Senior Product Manager, Fintech

Optasia is a fully enabled B2B2X financial technology platform covering scoring, financial decisioning, disbursement and collection. We are committed to enabling financial inclusion for all. We are changing the world our way .

We are seeking for enthusiastic professionals, with energy, who are results driven and have can-do attitude, who want to be part of a team of likeminded individuals who are delivering solutions in an innovative and exciting environment.

What you will do

• Assist on market research and identification of distribution partners in Africa
• Discover underserved segments
• Identify new asset classes
• Explore regulatory or market shifts
• Analyze competitor product gaps
• Define features
• Manage backlog
• Own CR prioritization
• Support initial product roll-outs and integrations
• Create detailed use cases, business requirements, and marketing requirements
• Conduct feasibility studies & write business plans
• Lead product design, development and release process for assigned products
• Coordinate the collection, description, analysis and prioritization of requests for new product functionality from customers and prospects, define MVP
• Monitor the developments and the dynamics of the fintech credit space
• Monitor the introduction of new credit product propositions
• Evaluate distribution partners and define products that fits their needs
• Prepare detailed business requirement specifications
• Prepare product requirement specifications (for new product ideas)
• Define GTM strategy
• Write/edit user manual, sales support documentation, proposal templates and other collateral
• Draft contract templates in conjunction with the legal team
• Engage with multiple stakeholders within our company to put together all the pieces of the product puzzle
• Train commercial and operations team on new product and new distribution partners
• Monitor and optimize the new products & partnerships during the 1st year of operations

What you will bring

• At least 5 years experience Product Management/Large Account Management experience
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in any related course (business degree, engineering)
• Ability to translate complex technical Specifications into clear user and commercial benefits
• Excellent PowerPoint and presentation skills
• Must have a facilitating and supportive attitude and a creative mindset
• Excellent knowledge of English language
• Ability to cope with fast changing technologies used in application developments
• Capability of integration in an international/multi-cultural environment

Why you should apply

What we offer

• 💸 Competitive remuneration package
• 🏝 Extra day off on your birthday
• 💰 Performance-based bonus scheme
• 👩🏽‍⚕️ Comprehensive private healthcare insurance
• 📲 💻 All the tech gear you need to work smart

Optasia’s Perks

• 🎌 Be a part of a multicultural working environment
• 🎯 Meet a very unique and promising business and industry
• 🌌 🌠 Gain insights for tomorrow market’s foreground
• 🎓 A solid career path within our working family is ready for you
• 📚 Continuous training and access to online training platforms