API Product Manager at Safaricom Kenya

Job Description

Reporting to the Senior Manager – M-PESA Product Development the position holder will manage Safaricom’s Developer Portal, manage the API Product Road map and Product delivery while supporting and ensuring adherence to the overall divisional objectives of driving payments.

This role will also require that the position holder drives developer engagements and build partnerships with value adding organizations with the aim of growing a strong eco-system that will support the overall organizational API Strategy.

Roles

• Support and drive the overall API Strategy.
• Manage the API Product Roadmap and Product roll out.
• Develop differentiated cross-channel experience for our developers and partners through technological advances for existing and new products
• Develop and drive a developer engagement plan that will drive usage of available APIs and drive innovation.
• Support API Evangelism to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Simplify existing and new APIs enabling easier integration and ensuring that they are well documented
• Ensure clear reports on platform performance are shared with all key stakeholders.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical Field (preferably IT/Computer Science / Telecommunications Engineering)
• Passion for developer support and developer community engagement
• Work experience in a technical field to Line Management or Senior Engineer level.
• Hands on experience in modern software development / programming languages e.g. Java, C#, PHP, Python, C++, as well as SOAP, REST APIs.
• Project Management skills are an added advantage.
• Attention to detail with good organizational,planning, report writing and presentation skills.
  Good interpersonal skills and experience in partner management
• Proactive, confident, energetic with the ability to work under pressure, to tight schedules/deadlines and monitor and follow upon all actions taken.
• A highly motivated person with a positive attitude towards work, innovative, creative, results oriented with excellent analytical skills.