Product Manager

Product Manager
About Umba
Our mission entails providing accessible and cost-effective financial services across Kenya, enabling our customers to take charge of their financial well-being. We are committed to seizing a unique opportunity to transform the financial landscape in Kenya by harnessing the power of machine learning to develop intelligent, affordable financial products tailored for emerging markets. Our machine learning models are continuously improving, and we leverage AI and automation to deliver banking solutions at the lowest possible cost to our expanding customer base.
We have acquired a deposit taking Microfinance bank to allow us to offer full digital banking services in Kenya. Our primary focus is to offer a comprehensive range of digital banking products through Android and iOS Apps, and we take pride in our culture of consistently surpassing customer expectations, which has fueled our rapid expansion.
We are actively seeking outstanding individuals who not only possess exceptional talent but also share our vision, determination, and sense of purpose. Join us in our endeavor to build the Pan African Digital Bank.

Job Description
Umba is currently in search of a Product Manager to join our team based in our Nairobi Office.
We are looking for someone to define, scope and manage our feature roadmap for the Kenyan market.

This person should have deep knowledge of the region, and an eye on the various competitors in the field.

The ideal candidate is a proactive and motivated individual who excels in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Working with our Vehicle Financing team and developing our feature set further with an emphasis on automation.
• Pushing to grow App use internally to retire any “offline” processes.
• Developing and managing UmbaPay (merchant payments) and Umba Payments. We want our payments experience to be best in class.
• Assessing competitors. What are we missing? What can we do better?
• QA the products that we are building
• Should be comfortable writing clear, concise PRDs as well as working with designers
• Work with internal stakeholders from risk, legal, operations, and executive management to translate business needs into product requirements.
• Establish product delivery timelines in close collaboration with the development team.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, engineering, data science, economics, or related technical field is preferred
• 3-4 Years of Product Management Experience
• Ability to translate complex problems and ideas into easily understood descriptions
• Proven ability to dive deeply into specific functional areas and learn a domain
• Proven ability to innovate and come up with ideas to help drive the product forward
• Proven ability to understand the business and engineering sides and get into technical detail
• Ability to assume a strong sense of responsibility and ownership in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent project management skills - delivery and action-oriented

Nice to have:

• Engineering background
• SQL, Python or any scripting abilities
• Startup mentality
• Experience in financial services

Work Status

• Valid work authorization for Kenya

Umba is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.