Technical Product Owner
ICT
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Location : Nairobi Kenya
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Job type : Full Time
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Roles & Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute a product roadmap aligned with business goals; from ideation to deployment, ensuring a seamless and user-friendly experience for our marketplace users.
- Collaborate closely with product management to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Build and lead a high-performance product & engineering team.
- Own the end-to-end product lifecycle, from ideation to launch and continuous iteration.
- Use data-driven decision-making to prioritize features and improve user experience.
- Ensure lean development practices, focusing on fast iterations and MVP testing.
- Drive technical strategy and infrastructure to support scalability and performance.
- Collaborate with sales, marketing, and customer success teams to align product features with market needs.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing and sales, to ensure the successful integration of technology and business strategies.
- Foster partnerships with external educational institutions, content providers, and other stakeholders
- Stay ahead of EdTech, Saas trends and competitor analysis to maintain an innovative edge.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
7+ years of experience as a product leader in a high-growth startup, preferably in EdTech, SaaS, or a related industry.
Demonstrated traction, such as:- Developed and launched X product feature, leading to Y% increase in user engagement/conversion.
- Led a team of X+ engineers, shipping Y releases per month.
- Scaled infrastructure to support X number of users with minimal downtime.
- Strong knowledge of lean startup methodology, agile development, and rapid prototyping.
- Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, full-stack development, and AI/ML based solutions is a plus.