Contec Global Group - Product Head

About Company:

NowNow is an Innovation FinTech Company. Our mission is to create new possibilities by making technology available to masses in Nigeria and other African Countries. We are here to positively contribute and challenge the existing payment system in the country, to promote mobile wallets, improve financial inclusion to banked and especially the unbanked disadvantaged and low-income segments of the society at affordable cost.

NowNow is a leading B2B, B2C FinTech Company in Nigeria and Angola, we are also rapidly growing our product suite and technology platform internationally.

We are involved not just in payments but in building out the world's best technology ecosystem that digitizes cash and provides financial inclusion through technology in order to provide dignity and a better life to Africans.

Our ecosystem provides the best possible service and digital tools for Merchants, Agents and Consumers so that they can transact and grow together with a high-quality cross-functional team of 250+ we align through clear metrics, data-informed decisions, and an agile framework to deliver & monetize products and features that are human-centered and designed to be relevant to an ever- changing market.

Our engineers work on multiple platform capabilities on a wide range of technologies including REST APIs, Java, Java Springs, Hibernate, Oracle, AWS, micro-services etc.

If you are looking for an opportunity to build creative technology solutions, NowNow is the right place for you.

Company Info

Website https://nownow.ng/

- Own & drive the end-to-end product strategy and growth for one or more top verticals.

- Own & drive the user experience on Android, iOS, and WEB for these verticals. Understand the user & needs (both spoken & tacit) and identify current gaps in the system.

- Ship products with Engineering and Design based on the agile framework.

- If needed, interface with external partners/aggregators/government bodies/financial institutions in order to get clarity on the path forward & deliver within aggressive deadlines.

- Evaluate the impact of your changes by analyzing data & sharing insights with the broader team.

- You should be a power user of your product & know it better than anyone else in the company.

- Help the Business team define clear & differentiated value propositions that they can offer to customers/merchants/aggregators etc. in the market

Qualifications:

- BTech./BE/M.Tech in Computer Science or equivalent and/or MBA from top business school

- Minimum 10+ years of experience in product management and technology experience.

- Previous Product Management experience in the payment gateway.

- Previous programming experience is a double plus

Key Competencies:

- Has the capability to drive projects to fruition; no matter how complex or ambiguous the environment is.

- Thrives in a cross-functional and fast-paced, startup environment. Is not afraid of rolling up their sleeves and getting their hands dirty with minute details.

- Sweats the small things - font types, alignment, UI, UX, etc - you get our drift!

- Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and analytical skills, with the ability to evolve

- Product strategy based on customer research, data, and industry trends.

- Stays on top of what is happening in the industry & molds the product to make it future proof

- Articulate communication skills