Head of Product (VP) at Parvana

What you will be doing:

• Come up with and promote a product vision and strategy that works with and improves the company's overall goals.
• Create and maintain a product roadmap that prioritises key features, sets timelines, and makes the best use of resources for product development.
• Oversee the entire product lifecycle, from idea generation, concept testing, and development to launch and post-launch improvement.
• Build, lead and inspire a high-performing product team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
• Work closely with teams from different areas including engineering, design, marketing, sales, and others to ensure alignment and smooth product delivery.
• Conduct and use market research, user feedback, and competitive analysis to find opportunities and inform strategic product decisions.
• Lead successful product launches and drive adoption, partnering with marketing and sales to develop and execute impactful go-to-market strategies.
• Keep an eye on product performance, finding areas for improvement and optimisation.
• Be a key communicator and influencer, engaging with stakeholders at all levels, and ensuring the fun, innovative, team-driven company culture is strengthened and sustained.

What is needed:

• A relevant tertiary qualification is a big plus
• You need at least 12+ years experience leading product teams and a proven history of successful B2C products and you know how B2B works.
• Experience in payments or fintech is a must.
• You need to have built and led successful product teams and launched B2C products that people actually use. Deep technical skills will make you stand out.
• You need to be a strategic thinker who can create a product vision and roadmap that helps the company grow and change.
• You need expert knowledge of how to manage B2C and B2B products.
• You need strong technical skills and the ability to work with engineering and development teams.
• You're passionate about customers and committed to giving them a great experience.
• You're data-driven and can use data to make product decisions and measure success.
• You have outstanding communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, and can influence and inspire everyone in the company.
• You're a problem-solver who can handle tough situations.
• You have executive presence and can represent the company at events and with key stakeholders.