Lead Product Manager - Expansion at Kuda Bank

Kuda is a full service, app-based digital bank. Our mission is to be the go-to bank not just for those living on the African continent, but also for the African diaspora wherever they might live, anywhere in the world. Kuda is free of ridiculous banking charges and great at helping customers budget, spend smartly and save more. We raised the largest seed round ever seen in Africa, and completed a Series A funding round in February 2021, led by some of the world's smartest venture capital investors. With offices in London (our HQ), Lagos and Cape Town, and further offices opening across Africa during 2021, Kuda is fast becoming recognised as the leading 'Neobank' for Africans.

To help us grow into the company that can bring meaningful change to the way people across Africa get access to great financial products and services in order to take control of their personal finances, we are actively looking for bright, talented, driven people who are excited by our mission. If this sounds like a great way to spend your valuable time, then please get in touch with us.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Lead Product Manager - Expansion

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Department: Product

The Role

• We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to launch and drive our product expansion efforts across the African continent.
• As the Senior Product Manager for expansion, you will be responsible for establishing Kuda in new markets and developing products that add value to millions of users in these new markets.
• You will collaborate with highly talented Business Leads, Product Designers, Engineers, Data Analysts, and other Product Managers.

Responsibilities

• Drive Kuda's product innovation in African markets, with a focus on understanding the problem space and experimenting with the best solutions for users.
• Be the voice of the customer and ensure that Kuda's products solve users' pain points.
• Collaborate with Business Leads, Product Designers, Engineers, Data Analysts, and other Product Managers to align on and iterate on product direction using qualitative and quantitative data.
• Establish Kuda in target African markets, develop relevant business competency, expertise and relationships with market influences, and identify obvious and non- obvious opportunities.
• Develop and drive discovery in complex and open-ended problem spaces and translate learnings into creative solutions and iterative product roadmap
• Prioritize and drive the successful execution of complex, cross-functional initiatives with no supervision.
• Have excellent data analysis skills and technical aptitude to understand the complexities of African payments systems and collaborate effectively with Kuda's engineering-led organization
• Consistently deliver high quality, useful, and well-designed products.
• Lead by example and set new standards for communication, collaboration, and product delivery practices.

Requirements

• University Degree in a relevant field.
• At least 7 years of experience in product development, with years of experience specifically in product management.
• Experience launching new products at a start-up within digital commerce or financial services.
• Strong communication, collaboration and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to independently and effectively identify, prioritize, and handle multiple work streams simultaneously in a dynamic and rapidly-changing environment.
• Strong ability to formulate and present analyses and business cases to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of and interest in technology and financial services; prior experience working in fintech or digital payments a plus.
• Proven track record of driving product innovation and launching products in African markets.
• Understanding of the local market and tech ecosystem, and fluency in the local language.

Benefits
At Kuda, our people are the heart of our business, so we prioritize your welfare. We offer a wide range of competitive benefits in areas including but not limited to:

• Pension
• Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays
• Group life insurance
• Health insurance
• L&D training
• We are advocates of work-life balance and offer a 3 day per week remote working option.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.