Venture Garden Nigeria (VGN) is a fast growing Software company with a vision to build an enduring organization with an ecosystem of value creators- while delivering high impact technology solutions for emerging markets through a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation. At VGN we wage war against the average, go beyond the ordinary to explore limitless opportunities; breaking the norms and aggressively pursuing success through- Relentless Hard-work, Pursuit of excellence, calculated risk taking and a hunger for knowledge and we have a lot of fun at it!
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Group Product and Platform Manager – Commercial & Operations
Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Job Description
- We are looking for a hands-on Product & Platform Manager – commercial and operations with deep enterprise platform expertise to achieve and deliver Venture Garden Group’s Platform Hold Co status.
- This is an exciting period of rapid growth for the company as we are transitioning from a product focused company to a platform-oriented company where our strategic business units can plug into data analytics and a payment platform, subsequently rolling out to companies within the VGG ecosystem and outside.
- This person should have a wealth of experience in product operations, product and technology strategy, and has a command of scalable architectures. This person thrives in ambiguity and is adept at shepherding value through the organization and into the market.
Principal Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Develop a team of product managers.
- Mentoring and fostering the development of best practices within the Product Management team
- Working across the organization to partner with and support various stakeholders key to delivering product
- Enabling customer-facing teams with product knowledge and direction
- Engaging with customers and lending product thought leadership in support of further product development, customer success, and BD activities
- Owning and managing the product backlog including writing stories, mitigating risk, prioritizing effectively, and unblocking the team
- Product thought leader on the platform including requirements, prioritization, and the roadmap
- Synthesizing market needs into product requirements and driving alignment with leadership on prioritization for the roadmap
- Leading design sprints and other cross-functional exercises to explore product opportunities
- Owning the product roadmap within a product line, and executing with cross-functional teams to deliver on it
- Collaborating with Marketing, Technology, and Engineering groups to develop and drive product strategy for a product line while ensuring alignment with greater business goals and objectives
- Articulating a compelling product vision and inspiring cross-functional teams to rally around it
- Systematizing and scaling product processes within the Product team and across the organization
- Enabling highest-leverage work for yourself and others
- Supporting customer audits as a Product SME
Qualifications
Essential Competencies:
- Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent.
- Led multi-disciplinary teams
- Product management of B2B SAAS enterprise platforms
- Excels at systems-level thinking
- Analytical and data-driven
- Comfort with a fast-paced environment and ambiguity
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Extreme focus on detail
- Collaborative work style
- Demonstrates initiative and results driven
- Customer and user-centric
- 5+ years’ experience in product management
- Experience in FinTech infrastructure is a plus.
- Experience in telephony/Telco Infrastructure is a plus.
Skills & Abilities:
- Excellent Communication
- Execution Focused
- Decision Making
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal Skills
- Leadership
Working conditions
- Flexibility is important.
- Equal opportunity
- The role is open to anyone who meets the above criteria regardless of race or nationality
Remuneration
Competitive based on experience.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note: The role is open to anyone who meets the above criteria regardless of race or nationality
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