Program Lead (Remote) at Decagon

Decagon is Nigeria’s leading tech talent accelerator connecting the top 0.5% of software Engineers with global companies looking to scale their engineering teams. Driven by a passion to make Nigeria a Top 10 software Engineering nation within a decade, we recruit and place only the brightest of software engineers.

Founded in 2018 with a global network of 400+ software Engineers and 120+ partner companies spread across Europe, the USA, and Africa, Decagon is committed to connecting exceptional software Engineers to global companies across our network.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Program Lead

Location: Remote
Employment Type: Contract

Role Summary

• You will be involved in partnering with the head of digital to develop effective product strategies, visions and execution plans with a mission to shape and deliver digital products that transform customer experiences for the products within your portfolio, you will define measurable objectives to gain market share, maximize profitability and/or increase customer satisfaction through customer-centered digital experiences.
• In this role you will take accountability for digital sales, working with digital marketing executives to achieve sales targets through digital innovation.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end product strategy from inception with a customer-centric vision, determine business value once solution enters production, develop effective product strategies, vision, and design and execute the product roadmap
• Play an important role leading Product Owners and cross-functional product teams through the process of designing and delivering digital solutions that solve business problems and capture opportunities, ensuring both creativity and relevance
• Lead innovation in product sales, customer loyalty and retention and think creatively to deliver first class digital solutions that create rapid impact
• Prepare and present product visions and proposals to the leadership team and wider organization - outlining how new business opportunities are expected to promote business growth and profitability in line with strategic goals
• Display dynamic leadership working with partners throughout the organization and leading product teams focused on innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, growth and success
• Identify, develop and track measurable, objectives/KPIs to gain market share, maximize profitability and increase customer satisfaction through customer-centered digital experiences
• Nurture top talent, networks and partners - identifying and building relationships with candidates for key open positions and future positions created by growth

Skills / Requirements

• 8+ years of experience leading product teams
• Experience in payments and Fintech industry, understanding of payments landscape and how E2E payments from acquiring to settlement works
• Deep experience in digital product development and management
• Experience with designing creative, quality consumer products, as well as enabling business capability and objectives through technology
• Experience of operating within a multi-channel/multi-region brand
• Entrepreneurial self-starter who is self-motivated, but also a team player with a professional presence
• Demonstrates thought leadership and is able to influence at all levels in the organization
• Experience with conducting user research, usability testing, A/B testing, rapid prototyping and analytics
• Strong understanding of qualitative research with ability to establish culture of ‘test-and-learn’
• Knowledge of Agile software development processes

Perks of the Role

• Become a crucial part of a fast-growth, dynamic company, and its expansion.
• The Monthly pay rate is in USD.
• Great/flexible work culture

Application Closing Date
31st August, 2022.