Zenith Bank Plc Recruitment for Product Manager

Zenith Bank Plc was established in May 1990, and commenced operations in July of the same year as a commercial bank. The Bank became a public limited company on June 17, 2004 and was listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on October 21, 2004 following a highly successful Initial Public Offering (IPO). Zenith Bank Plc currently has a shareholder base of about one million and is Nigeria’s biggest bank by tier-1 capital. In 2013, the Bank listed $850 million worth of its shares at $6.80 each on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, Zenith Bank Plc has over 500 branches and business offices in prime commercial centres in all states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In March 2007, Zenith Bank was licensed by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) of the United Kingdom to establish Zenith Bank (UK) Limited as the United Kingdom subsidiary of Zenith Bank Plc.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Product Manager

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

About the Job

• Organizing meetings to discuss product goals and progress.
• Setting goals, managing resources, understanding how these goals will affect the future direction of the organization.
• Developing schedules and methods for measuring results.
• Responsible for coordinating project team members and developing individual responsibilities.
• Raising awareness about the job-matching platform.
• Creating and maintaining partnerships (Universities, Training Partners, Influencers, Institutions, NGO’s…).
• Increasing the number of Talents registered on the platform.
• Increasing the sales opportunities
• Network and pitch on the project to create sales opportunities or fundraising.
• Train users of the platform.
• Planning and overseeing the preparation and dissemination of project Communications.
• Organizing and managing all phases of the project to ensure on-time completion, maintaining project timeframes, estimates and, status reports.
• Using project management tools to track project performance and schedule adherence.
• Guiding and performing strategic analysis for the project.
• Will diligently manage the budgets allocated to the project.

Qualifications: Preferred Experience and Education

• Bachelor's Degree qualified ideally in Social Sciences, Business Administration, Humanities, and Logistics etc. Membership of a relevant Professional body is desirable.
• 5-7 years relevant experience.
• An MBA is an added advantage.

Skills:

• Familiarity with IT platforms.
• Understanding of IT management quality matrices, what these metrics are and how the systems and software are designed to meet them.
• Demonstrate high level of interpersonal, writing skills, presentation and effective communication skills.
• Must have high knowledge of excel reporting, forecasting, business tools usage and Microsoft office.
• Fluent English is mandatory - French is a plus.
• Good organizational and time-management skills.
• Demonstrate high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Demonstrate high level of proficiency in pricing, quotation and proposal drafting.
• Can identify, allocate and monitor resources effectively and efficiently.
• Can consistently meet competing demands through effective prioritizing in a result oriented and client-focused environment.
• Demonstrates emotional intelligence, leadership and soft skills attributes.
• Networking, Persuasion, Prospecting, Public Speaking, Research, Writing, Closing Skills, Identification of Customer Needs and Challenges, Territory Management, Market Knowledge and Meeting Sales Goals. Experience in the use of CRM, and clients/candidates databases.
• Must have planning, organizing, reporting and budgeting skills. Behaviors
• Ambitious, Driven, Dedicated, Performative, Efficient, Team Work, Diligent, Congenial, Analytical, Organized.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online