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Lulalend is a FinTech company with a belief in the power of small business, making a difference, building a better solution and striving for excellence. We work hard to empower businesses across South Africa with the funds they need to grow. Lulalend offers small business funding of between R20 000 - R250 000 to businesses that have been in operation for at ...
About the job
OVERALL PURPOSE
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Product Owner to join a growing fintech business. This role will see you working very closely with our Engineering team to define and manage our product backlog, ensuring we deliver a best-in-class product. Working collaboratively with our Head of Product and Engineering Team Leads, you will be responsible for our product and its end-to-end features.
Our current Tech team is lean, and we’re looking for someone who can work alongside our Developers to remove blockers, work effectively and continuously adapt to ensure we deliver the best product to our customers. You’ll be successful in the role, if you can inspire and motivate our Engineering team to deliver top-class solutions with a healthy sense of urgency.
Responsibilities will include:
Driving the delivery of Lula’s roadmap
Creating clear and actionable feature specifications by gathering requirements, defining functionality, and setting goals
Collaborating with Lula’s Tech teams (Engineering, Design, etc.) to iteratively and quickly deliver product functionality that accomplishes our goals
Gaining a deep understanding of our customer’s needs and what progress for them looks like
Using data and product analytics to generate actionable insights and turn these into measurable and impactful business outcomes
Gathering and using customer feedback to understand how users engage with our products to drive meaningful outcomes for the business
Aligning our bigger picture and strategy to daily work and deliverables
Driving business impact by mapping product functionality and commitments to the strategic objectives of our channels and the business
Defining a clear roadmap of highly prioritised features and initiatives that deliver against our business vision
Collaborating and building excellent relationships
Proactively working with stakeholders to factor their requirements into product decisions.
Influencing peers and direct reports with the goal of enabling them to successfully deliver on their product areas, to continuously grow their product craft and deliver meaningful business outcomes
Influencing and persuading Lula’s senior managers and executives to help achieve goals, remove blockers and deliver meaningful business outcomes
THE COMPETENCIES WE’RE AFTER
Strategic
Goal-driven
Results focussed
Data-driven
Quick on your feet
Ideator
Strong collaboration skills
Problem-solver
Stellar communication skills
Customer-first
Ability to delegate
Passion for working with people
THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Bachelor degree in a relevant field or equivalent
Product owner certification an added bonus
Experience working as a Senior Product Owner, ideally within a start-up or high-growth company
Experience with prototyping, testing, and validating product hypotheses
Experience defining, prioritising and communicating a product roadmap across the organisation
Managing and building out a backlog with a focus on iterative and continuous delivery
Hands-on experience working with Engineering teams in an Agile environment
Experience building products iteratively by applying lean principles and focusing on MVPs
Understanding of agile development process
Technical acumen and genuine passion for technology
Understanding of core concepts related to UI/UX design
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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