Website Kora
Product Manager
About the job
Kora is a payment infrastructure. We offer plug-and-play payment solutions for businesses to launch a tailored payment experience for their customers.Our vision, which is at the core of what we do every day, is to create a world void of digital financial barriers across Africa. We are committed to delivering reliable, secure, and easy-to-use digital financial solutions to every single customer with a guarantee that it is improving their lives.We strongly believe in our ability to find Water in the Desert and pick the Sands in the Ocean.We value positive energy, and clear communication and are committed to building an inclusive environment for people from every background.
About The Role
We are looking for a Product Manager to join our growing Product Management team at Kora.Product Managers at Kora own the end-to-end problem they are trying to solve with their team. As a Product Manager at Kora, you will execute a product strategy that enables seamless payment experiences for our users.This role is a unique opportunity to impact how global and local businesses accept payments from customers all over Africa.Here’s what you’ll be doing
- Strive to deeply understand user needs by conducting user research and identifying opportunities and pain points. And advocate for user needs through the cycle of building products.
- Define, document, and drive roadmaps, project plans, and precise product specifications that consistently deliver quality products for your customers.
- Work with a team of engineers and designers to discover solutions to customer pain points, and build and launch products for local and global businesses.
- Define and drive roadmaps, project plans, and precise product specifications that consistently deliver quality products.
- Ensure successful product launches by working cross-functionally with marketing, merchant success, sales, operations, legal, and compliance teams.
RequirementsWhat you’ll need
- 2+ years of experience in product management, with demonstrated experience in successfully building and shipping impactful products
- You have a good understanding of how software is built and operated and experience in building technical software products
- Excellent ability to bring clarity and focus to complex and ambiguous situations
- Strong customer empathy and experience shaping product direction and execution based on customer needs
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to collaborate and lead teams – Product roles bring responsibility without direct authority. We’re looking for leaders who can motivate and earn the trust of stakeholders and teams with a collaborative approach.
- Project Management skills – Previous experience seeing projects through from beginning to end and owning the entire process;
- Curiosity and drive
- Great attention to detail and cares about building quality products
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