relationships with both internal and external stakeholders (customers, business partners, suppliers, etc.) This includes continuously exploring opportunities for expanding coverage into new geographical areas and sales channels of all Farmerline  products 
• Map out on a continuous basis all input market opportunities and actively match the markets to the inputs and products
• Ensure effective communication with relevant stakeholders in a structured manner. 
• Provide support  for all projects in the zones in collaboration with other units. 
• Develop weekly, monthly, quarterly & annual business reports / plans, in conjunction with Unit Heads. 
• Budget Management: Optimize budgets by tracking, controlling, and evaluating all expenses. 
• Key Account & Stakeholder Management: Develop a key account management strategy with up-to-date joint execution plans for each account.  Develop and execute customer retention strategies.
• Oversee and supervise the use and management of all company assets in the commercial zone - warehouses, vehicles etc
   

Required Qualifications

• BA/BSc/MA/MSc degree in Agricultural Science, Agribusiness,  or related field. An agronomy background is a plus.
• Knowledge of the systemic challenges in agriculture value chains in Ghana, a passion for creating lasting solutions to them and ability to navigate farming communities.
• 3+ years of professional experience in the implementation of farmer interventions, agriculture stakeholder engagement and business development sales in the Ashanti Region operational area.
• Demonstrated skills in negotiating and formulating technology contracts, understanding cost models and various price structures.
• Strong leadership experience and ability to lead a team in executing projects and exceeding targets.
• Proven experience in the use of mobile technology to facilitate market access. 
• Project management skills and the ability to create and stick to timelines.
• Excellent oral communication, writing and presentation skills.
• Project management, cost and revenue budgeting experience is required. 

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Role Overview

• The Commercial Manager will lead the management of all business operations including sourcing of commodities, budgeting, client and project management and input sales of the operational area - Eastern  Region

Responsibilities 

• Develop, plan and implement commercial plans and strategies for the operational area.
• Lead the regional team through change, guides the team in troubleshooting challenges and provides strategic focus and direction in the operational area. 
• Lead the procurement of logistics for sourcing, storage and distribution of farm produce and products in the operational area, while coordinating the redistribution of inputs with the operational area.
• Plan, execute and monitor weekly, monthly and quarterly work packages for the regional team with their key objectives and targets as agreed in respective performance management contracts. 
• Work with Sector Managers to identify and develop new potential clients, input dealers ,agribusinesses  and commodity sourcing etc
• Gather, report and communicate customers’ feedback on service, technology and product delivery
• Plan for the achievement of individual and divisional targets in alignment with the strategies and policies of the company
• Establish and manage the long-term relationships with both internal and external stakeholders (customers, business partners, suppliers, etc.) This includes continuously exploring opportunities for expanding coverage into new geographical areas and sales channels of all Farmerline  products 
• Map out on a continuous basis all input market opportunities and actively match the markets to the inputs and products
• Ensure effective communication with relevant stakeholders in a structured manner. 
• Provide support  for all projects in the zones in collaboration with other units. 
• Develop weekly, monthly, quarterly & annual business reports / plans, in conjunction with Unit Heads. 
•  Budget Management: Optimize budgets by tracking, controlling, and evaluating all expenses. 
• Key Account & Stakeholder Management: Develop a key account management strategy with up-to-date joint execution plans for each account.  Develop and execute customer retention strategies.
• Oversee and supervise the use and management of all company assets in the commercial zone - warehouses, vehicles etc
   

Required Qualifications

• BA/BSc/MA/MSc degree in Agricultural Science, Agribusiness,  or related field. An agronomy background is a plus.
• Knowledge of the systemic challenges in agriculture value chains in Ghana, a passion for creating lasting solutions to them and ability to navigate farming communities.
• 3+ years of professional experience in the implementation of farmer interventions, agriculture stakeholder engagement and business development sales in the Eastern Region operational area.
• Demonstrated skills in negotiating and formulating technology contracts, understanding cost models and various price structures.
• Strong leadership experience and ability to lead a team in executing projects and exceeding targets.
• Proven experience in the use of mobile technology to facilitate market access. 
• Project management skills and the ability to create and stick to timelines.
• Excellent oral communication, writing and presentation skills.
• Project management, cost and revenue budgeting experience is required. 

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Role Overview

• The Commercial Manager will lead the management of all business operations including sourcing of commodities, budgeting, client and project management and input sales of the operational area - Volta Region

