Product Manager, Africa at Branch International

Branch delivers world-class financial services to the mobile generation. With offices in the United States, Nigeria, Kenya, and India, Branch is a for-profit socially conscious company that uses the power of data science to reduce the cost of delivering financial services in emerging markets. We believe that everyone, everywhere deserves fair financial access. The rapid spread of smartphones presents an opportunity for the world’s emerging middle class to access banking options and achieve financial flexibility.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Product Manager, Africa

Location: Nigeria
Employment type: Full Time

Responsibilities

• Lead the entire lifecycle of development for one area of the Branch product.
• This encompasses everything from researching new features and creating detailed specs to triaging bugs to managing the team’s workflow to shipping deliverables on time.
• Work closely with our engineering and operational teams to triage bugs and set high-level quarterly milestones.
• Draw insights from user research, experiments, and industry trends to set the team strategy and prioritize projects that sustainably grow our customer base and drive the adoption of new products.
• Set ambitious goals for yourself and our team. Manage workflow to ship deliverables on time.
• Evaluate, initiate, and manage partnerships with third-party vendors to help Branch achieve our product roadmap.
• Work closely with the engineering, design, marketing, and analytics teams across our global offices to grow our customer base through conversion rate optimization, retention, and re-engagement initiatives.

 Qualifications

• You have 3+ years of experience in product management with demonstrated ability to lead technical teams. Prior experience with a high-growth consumer software product or in a growth-focused role is a plus.
• You have demonstrated the ability to manage projects, bring clarity to ambiguous questions, and chart a path forward.
• You have proven intuition and skills for designing world-class customer experiences through well-honed user research techniques and mock-ups.
• You have top-notch analytical abilities including some familiarity with SQL. 
• You measure initiatives quantitatively, and you draw actionable insights to guide decisions.
• You are creative and have a track record of testing and launching new ideas.
• You know that startups are a team sport. You listen to others, speak your mind, and ask the right questions. You are a great collaborator and teacher. Effective written communication skills and the ability to work with remote teams are essential.
• You are eager to learn new skills, solve complex problems, and work closely with diverse teams, including Design and Engineering. 
• You are resourceful. You know how to do more with less, and you’ve worked on lean teams that have had a large impact. You are not afraid of big challenges, and you do whatever it takes to get the job done.

Benefits of Joining 

• Work in a mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Where we work:
  • Hybrid - we are remote first, with occasional in-office requirements.
• Fully paid life and health insurance benefit with Axa Mansard (Platinum plan)
• 28 days of annual leave, 30 days of sick leave and 7 days of bereavement leave
• Fully paid parental leave - 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave
• Annual professional development budget 
• Pension benefit
• Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one-time home office set-up budget
• Team meals and social events (Hybrid for now)
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to work and interact with a global team.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.