This job involves translating Product Manager strategies into development tasks, managing product backlogs, setting and prioritizing work for a Scrum team, communicating project objectives and timelines, escalating project blockers, ensuring value capture, and maintaining product features and functionality. The role also involves serving as a liaison between product and development, staying accessible to development, engaging in stakeholder management, crafting stories about analytics' importance in business decision-making, and acting as an ambassador for a digitally-minded organization.
The ideal candidate should be a trusted partner for African colleagues, able to tell compelling stories, build strong rapport, and be comfortable with ambiguity. They should be quick to learn new business domains, comfortable with leading engagement sessions, accountable for work delivery, and able to build excitement for analytics to improve employee lives.
Education and experience required include a Bachelor or Master's degree in Business, Management, Analytics, Engineering, Information technology, or a related discipline, 2+ years of experience in technical product management, preferably in AI/ML or BI, strong problem-solving skills, excellent stakeholder management and communication, experience with Design Thinking philosophies, and familiarity with FMCG. Experience in management consulting is also a bonus.
