Summary

Kuda is a money app for Africans on a mission to make financial services accessible, affordable and rewarding for every African on the planet. We’re a tribe of passionate and diverse people who dreamed of building an inclusive money app that Africans would love so it’s only right that we ended up with the name ‘Kuda’ which means ‘love’ in Shona, a language spoken in the southern part of Africa.We’re giving Africans around the world a better alternative to traditional finance by delivering money transfers, smart budgeting and instant access to credit through digital devices.

We’ve raised over $90 million from some of the world’s most respected institutional investors, and we’re rolling out our game-changing services globally from our offices in Nigeria, South Africa, and the UK.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and customer-focused Product Manager to own the challenge of building and scaling Business Banking at Kuda. Our goal is to make Kuda Business Banking the go-to solution for entrepreneurs, small businesses, and growing companies across Nigeria.

In this role, you will be responsible for defining our strategy for growth, identifying and addressing the needs of different customer groups, and ensuring that the team builds products that truly delight our business customers. You will champion customer outcomes, drive product decisions, and help empower our cross-functional team to deliver meaningful financial products to small business owners.

You will work on the strategy, execution, and delivery of our business banking products, ensuring that they solve the most important customer problems. You will collaborate with the Senior Product Manager for Business Banking, as well as engineering, design, compliance, and many other teams to deliver a cohesive experience that changes the way businesses think about finance.

Responsibilities:

Define & Execute Product Strategy:

• • Develop and execute a product roadmap that scales Kuda Business Banking to thousands of businesses across Africa.
• • Identify significant user pain points or opportunities and define solutions that meet their needs.
• • Set clear goals, priorities, and metrics to evaluate product success and iterate accordingly.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• • Work closely with engineering, design, risk, and other stakeholders to coordinate dependencies and manage risks associated with product launches.
• • Partner with risk and compliance teams to mitigate any risks tied to new features, and ensure that regulatory requirements are met.
• • Constantly align plans with internal teams to unblock development and communicate effectively with Kuda customers.

Feature Development:

• • Drive features from definition through to release—coordinating across dependencies to move ideas from concept to implementation.
• • Prioritize the work that genuinely solves user problems, delivering MVPs when appropriate and iterating quickly based on user feedback.
• • Manage the backlog, ensuring features are delivered in a fast-paced and efficient manner.

Metrics & Performance Tracking:

• • Define key metrics, monitor product performance, and ensure features achieve intended business and customer outcomes.
• • Gather customer feedback and market insights to refine product strategy and continually enhance the product offering.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• • We’re a diverse and passionate team, driven to improve financial inclusion for millions of Africans.
• • You’ll have the opportunity to take ownership, drive results, and truly shape the future of business banking at Kuda.
• Our culture encourages sharing knowledge and ideas to continuously improve—ensuring everyone works productively, happily, and efficiently.

1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
2.  2 years of experience in product management, preferably with exposure to API products or developer- facing products.
3. Familiarity with API technologies, architectures, and best practices.
4. Strong analytical and problem- solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
5.  Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
6.  Experience with agile development methodologies and tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
7. Passion for delivering high-quality products that delight customers and drive business value.

Why join Kuda?

At Kuda, our people are the heart of our business, so we prioritize your welfare. We offer a wide range of competitive benefits in areas including but not limited to:

• A great and upbeat work environment populated by a multinational team
• Career development & growth
• Access to world-class L&D
• We are advocates of work-life balance and offer a 3 day per week remote working option
• Competitive annual leave
• Competitive pension
• Perkbox
• Life assurance
• We are advocates of work-life balance and offer a 3 day per week remote working option
• and more…

Kuda is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Kuda is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent.

We don’t regard colour, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.