Responsibilities 

• Develop, plan and implement commercial plans and strategies for the operational area.
• Lead the regional team through change, guides the team in troubleshooting challenges and provides strategic focus and direction in the operational area. 
• Lead the procurement of logistics for sourcing, storage and distribution of farm produce and products in the operational area, while coordinating the redistribution of inputs with the operational area.
• Plan, execute and monitor weekly, monthly and quarterly work packages for the regional team with their key objectives and targets as agreed in respective performance management contracts. 
• Work with Sector Managers to identify and develop new potential clients, input dealers ,agribusinesses  and commodity sourcing etc
• Gather, report and communicate customers’ feedback on service, technology and product delivery
• Plan for the achievement of individual and divisional targets in alignment with the strategies and policies of the company
• Establish and manage the long-term relationships with both internal and external stakeholders (customers, business partners, suppliers, etc.) This includes continuously exploring opportunities for expanding coverage into new geographical areas and sales channels of all Farmerline  products 
• Map out on a continuous basis all input market opportunities and actively match the markets to the inputs and products
• Ensure effective communication with relevant stakeholders in a structured manner. 
• Provide support  for all projects in the zones in collaboration with other units. 
• Develop weekly, monthly, quarterly & annual business reports / plans, in conjunction with Unit Heads. 
•  Budget Management: Optimize budgets by tracking, controlling, and evaluating all expenses. 
• Key Account & Stakeholder Management: Develop a key account management strategy with up-to-date joint execution plans for each account.  Develop and execute customer retention strategies.
• Oversee and supervise the use and management of all company assets in the commercial zone - warehouses, vehicles etc
   

Required Qualifications

• BA/BSc/MA/MSc degree in Agricultural Science, Agribusiness,  or related field. An agronomy background is a plus.
• Knowledge of the systemic challenges in agriculture value chains in Ghana, a passion for creating lasting solutions to them and ability to navigate farming communities.
• 3+ years of professional experience in the implementation of farmer interventions, agriculture stakeholder engagement and business development sales in the Volta Region operational area.
• Demonstrated skills in negotiating and formulating technology contracts, understanding cost models and various price structures.
• Strong leadership experience and ability to lead a team in executing projects and exceeding targets.
• Proven experience in the use of mobile technology to facilitate market access. 
• Project management skills and the ability to create and stick to timelines.
• Excellent oral communication, writing and presentation skills.
• Project management, cost and revenue budgeting experience is required. 

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Role Overview

• As part of business growth and expansion, Farmerline is looking for a Data Scientist, who will be required to analyze information to predict patterns that will help to build data products to extract valuable insights for the business units in the company.
• The ideal candidate will support the sales and marketing units as well as the engineering and Farmer Services units with insights gained from analyzing company data to develop solutions and products, marketing strategies and techniques.
• In this role, you should be highly analytical with interest and expertise in analysis and statistics. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are key to this role as business units will be developing strategies and plans based on your data analysis and insights.

Responsibilities 

• Mine and analyze data from company databases to drive optimization and improvement of product development, marketing techniques and business strategies.
• Analyze industry information and data to discover trends and patterns to inform business decision making.
• Work with the various units within the organization to develop algorithms to identify opportunities for leveraging company data to develop commercial products, improve existing sales/marketing strategies and techniques.
• Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques.
• Develop custom data models and algorithms to apply to data sets.
• Use predictive modelling to increase and optimize customer experiences, revenue generation and other business outcomes.
• Develop company testing framework and test model quality.
• Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience manipulating data sets and building statistical models. 
• Strong problem-solving skills with an emphasis on product development.
• Experience in using statistical computer languages to query databases (R, Python, SQL, etc.), manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets.
• Experience working with and creating data architectures.
• Ability to adjust and adapt to changes in role priorities and goals 
• Working knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree learning, artificial neural networks, etc.) and their real-world advantages/drawbacks.
• Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques and concepts (regression, properties of distributions, statistical tests and proper usage, etc.) and experience with applications.
• Strong B2B, B2C / B2BC domain knowledge.
• Strong experience in e-Commerce, banking and agricultural operations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for coordinating across teams.
• A drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques.
• Geospatial data experience is a huge plus

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Role Overview

• The Senior Product Designer will work with the product and engineering teams to distill complex problems into simple, innovative and engaging user experiences.
• They must have an eye for functional design and possess technical skills to distill high-level concepts and ideas into concrete high-fidelity designs. 

Responsibilities 

• Partner with other product designers, product managers, and engineers to define problems and goals, map user flows, prototype interactions, and create new features and products
• Produce engaging, customer-centric responsive products regardless of the screen device
• Conduct UX audits quarterly and suggest improvements
• Optimize Mergdata’s designs for different devices (web and mobile)
• Own and develop design solutions from an idea to execution
• Recommend and identify resources on development for junior product designers
• Conduct and report quarterly performance assessment of junior product designers
• Give and solicit feedback from designers and cross-disciplinary partners.
• Conduct user research, user interviews, analyze data, transforming them into wireframes, mockups, and prototypes optimized for web and mobile platforms.
• Use research, analytics, and metrics to make informed design decisions
• Have proficient knowledge of UX tools, process, and UI patterns
• Be able to take criticism of your design and explain the why behind your designs.
• Take more responsibility for your own work
• Can take a step back, see things from a broader perspective, and manage projects
• Be able to handle multiple tasks and projects without becoming overwhelmed.
• Communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders about your team’s design decisions.

Required Qualifications

• Has a strong portfolio showcasing high quality, thoughtful UI/UX.
• A passion for building great products and experiences.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and visual).
• Expert knowledge of design tools, processes, and principles from education and/or past experience
• Strong collaboration skills and eagerness to learn and grow
• Not required, but a plus: Experience working on a B2B product 
• Ability to iterate designs and solutions efficiently and intelligently
• Ability to take on more responsibilities and support projects
• Experience building prototypes
• Understands the strategic thinking behind a digital product
• Is open to constructive feedback, both giving and receiving
• Is a team player, who likes to do their design work together with cross-functional team members rather than independently
• More than 5 Years of industry experience as a senior designer 
• Must have worked with a product and engineering team or led a team to build and ship products that have gone live.

