Product Manager – Digital Health at Safaricom Kenya

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are pleased to announce a vacancy for a Product Manager – Digital Health within the Public Sector Digital Transformation department under the CEO’s Office 

Reporting to the Tribe lead, Digital Health, the detailed role’s purpose will be : 

• Leading product development of Key health Verticals Including: Hospital Information systems (HIS), Drugs supply chain digitization, Health Information Exchange and Health Systems Interoperability, Health Insurance digitization, Telemedicine and Ambulance Management.
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams to define and deliver on Safaricom’s digital healthcare solutions for patients and providers while leading the execution of digital health business strategy and product portfolio.
• Lead healthcare agile squads in Conversion of ideas into action through stories, mockups, and prototypes, bridging the gap between idea.
• Lead a cross-functional team of internal and 3rd Party service contractors in development of various healthcare digital products and service.
• Develop a product roadmap that outlines the strategic direction of Digi-Health product and serves as a guiding document for the development team and product as well as lead overall product strategy.
• Align key stakeholders, prioritize features, and communicate the product vision to the entire organization. 
• Balance short-term objectives with long-term vision, ensuring that the product roadmap aligns with the overall Safaricom’s strategic goals on healthcare.
• Guide a roadmap through the product life cycle of strategy, OKR alignment, definition/requirements, delivery, and go-to-market.
• Work across teams (e.g., engineering, product, sales, marketing, security, and legal) and build partnerships to solve myriad complex problems in creative, thoughtful, and scalable ways.
• Oversee the development of your set of product features and determine which investments are most impactful to the business and why.
• Use data to support hypotheses and conclusions, for developing business cases and roadmap priorities, and to inform the success of the digital healthcare products.
• Continuously Stay on top of all relevant health care and consumer technology trends, competitors, and market offerings to ensure your products are best-in-class.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Delegation of Responsibilities to the squad members
• Oversight and Direction of the Agile Squad 
• Achievement of the Squad and tribe Objectives 
• Development planning and opportunities.
• Maintain employee work schedules including assignments, job rotation, training, vacations, and paid time off, telecommuting, cover for absenteeism, and overtime scheduling.
• Manage the overall operational, budgetary, and financial responsibilities and activities of the squad.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in medical sciences or computer sciences and a master's degree or higher in Health Informatics, Digital Health, Healthcare Administration, or Public Health engineering.
• 5+ years of Product Management experience and understanding of agile software development.
• 5+ years of experience in integrated healthcare solutions and/or services