Company Info
Large organization
101 to 150 Employees
Kuda Bank is a complete, app-based digital bank. Our objective is to be the go-to bank not just for Africans residing on the continent, but also for the African diaspora, wherever they dwell in the globe. Kuda is free of unnecessary banking fees and excels at assisting consumers with budgeting, spending wisely, and saving more. We raised the largest seed round ever seen in Africa and closed a Series A investment round in February 2021, which was headed by some of the world's best venture capital investors. Kuda is quickly establishing itself as the premier 'Neobank' for Africans, with offices in London (our headquarters), Lagos, and Cape Town, with more to open across Africa in 2021.
Kuda Bank is a complete, app-based digital bank. Our objective is to be the go-to bank not just for Africans residing on the continent, but also for the African diaspora, wherever they dwell in the globe. Kuda is free of unnecessary banking fees and excels at assisting consumers with budgeting, spending wisely, and saving more. We raised the largest seed round ever seen in Africa and closed a Series A investment round in February 2021, which was headed by some of the world’s best venture capital investors. Kuda is quickly establishing itself as the premier ‘Neobank’ for Africans, with offices in London (our headquarters), Lagos, and Cape Town, with more to open across Africa in 2021.
Title: Senior Product Manager – Core Banking
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
About the role
- We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to lead the development and growth of Nerve, Kuda’s in-house Core Banking Application.
- The ideal candidate should be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and passionate about building products that solve real consumer needs.
- As the Senior Technical Product Manager for Nerve, you will be responsible for leading the development of Kuda’s core banking platform in Nigeria, including technical upgrades, enhancements, and updates.
- You will collaborate with engineers, designers, data analysts, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions to Kuda’s customers.
Responsibilities
- Drive prioritization of features, balancing the requirements of stakeholders and providing trade-off recommendations when needed.
- Engage and coordinate with stakeholders across the organization (Compliance, Risk, Operations, etc.) to ensure all relevant technical requirements are captured and considered as part of the development cycle.
- Lead discovery process of technical features/solutions.
- Oversee end-to-end delivery of technical solutions, manage dependencies, raise risks and issues in a timely manner, and communicate development schedules to business stakeholders.
- Manage the backlog – plan and groom user stories with scrum teams, ensuring to follow proper definitions (Ready, Done, etc.) and detailed acceptance criteria.
- Support testing and deployment of technical solutions through the different stages.
- Create technical product-related documentation with the technical documentation team.
- Develop and maintain appropriate tracking and reporting of product performance post-launch to evaluate future enhancements and investments.
- Consult business stakeholders to identify and drive opportunities with partners / vendors / customers.
- Be the Functional and Technical SME on the Nerve system.
- Drive the requirements for Nerve upgrades, migrations, enhancements and updates, working in partnership with all other areas in different domains such as payments, statements, lending, engineering, etc.
- Ensure that the Never product and technical decisions are aligned with Kuda’s strategic goals and regulatory requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign equivalent).
- 7+ years of experience in technical product management and engineering.
- Experience with one or more retail banking cores and payments systems such as Finacle, Temenos, Flexcube, BankOne, Jack Henry, Finastra, etc.
- Experience working with cloud-based 3rd Party service providers.
- Experience with record-keeping systems, and personal financial management preferred.
- Proficient with agile/scrum, continuous integration, automated configuration management, test-driven development, and data center/cloud automation.
Deadline: Not Specified.
How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should Click Here to apply online
Note
- Kuda is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Kuda is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent.
- We don’t regard colour, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.