Head of Product

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Lula Full time

WHAT WE DO
We're Lula. We build innovative fintech products to help SMEs make cash flow. From instant access to funding to all-in-one business banking accounts and cutting-edge financial analysis tools, we're on it


Our purpose is to help SMEs manage their business better, faster, simpler, Lula, so they can spend more time doing what they love.


Speaking of love, we're looking for Lulas who love to make a difference to join our team and change the game.


WHY WE DO IT
We care about our family, our work, our community, our country.

We're passionate about EMPOWERING EVERY SME TO SUCCEED.

And to do it, we're BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF FINTECH PRODUCTS TO HELP SMES MAKE CASH FLOW.


Why? Because the more businesses that succeed, the more jobs, money, and opportunities for all South Africans - including Y.O.U.

So get curious.

Rise to the challenge.

Don't settle for average.

Shoot for amazing.

We're here to change the game, the norm, the world,

Because when we change something for the better, we change ourselves too.

You are.

We are.

Lula

OUR VALUES

Collaborative _- we're a clan and work together as a team, always towards a common goal_

Committed_ - we're accountable and follow through no matter the challenge_

Curious _- we look for better ways to do things and make a positive difference_

Connected_ - we stay close to, learn from and look to understand each other and our customers_

Compassionate_ - we go out of our way to care about our colleagues, our customers and our community_

OVERALL PURPOSE


A fantastic opportunity for a Product leader to grow our product management function by working closely with our executive team to set the direction of our product strategy, define long-term product roadmaps and work with all areas of our business to deliver a fantastic product.


We are looking for someone who is commercially minded, customer focused, passionate, with technical knowhow to ensure our Product team is working efficiently with Tech to tackle our biggest business challenges.


Your responsibilities will include:

  • Creating, owning and communicating the vision for our product strategy and roadmaps, alongside our Executive team, not only for existing but for future products too
  • Developing an effective Product Management function that is focused on usercentricity, is datadriven, and incorporates iterative product development
  • Stakeholder management you are the link between stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring buyin across the business and taking responsibility for the end product
  • Growing and leading a Product team direct line management for Product Owners and Product Designers, eliminating blockers for teams to work efficiently and overall responsibilities for tech deliverables
  • Building an understanding of our users through market research and customer engagement in order to adjust development accordingly and solve for problems along our customer journey
  • Work closely with our Marketing, Data and Engineering teams to understand business performance and key opportunities
  • Drive user testing and userfocused activities, to ensure our customers are always at the forefront of what we do
  • Be a champion of the product vision and strategy, implementing worldclass product development practises

THE COMPETENCIES WE'RE AFTER

  • Confident and experienced decisionmaker
  • Strategic, big picture thinker with the ability to execute and get things over the line
  • Strong collaboration skills and high EQ
  • Positive, high energy and committed to the mission and our values
  • Strong analytical skills and data insights to make product decisions
  • Deep knowledge of customer desires and behaviors
  • Willingness to roll up your sleeves in a startup, entrepreneurial environment
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor a team

THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • Bachelor degree in a relevant field or equivalent
  • 5+ years of experience in product management, ideally within a startup or highgrowth company bonus point for financial services or fintech experience
  • Proven ability to develop product strategies and effectively communicate recommendations
  • Successful track record as a Product leader with experience mentoring Product Owners
  • Experience defining product strategy and prioritising roadmaps collaboratively
  • Prior experience working with Engineering teams in an Agile environment
  • Experience with prototyping, testing, and validating product hypotheses, and have proven success at identifying MVPs which transition to valuable and appealing products
  • Technical acumen and genuine passion for technology
  • Wellversed in core concepts related to UI/UX design
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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