Our client is transforming communities across Africa by revolutionizing access to essential
goods and services. By connecting small merchants to the digital economy, we fix inefficient
supply chains and provide services previously unavailable to informal businesses. Our client
aims to provide everything a retailer needs, no wholesalers or banks necessary.

Thousands of retailers across Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda use our clients mobile
ordering and delivery platform to receive the goods they need as quickly and cheaply as
possible while also accessing growth financing for the first time. The client is looking to grow

their team with highly talented and motivated employees who are excited to work in a fast-
paced and dynamic startup environment.

Are you an experienced, data-driven & highly technical product management professional with an extensive background in the financial services technology industry? If so, then this is the job you are looking for.

Our client would like to fill the position of Product Manager – Financial Services who will
be reporting to the Global Head of Product.

The position holder will be responsible for reporting on profitability per product and category and
developing product marketing budgets and plans for various flagship products.
This role will be ideally based out of one of our offices in
• Nairobi, Kenya (HQ)
• Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Kampala, Uganda
• Kigali, Rwanda
• Bangalore, India
This role may also be remote as long as the time zone difference to East Africa is not impractical.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Take charge of developing the product vision and planning the roadmap for financial services.
• Perform in-depth qualitative field research with customers and credit management teams as well as quantitative research on credit disbursement and repayment behavior
• Determine essential features for development that will grow the loan book and minimize PAR
• Prepare meticulous make-or-buy analyses for key technology implementations
• Draft detailed product requirements for UX designers and engineering teams
• Lead sprint execution in collaboration with engineering management
• Communicate & coordinate diligently with technology stakeholders
• Plan and orchestrate feature releases
• Measure & report success on implementations

• The ideal candidate has ≥3 years’ experience in designing & implementing as well as integrating third party financial services technologies for underserved communities in Africa or Asia and possesses the following skills & traits
• Expert in agile product management practices and tools
• Deep knowledge of successful micro-lending approaches
• Experience in developing essential fintech features such as proprietary credit scoring algorithms and tools to optimize repayment behavior
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Diligent and forthcoming collaborator across multi-disciplinary teams

Minimum Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Accounting or related fields
• 5 years’ experience in product, business development and sales from the industry
• CPA (K) /ACCA or its equivalent

Competencies and Skills required;

• High interpersonal skills and ability to interact with people from all walks of life.
• Attention to detail.
• Numerical acumen and analytical.
• Holding people accountable
• Good planning and organization skills.
• Team player with proven leadership skills.
• Good decision maker.
• Delegation and management skills.
• Strategic Orientation
• Business Focus
• Evaluation & Reporting
• Ethical and holds high integrity

How to apply: If you are interested in the position and have the skills and talents our client is looking for please make your application through our website www.dorbe-leit.co.ke before close of business 10th December 2020.Only successful candidates will be contacted.