Lori is a venture-backed, rapidly growing start-up that has built a cutting-edge, tech-driven, logistics services platform that seamlessly coordinates haulage across frontier markets. With a mission to reduce the cost of goods in frontier markets, Lori is tackling a massive issue; $180 billion is spent annually on haulage across Africa, and up to 75% of a product’s cost is due to logistics (compared to 6% in the US).
Lori was recognized as the fastest growing start-up in Africa and won Techcrunch’s Battlefield Africa. Our tech-enabled and operations-driven marketplace efficiently connects transport to cargo. The system brings transparency to the logistics industry and has significantly improved flexibility, reliability, and cost savings (upwards of 20%). Billions of dollars of cargo move through the Lori platform annually.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Senior Product Manager
Location: Lagos (Remote - The role can be based remotely +/- 3 hours from the East Africa time zone)
Department: Product
Employment Type: Full-Time
Minimum Experience: Experienced
About the Role
We are seeking a world class Senior Product Manager to join our technology team and elevate our product strategy, processes and solutions.
In this role, the successful candidate will collaborate with the Chief Product Officer to articulate a winning strategy, and with the engineering, product and other functional teams to deliver on Lori’s ambitious vision.
You’ll be responsible for leading a product category throughout the development lifecycle, while seamlessly interfacing with a diverse network of global partners, clients and other stakeholders.
You'll also be expected to fully own and lead product launches and landings, and collaborate closely with business and users.
The ideal candidate is driven, ambitious, collaborative, visionary and relentless in her pursuit of product excellence.
Attention to detail and experience building scaled products are essential, as are a passion for problem solving and a fundamental belief in technology as a force for shaping the future.
Responsibilities
What You Will Do:
Drive and refine the vision, strategy, and roadmap for our cloud SaaS products to align with business strategy and stakeholder requirements
Conduct market analysis, competitive analysis, and business case development that drives smart decisions
Work closely with product and engineering leaders as a key strategist and thought partner
Collaborate with Lori’s Executive Team to articulate and execute on product strategy
Develop monetization strategies and product pricing
Collaborate with customers and be their voice front of senior leadership, sales and marketing
Understand business drivers and product requirements for the industry, and market dynamics across multiple geographies
Engage closely with the engineering team to determine best technical implementation methods and implementation schedule
Own adoption and drive product excellence across the organization
Define the business and user focused use cases that drive technical product planning
Requirements
What It Takes:
BA / B.Sc in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or a related STEM field.
5+ years product management experience in a SaaS, Enterprise or Cybersecurity organization.
Engineering management experience with a focus on software products and technologies
Early stage startup experience in shipping features for enterprise software products.
Demonstrated ability to set and achieve ambitious goals in an innovative and fast-paced environment
Ability to strategically work through competing demands and priorities with a solutions driven mindset
Excellent problem-solving, organizational and analytical skills.
Proven leader with ability to motivate, mentor, manage and inspire teammates and colleagues
Bonus:
Master of Science
B2B, FinTech or Data Science experience
Experience across multiple functional areas such as UX/UI, mobile development, finance, and/or marketing.
Start-ups experience and plug into the entrepreneurial ecosystem.