Commercial Leader (New Products) at Andela Nigeria

Andela is a network of technology leaders dedicated to advancing human potential. We help companies build high-performing distributed engineering teams by investing in Africa’s most talented software developers. Based in NYC, SF, Lagos, Nairobi, Rwanda and Kampala, Andela is catalyzing the growth of tech ecosystems across the African continent while solving the global technical talent shortage.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Commercial Leader (New Products)

Location: Remote

What You Will Do

• Understand client’s needs and effectively craft and convey the best solution for their unique needs, including the design, planning and execution of the solution globally.
• Maintain deep awareness of trends in software development and best practices in distributed work.
• Develop dashboards to visualize these metrics both company-wide and function-wide.
• Translate business and functional requirements from clients into documented product solutions that drive revenue for the business.
• Create system solutions to provide transparency on the availability of our engineers to revenue-driving teams and liaise with recruiters to proactively bolster available talent with in-demand skills.
• Partner with Product, Marketing, and Talent teams to strategize and execute on the best solution for new products and services.
• Develop a deep understanding of engineers currently available,  including their technical skillset,  prior industry experience, and growth desires, and build strategies in order to ensure data accuracy in current and future systems around engineer profiles, availability, and engagements.
• Define and own KPIs to track the health of new products and offerings. Define, own, and be accountable for revenue streams enabled by the solutions designed. Create solutions to help the business own resourcing logistics and matchmaking on all engagements (new and upsells), while providing insight into the process to relevant teams.
• Represent the company and the Business Unit in internal and external communication with companies and other stakeholders.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's  Degree or U.S. equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering Management, Computer Engineering or related fields plus 5 years of professional experience working in a technology environment, focusing on solution design, architecture, or proposal creation.
• Must also have experience in the following: 4 years of professional experience in a client-facing, operationally focused role  interacting  with mid-  to  senior-level technology  executives;  
• 4  years  of professional  experience applying knowledge of digital technologies and ecosystems (including mobile, web, cloud, and data);
• 3 years of professional experience leading distributed teams of software engineers;
• 3 years of professional experience using software development processes, testing methodologies, or deployment processes; and
• 3 years of professional experience coordinating simultaneous work streams.

Benefits

• Fully Remote work culture - we hire globally and all of our roles are fully remote!
• Bring your own device stipend - buy your own laptop with funds from Andela
• Quarterly work from home stipends
• Flexible working hours
• Equity (as a part of compensation package)
• Healthcare, 401k (US only)
• Andela Affinity Groups
• Growth & development paths
• Generous Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, Compassionate Leave
• And more to come! We're on a journey to reimagine global benefits at Andela.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume to: people-us@andela.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
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