Product Manager
Posting Country: Lesotho
Date Posted: 05-Apr-2023
Full Time / Part Time: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
At Vodacom, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it’s our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this.
We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.
With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.
Description
Closing Date: 13th April 2023
The Product Manager shall report to the VCL Financial Services Managing Director and be responsible for the design, sample production, testing, forecast, cost, mass production, promotion, support, and finally product end-of-life of new products and features, setting commercial priorities with engineering teams and collaborating with stakeholder across the business. S/He shall gather feature requests, schedule releases and coordinate sprints. Lastly s/he should be able to identify user needs, help a customer understand a business value and work with cross-functional teams to manage product releases.
Job Responsibility
- Play a key role in setting the vision for the M-Pesa business.
- Champion the digital transformation of M-Pesa as we prepare for more of our customers and merchants to transition from feature phones to smartphones
- Drive the roadmap, incorporate research to create a transformative product
- Responsible for go to market launches working with commercial marketing teams on how to promote new features and products
- Be a customer advocate, drive superior customer experience
- Co-develop launch and go to market plans with local teams to drive uptake and engagement
- Drive commercial rationalisation: the achievement of growth objectives including market share, revenue, profit, and return on investment for all the products.
Requirements
- At least 6 years of professional experience in financial product management at a fintech, bank or other relevant digital business
- Strong knowledge of mobile money, fintech and financial services
- Keen understanding of digital product lifecycle & software/mobile development
- Proven experience with Agile/Lean management is advantageous
Not a perfect fit?
Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
Commitment from Vodacom
Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences – we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.