Product Manager (Data)

Do you have a passion for shaping data strategy? Are you ready to drive innovation and foster a data-driven culture within a dynamic organization? Are you able to develop a vision of what a product should look like? Sounds like you are fit for the Data Product Manager position!

The Company
Tiko (previously known as Triggerise) believes in a world where all youth have the power to choose where, when, and how they meet their sexual reproductive health needs. Our digital platform delivers scalable and verifiable sexual reproductive health services for young people in 6 main markets in Sub Saharan Africa - Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Zambia, South Africa and Burkina Faso. We work together with local communities and use nudges like reminders, discounts, and reward points to encourage our users to access and use sexual and reproductive health services. We also support our users in becoming micro-entrepreneurs and adding value to their economies.

Tiko has offices in South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Zambia, the UK, the Netherlands, and Portugal. Globally, our team consists of 160 enthusiastic, international colleagues. Whether you are working from our biggest office in Nairobi, the fast-growing office in South Africa, or from home, our people are young and our culture is global and dynamic. Our work environment is fast-paced, informal, and friendly. You can learn more about what being part of Tiko is like here.

We are open to remote work for this position and will happily accept applicants from anywhere in Kenya, South Africa and Portugal.

The Job 

We are looking for a Data Product Manager reporting to the Director of Product (data). The successful candidate will be tasked with the development, implementation, and management of data-related products. This role is instrumental in defining our data strategy, promoting a data-driven culture, and ensuring data is effectively utilized for business decisions.

Responsibilities - Will include but not limited to:

• Develop a comprehensive strategy for data products that aligns with our business objectives and create and maintain data product roadmaps.
• Engage with key stakeholders to ensure data product development aligns with organizational goals.
  
• Monitor key performance indicators to assess the success and impact of data products.
• Encourage collaboration across various teams, including data analysts, data engineering, machine learning, and business units, to enhance data product development.
• Keep up with industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitor products to maintain our competitive edge and understand the influence of data products on our performance.
  

About you

You are an outside-the-box thinker, and are, therefore, able to develop a vision of what a part of Tiko's product should look like and represents the end-user needs to the Data teams in order to achieve our vision.  

Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience being a Data Product Manager, for local, remote, and contracted partners in a distributed team
• Strong expertise in process engineering, process flow design, and documentation, with a focus on data structure/architecture, UX/UI (User Experience/User Interface), and design best practices.
• Exposure to developing CRM applications, including setting up governance, best practices, standards, and change management processes.
• Proficiency in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies.
• Deep understanding of digital platforms and their ability to address user needs.
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to convincingly present ideas to diverse audiences.
  

The rewards

At Tiko we believe in being open, also when it comes to salaries. The gross monthly salary bracket for this position is €2,851 - €4,277 in Portugal, R65 000 - R95 000 in South Africa, and Ksh322,823 - Ksh484,234 in Kenya, plus benefits. We will offer you a salary in this bracket depending on your level of experience and how it relates to your future colleagues. 

In addition to your monthly salary, we offer you:

• Good secondary benefits 
• A personal development budget
• Unlimited holidays, if you can make it work with your team you’re good to go
• Growth opportunities
• A product to help shape as we grow, to leave your mark on how we do things
• A vision that we trust that you will do your job without us having to invent unnecessary rules and regulations

The details

Interested? Click apply now below! Want more information? Check out our website or contact our Global Recruiter. We only accept applications through the apply links, not by email. 

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Tiko prioritizes integrity in our workplace and respects your privacy.

Tiko is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour by its employees at work, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct. This is why we will do reference and background screening checks on successful candidates before hiring. Tiko also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. As part of this scheme, we will request information from your previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during your employment, or incidents under investigation when you left employment. By applying for this position, you confirm you have read and understood these recruitment procedures.

We value your privacy and understand the importance of safeguarding your personal data. We invite you to review our privacy notice for the recruitment process to understand how we collect, use, and protect your personal data during the recruitment process. Click here to view the document. By applying for this position, you acknowledge that you have read and understood our privacy notice.