We are pleased to announce the following vacancy
in the M-PESA Product Development Department within the Financial
Services Division. In keeping with
our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria
indicated below.
Brief Description
Reporting to the Senior
Manager -M-PESA
Product Development, the role
holder will be responsible for the delivery of Financial Services products in line with the divisional
road maps and ensuring that the delivered products and services are aligned to
organizational objectives and strategic goals.
Detailed Description
- End to end delivery of planned product roadmap
items - Enhance existing products to meet desired business values and
adapt to changing environments - Manage Solution
vendors and Business Partnerships involved in actualizing product roadmap - Leverage on new
technologies to deliver cutting edge products and services. - Drive innovation
through research and insights - Ensure requirements for new functionalities, features and system
enhancements are properly specified, tested and documented as well as adheres
to the laid out processes & procedures; - Timely delivery of products to the expected quality and within approved
budget - Provide timely project reports and ad hoc management reports
- Ensure that capacities in new systems & platforms are aligned
with business forecasts to minimize service disruptions. - Ensure new solutions and products are well documented and processes
aligned with all stakeholders.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
in a technical Field (Preferably IT/Computer Science/Telecommunications /
Electrical & Electronics Engineering) - Project
Management Certified – PMP / PMI / Prince 2 or equivalent - Software Quality
Assurance and testing skills and experience - Work experience
in a technical field to Line Management or senior developer level. - Experience in
managing multiple projects simultaneously; from start to finish; of a 3 –
12-month duration; which have impact across a company, on customers and the
revenue generation capability of the organization; - Good
understanding of financial principles, understands financial ratios, can
interpret standard financial statements - Good
understanding of the Kenyan market, subscriber preferences and subscriber
trends - Attention to
detail with good organizational, planning, report writing and presentation
skills. - Proactive,
confident, energetic with the ability to work under pressure, to tight
schedules/deadlines and monitor and follow up on all actions taken. - A highly
motivated person with a positive attitude towards work, innovative, creative,
results oriented with excellent analytical skills. - A proven team
player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. - IT Business
Analysis skills
Additional Details
As part of the
interview process external candidates should prepare the following
documentation which will be required at a later stagebased on
your performance in the interviews/assessments.
a) An updated CV with contacts of three referees, 2 who must be
professional and must have supervised you at some point, the other referee can
be a colleague in the same professional field.
b) Kenyan Certificate of Good Conduct (Less than 1 year old) or a receipt
of the same from the CID pending release of the hardcopy document.
c) Clearance certificate from a reputable Credit Reference Bureau (CRB).
d) University Degree Certificate/ Letter of completion from University in
case you have not received your degree certificate.
e) National ID/Passport.
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