Product Manager
Role Description
We are looking for an ambitious, strategic yet detail-oriented Product Manager who
has strong collaboration skills, great technical acumen, excellent
communication skills, is familiar with how to use data to inform and drive
decisions and is motivated by driving change to better serve our customers.
In this role, you will work cross-functionally to guide products from
conception to launch by connecting the technical and business worlds. You can
break down complex problems into steps that drive product development while
maintaining an understanding of and appreciation for the larger aims and
objectives we’re building toward vis-a-vis our tech stack.
This
role requires a mix of product thinking, technical depth, user-centric design,
cross-team collaboration, and external customer engagement.
This role is a first time hire and the successful candidate can evolve over
time to a Senior Product Manager or a Head of Product if the responsibilities
are carried out efficiently.
Key
Responsibilities
●
Product strategy / leadership – Work with Peach leadership and other
stakeholders to co-create a product roadmap, based on reviewing product
specifications and requirements, appraising new product ideas, etc. and then
own the tactical implementation of this product roadmap, adjusting as necessary
with changing business contexts or factors.
● Management of product development cycle – Work collaboratively with
engineering, sales, marketing, legal, and other stakeholders – internal and
external – to scope needs, design product solutions, manage development and
deployment, and iterate as needed.
● Knowledge management – Maintain a deep
theoretical and applied understanding of Peach’s business model and our
decision-making factors, as well as the automobile market in Kenya / East
Africa more broadly, and apply a data-driven approach to product-based decision-making;
lead on product-related documentation and other relevant knowledge management
efforts.
● People management – Managing the day to day efforts and outcomes of
individuals directly involved in product development, including engineering and
external service providers, as well as assessing talent needs and recruiting,
hiring, and on-boarding of staff related to the Product team.
● Other – When/how needed, contribute to the future of Peach Cars apart from
tech / product development ~ help make and remake strategy and operations
across the business units, problem-solving for challenges and acting
thoughtfully but nimbly to take advantage of opportunities.
Preferred
qualifications:
●
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
● 5 years of experience in product management, or related technical roles.
● 1 year of experience building and shipping technical products.
● Experience developing/launching products/technologies within one or more of
the following: Cloud, SaaS, enterprise, internal tools, and/or supply chain
networks.
● Experience managing day-to-day technical and design direction.
● Experience in one or more of the following: cloud infrastructure, SaaS, big
data, security and privacy, development and operations, or artificial
intelligence/machine learning.
● Experience managing a product team / product organisation
● Knowledge of and practical experience in multiple functional areas such as
Product Management, Engineering, UX/UI, Sales, Customer Support, Finance or
Marketing.
● Ability to influence multiple stakeholders without direct authority.
Peach
Benefits
■ Competitive Salary
■ Health insurance cover
■ Flexible work plan/
hybrid work plan
■ Business related expenses
covered, including…
● Transportation during work hours / for work purposes fully covered
● Airtime and data used for work purposes fully covered
Peach Core Values
Peach Cars is a values-driven organisation. If you are interested in this role,
please be prepared to speak to the following values, including how you
understand them and would put them into practice in your efforts day-to-day.
● Ownership ~ Complete work is the expectation; going above and beyond is who
we are and what we do
● Respect ~ Communication is key and this is
always done in a respectful manner, no matter how difficult; as a team, we may
disagree but we commit
● Challenge ~ As a company, we are anti comfort zones; Peach is a place for
learning and growth
How to Apply
If
you meet the aforementioned requirements and are interested, please submit a CV
and statement of purpose to careers@peach-technology.com. Recruitment for this
role will be conducted on a rolling basis.