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Role Overview

• As part of business growth and expansion, Farmerline is looking for a Data Engineer to join our growing team of data experts.
• The hire will be responsible for expanding and optimizing our databases and data pipeline architecture, as well as optimizing data flow and collection for cross-functional teams.
• The ideal candidate is an experienced data pipeline builder and data wrangler who enjoys optimizing data systems and building them from the ground up.
• The Data Engineer will support our Software Developers, BI Analysts and Data Scientists on data initiatives and will ensure optimal data delivery architecture is consistent throughout the organization and its ongoing.
• They must be self-directed and comfortable supporting the data needs of multiple teams, systems and products.
• The right candidate will be excited by the prospect of optimizing or even re-designing our company’s data architecture to support our next generation of products and data initiatives.

Responsibilities 

• Build the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using SQL and Mongo and Azure big data technologies.
• Develops and maintains scalable data pipelines and builds out new API integrations to support continuing increases in data volume and complexity.
• Collaborates with Engineering and Business units to improve data models that feed business intelligence tools and our products increasing data accessibility for both our internal and external stakeholders and fostering data-driven decision making across the organization.
• Implements processes and systems to monitor data quality, ensuring production data is always accurate and available for key stakeholders and business processes that depend on it.
• Performs data analysis required to troubleshoot data-related issues and assist in the resolution of data issues.
• Works closely with a team of frontend and backend engineers, product managers, and analysts.
• Designs data integrations and data quality framework.
• Designs and evaluates open source and vendor tools for data lineage.
• Works closely with all business units and engineering teams to develop a strategy for long term data platform architecture

Required Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• 2+ years of Python & Java development experience
• 3+ years of SQL experience (No-SQL experience is a plus)
• 3+ years of experience with schema design and dimensional data modelling
• Ability to manage and communicate data warehousing plans to internal stakeholders
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining data processing systems
• 2+ years of experience working with Azure and other cloud technologies
• Experience with Hadoop, Apache Airflow and Spark is a plus

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Role overview:

• The  Senior Mobile Engineer will take part in the development and implementation of functional mobile applications throughout the software development life cycle and offer excellent technical support.
• The engineer shall be a team player with a keen eye for details and possess exceptional problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Experience in Agile frameworks and working knowledge in relevant coding languages are essential.
• The goal will be to build efficient programs and systems that serve user needs.

Responsibilities:

• Support the entire application lifecycle (concept, design, test, release, and support)
• Produce fully functional mobile applications writing clean code
• Gather specific requirements and suggest solutions
• Write unit and UI tests to identify malfunctions
• Troubleshoot and debug to optimize performance
• Implement interfaces to improve user experience
• Liaise with the Product development team to plan new features
• Ensure new and legacy applications meet quality standards
• Research and suggest new mobile products, applications, and protocols
• Stay up-to-date with new technology trends
• Collaborating with web developers to build stable APIs
• Document user requirements, and specifications
• Analyze mobile devices and accordingly provide technical and functional recommendations

Qualifications:

• Proven working experience as a mobile (Android) developer
• BSc. / MSc. in Computer Science or Engineering and any other related field.
• Hands-on experience in designing interactive applications
• Hands-on experience in building Android apps
• Strong experience in working with REST APIs
• Experience with version control systems
• Familiarity with OOP design principles
• Experience with test-driven development
• Excellent analytical skills with a good problem-solving attitude
• Ability to document requirements and specifications

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Role Overview

• Farmerline is looking for a Product Manager  responsible for creating and iterating on a variety of products that will serve our clients and allow our business to scale.
• You will be expected to work closely with business and product stakeholders to seek out new ideas that solve real problems for our clients.
• This role requires strong and proactive leadership and the ability to independently drive initiatives that require cross-functional collaboration.

You will

• Work closely with internal stakeholders in assessing their needs and define product or process requirements
• Effectively coordinate between engineers, product managers and stakeholders to build tools and processes that empower teams to execute with efficiency
• Manage each product from start to finish
• Own the prioritized roadmap, including clear established milestones
• Manage backlog of features and enhancements, and communicate timing and status to internal teams
• Define and maintain KPIs to monitor impact of projects on productivity and the overall business

You should be

• An experienced Product Manager (2+ years) or have equivalent experience
• Experienced with roadmap creation and the prioritization of multiple projects
• Experienced with  defining product specifications and managing the execution of those with engineering through agile processes.
• Able to Demonstrate experience launching products that drive business impact
• Excellent with written and verbal communication
• Able to convert client needs into actionable technical requests
• Able to demonstrate proven ability to manage cross-functional projects and coordinate efforts across multiple teams
• Adept at prioritization, even in the face of multiple conflicting projects
• Experienced with UX and Wireframing.
• Experience with UI design and tools is a plus.