Director of Product Management at Moniepoint Incorporated

Job Title: Director of Product Management

Activities

•  You are responsible for building a product, running it, and owning its performance from start to finish of the product’s lifecycle.
• Your product will have set KPIs with goals to achieve. You will be directly responsible for achieving these goals.
• You will have a team directly reporting to you to help you achieve your goals, which will include Engineering Managers, Software Engineers, QAs, Designers, and individuals representing Compliance and Finance.
• At Moniepoint the customer is our biggest stakeholder. You will be acutely close to the customer and build products around their specific needs, although you will also need to build for internal and regulatory considerations when the situation demands it.

• It is your job as Director of Product Management to represent the customer in all internal interactions. Take ownership of the KPIs, and achieve associated goals for the product.
• Prioritise and execute initiatives to achieve the product’s goals in the fastest and most efficient way possible.
• Provide highly effective management to each of the individuals in your team, to drive maximum performance.
• Create, plan and execute user research to drive business outcomes.
• Systematically create and explore opportunities and solutions for ideas that solve customer problems, deeply understanding the competitive context and data underpinning the product.
• Gain a deep understanding of customer experience, identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share, improve customer stickiness and increase revenue.
• Ensure any initiatives taken forward to build are clearly defined and tested, such that engineering resources are focused on building, optimising and maintaining products that deliver maximum impact.
• Ensure the product being delivered is in line with the customer’s current and future expected requirements.
• Define, set up and monitor key product KPIs and goals in line with the business objectives.
• Generate insights and recommendations based on product usage and act upon them to optimise the product through its full lifecycle.
• Constantly be on the lookout for ways to improve monitoring, discover issues and deliver better value to the customer.
• Work closely with technical teams to manage technical debt, deal with technical issues and ensure the ongoing technical health of the company.
• Work closely with marketing in designing awareness, sales and go to market campaigns.

Candidate Profile

• The candidate must have 8+ years of experience in product management in complex/matrix environments with some expertise in user experience. Preferably within a fintech, banking or technology organisation.
• The candidate must have worked in clear leadership positions, taking sole ownership for achieving overall business outcomes involving a number of stakeholders- internal and external.
• Background in product management and user research should include:
  • Experience in creating a roadmap and prioritising in an environment with numerous stakeholders
  • Proficiency in various user research techniques.
  • Proficiency in various user usability testing techniques.
  • Proficiency in various user data analysis tools and techniques.
• Experience in working with several cross-functional teams – engineering, marketing, legal, etc.
• A collaborative team player, who can lead from the front, but also be willing and able to roll your sleeves up and get your hands dirty.
• Excellent planning, problem-solving and strategic thinking skills.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is Not Specified. Therefore qualified and interested candidates can “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION” It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy.

What to expect in the hiring process

• A preliminary phone call with one of our recruiters.
• A panel technical interview with existing Directors of Product Management and Business Leaders.
• A behavioural and technical interview with a member of the Executive team.

Website:

Official Job Website: https://moniepoint.com/careers