A Financial Ecommerce Corporate offering innovative products in investments, loans and savings accounts is in search of an experienced product manager to lead its multi-disciplinary development team. The ideal candidate should have a keen eye for gaps in consumer product offerings and an innovative mindset to fill them. The desired candidate should be a highly skilled market analyst with a proven ability to strategize the full lifecycle of product production — from conception through release. A confident leader who has experience guiding cross-functional teams in the successful creation of products that improve consumer experience and grow market share.

Objectives of this Role

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Drive the product and business-planning process across

cross-functional teams of the company

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Analyse consumer needs, current market trends, and potential

partnerships from an ROI and build vs. buy perspective

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Assess current competitor offerings, seeking opportunities for

differentiation

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Analyse product requirements and develop appropriate programs to

ensure they’re successful achieved

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Develop, implement, and maintain production timelines across

multiple departments

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Appraise new product ideas and strategize appropriate to-market

plans

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities

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Drive the execution of all product lifecycle processes for

products, including product research, market research, competitive analysis,

planning, positioning, roadmap development, requirements development, and

product launch

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Translate product strategy into detailed requirements for

prototype construction and final product development by engineering teams

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Create product strategy documents that describe business cases,

high-level use cases, technical requirements, revenue, and ROI

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Analyze market data to develop sales strategies, and define

product objectives for effective marketing communications plans

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Collaborate closely with engineering, production, marketing, and

sales teams on the development, QA, and release of products and the balance of

resources to ensure success for the entire organization

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Develop product positioning and messaging that differentiates

[Company X] and its features across primary market segments

Skills and Qualifications

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Bachelor’s degree in product design or engineering

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Strong experience in a dynamic product management role

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Proven experience overseeing all elements of the product

development lifecycle

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Highly effective cross-functional team management

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Previous experience delivering finely-tuned product marketing

strategies

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Exceptional writing and editing skills combined with strong

presentation and public speaking skills

Preferred Qualifications

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Master’s degree in product design or engineering

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Previous software and web development experience

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Proven experience working as a product developer in a

non-managerial role

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Demonstrable knowledge in SEM and online advertising