Full-Time Senior Principal Product Owner Banking

About Cellulant: Cellulant is a leading Pan African payments technology company providing locally relevant and alternative payment methods for merchants. We offer a single API platform - Tingg - that enables businesses to collect payments online and offline, allowing various payment methods.

Our Story: Founded in 2003, Cellulant has experience in providing locally relevant payment solutions. We've evolved from digital content to mobile banking and payments, fostering strong relationships.

Our Vision: To enable seamless payments across Africa for businesses, banks, and consumers.

Job Title: Senior Product Owner Banking

Role Summary: We seek a skilled Banking Payments Product Specialist to drive product innovation in the African payments landscape. This role requires expertise in product management, a commercial mindset, and stakeholder relationship building.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Develop a comprehensive product vision aligned with business goals and industry needs.
2. Lead the product team in envisioning future innovations, benchmarking against market leaders.
3. Deeply understand banking product needs from a payment perspective.
4. Innovate and deliver cutting-edge payment solutions for banking customers.
5. Drive adoption of product management best practices.
6. Conduct detailed market research to identify trends, customer expectations, and technological advancements.
7. Analyze competitive landscapes, benchmark against leaders, and identify differentiation strategies.
8. Collaborate with customers to understand needs and tailor payment solutions.
9. Build strong stakeholder relationships.
10. Define the product roadmap, prioritizing features based on impact on customer satisfaction and business objectives.
11. Use data-driven insights to adjust priorities based on market conditions.
12. Foster cross-functional collaboration among Engineering, UX/UI Design, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Support.
13. Organize and lead cross-departmental meetings.
14. Manage all phases of the product life cycle, from concept to launch and post-launch analysis.
15. Implement agile methodologies for flexibility and rapid adaptation.
16. Ensure product development complies with local and international regulatory standards, including data protection, payment standards, and AML regulations.
17. Monitor and optimize KPIs to assess market performance and operational efficiency.
18. Analyze product usage and customer feedback for continuous refinement.
19. Utilize A/B testing, surveys, and data to make informed decisions.
20. Provide enterprise-level pre-sales support.
21. Communicate effectively with stakeholders (senior management, team members, external partners).
22. Prepare detailed reports and presentations summarizing product performance, market insights, and strategic recommendations.

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