The Role
As the Lead Product Manager, your mission will be to lead product strategy and execution for Kenya, one of Tala’s most exciting and longest running markets. As a key member of the Tala Kenya leadership team, you will be responsible for defining and delivering the future of our end to end product experience in Kenya, working in close collaboration with the Kenya GM and global product leads to achieve exceptional business results while delivering in market on Tala’s vision of financial agency for all.
What you’ll do
Develop and optimise the product strategy and holistic product roadmap for Kenya in collaboration with the GM and global product leads
Take innovative new product lines from concept through to execution and scaling, beginning with the Tala Account
Build business cases and drive outcome oriented product prioritisation decisions
Cultivate and communicate a deep understanding of Tala’s audience, opportunity, and competitive landscape in Kenya
Deliver clear and compelling product specs, partnering closely with engineering to ensure excellent development execution
Influence key stakeholders in Kenya and globally to drive a cohesive product and market strategy, generating strategic and operational alignment through excellent thought leadership, planning and communication
Lead quarterly and annual product planning for Kenya in close collaboration with country leadership and global product leads
Leverage quantitative and qualitative insights coupled with a deep understanding of both consumer behavior and the local financial services ecosystem to drive outsized impact and ROI
Collaborate with Marketing and Growth teams to drive go to market planning of new products and services in Kenya, beginning with the Tala Account
Actively contribute to corporate strategy and company culture as a key member of Tala’s Country Leadership team and leader of the country development squad
Qualifications
6+ years experience in Product Management, with track record of success in finance, consumer mobile apps or related industries
Demonstrated ability to ship products and deliver meaningful business resultsDeep understanding of the Kenyan FinTech and/or consumer mobile ecosystem
Capable consumer of modern analytics tools with strong data fluency
Strong understanding of modern development practices and planning processes
Comfort working in a fast paced, dynamic environment with distributed teams
Strong leadership presence with ability to vision set and manage through influence
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