Group Product and Platform Manager - Commercial & Operations at Venture Garden Nigeria (VGN)

Venture Garden Nigeria (VGN) is a fast growing Software company with a vision to build an enduring organization with an ecosystem of value creators- while delivering high impact technology solutions for emerging markets through a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation. At VGN we wage war against the average, go beyond the ordinary to explore limitless opportunities; breaking the norms and aggressively pursuing success through- Relentless Hard-work, Pursuit of excellence, calculated risk taking and a hunger for knowledge and we have a lot of fun at it!

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Group Product and Platform Manager - Commercial & Operations

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are looking for a hands-on Product & Platform Manager – commercial and operations with deep enterprise platform expertise to achieve and deliver Venture Garden Group’s Platform Hold Co status.
• This is an exciting period of rapid growth for the company as we are transitioning from a product focused company to a platform-oriented company where our strategic business units can plug into data analytics and a payment platform, subsequently rolling out to companies within the VGG ecosystem and outside.
• This person should have a wealth of experience in product operations, product and technology strategy, and has a command of scalable architectures.
• This person thrives in ambiguity and is adept at shepherding value through the organization and into the market.

Principal Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Develop a team of product managers.
• Product thought leader on the platform including requirements, prioritization, and the roadmap
• Synthesizing market needs into product requirements and driving alignment with leadership on prioritization for the roadmap
• Leading design sprints and other cross-functional exercises to explore product opportunities
• Owning the product roadmap within a product line, and executing with cross-functional teams to deliver on it
• Collaborating with Marketing, Technology, and Engineering groups to develop and drive product strategy for a product line while ensuring alignment with greater business goals and objectives
• Articulating a compelling product vision and inspiring cross-functional teams to rally around it
• Systematizing and scaling product processes within the Product team and across the organization
• Mentoring and fostering the development of best practices within the Product Management team
• Working across the organization to partner with and support various stakeholders key to delivering product
• Enabling customer-facing teams with product knowledge and direction
• Engaging with customers and lending product thought leadership in support of further product development, customer success, and BD activities
• Owning and managing the product backlog including writing stories, mitigating risk, prioritizing effectively, and unblocking the team
• Enabling highest-leverage work for yourself and others
• Supporting customer audits as a Product SME

Qualifications
Essential Competencies:

• Bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
• Led multi-disciplinary teams
• Product management of B2B SAAS enterprise platforms
• Excels at systems-level thinking
• Analytical and data-driven
• Comfort with a fast-paced environment and ambiguity
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Extreme focus on detail
• Collaborative work style
• Demonstrates initiative and results driven
• Customer and user-centric
• 5+ years’ experience in product management
• Experience in FinTech infrastructure is a plus.
• Experience in telephony/Telco Infrastructure is a plus.

Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent Communication
• Execution Focused
• Decision Making
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal Skills
• Leadership

Working conditions:

• Flexibility is important.

Remuneration
Competitive based on experience.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: The role is open to anyone who meets the above criteria regardless of race or nationality.