Job Description
We’re looking for an energetic leader to help us build a new product – an online directory of the best advisory services in Africa and South Asia. You’ll drive the creation, delivery and uptake of the product, which aims to bridge a critical information gap in emerging markets. Your work has the potential to be exciting, innovative and deeply impactful.
Role Description
You’ll drive the product from concept to launch. You’ll build a team and set of processes around the product. You’ll design a marketing strategy that builds a community around the product. You’ll do this from within a new, entrepreneurial team at CDC, one of the biggest investors in Africa and South Asia. This will give you both a start-up environment to operate within, as well as the support that comes from a larger organisation.
Responsibilities
Strategy
- Set the strategic direction for the product
- Design the business plan to commercialise the product
Product Management
- Gather user and service provider feedback
- Manage our digital agency
- Lead development of a great front-end for the product
- Lead development of a back-end database and CRM
Team Management
- Manage the tech agency, data team and marketing team
- Train team in product management best practices
- Design in-house digital team to manage the product in the long-term
Minimum Qualifications
- 7 years start-up/product management experience in the tech sphere
- Creating a product roadmap and structuring design sprints
- Proven experience managing cross-functional teams
- Sales and marketing experience
- A good understanding of customer and user experience testing and design
- Comfort working in a face paced, start-up environment with a growing team
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong data analytics capabilities
- Ability to communicate with a range of stakeholders in a collaborative manner
- Passionate about international development
- MBA or similar