Head of Product – BitPesa Product at AZA Finance

Aza Finance (Formerly Known as Bipesa) is an established provider of currency trading solutions which accelerate global access to frontier markets through an innovative infrastructure.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Product – BitPesa Product

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

Description

We are passionate technologists who believe in making a difference to the lives of millions living in emerging markets. We aim to change the landscape of finance and remittance.
If you’re someone that loves to solve complex problems using only the tools you build, then you’re already the right fit to join us as at AZA. The AZA product team is known for their cross functional product knowledge and hands on approach to getting things done.
We are looking for a Head of Product to lead BitPesa, our crypto product, focusing on Bitcoin. Our product and engineering headquarters are located in London, with distributed teams in Lagos, Nairobi and remote colleagues across the UK.

In this role, you will:

Manage the entire product lifecycle from planning to implementation
Collaborate cross-functionally with internal stakeholders to develop and iterate on workflows and product features
You will analyze user behaviour and conduct research to identify trends within our target customer base and translate those insights into product features
Work closely with design and engineering to build features, test, learn, and go-to-market ensuring execution against the high level product roadmap
Define and analyze metrics that inform the success of products after any launches
Design new strategies and tactics to support expansion in frontier markets
Build a strong and diverse team, manage performance, and skills development of direct reports

Requirements

7+ years of product management experience working in the crypto space
3+ years of people management experience leading product teams
Has a demonstrated ability owning and driving results in an innovative and fast paced environment
Quickly grasps complex concepts and distills them down to something simple and easy to understand
Is exceptionally strong in both quantitative and qualitative analysis and demonstrates superior communication skills to stakeholders across the business
Is naturally curious and inquisitive and doesn’t readily accept the status quo.
Has a demonstrated ability to conceptualize, manage and prioritize across multiple competing priorities
Uses data to drive decision making
Has a background in product design, working on user interfaces
Financial services experience is a plus