Product Manager at YLabs

JOB SUMMARY

Product Managers play a key role in bringing products to a consumer market. They coordinate the creation, design, implementation, and launch of products.   

The Product Manager is responsible for the product planning and marketing of CyberRwanda, including managing the product and service workstreams of each product lifecycle. They will gather and prioritize requirements, and plan and scope tasks to ensure delivery and launch, based on informed, data-driven, strategic decisions.  

This is a full-time, 12-month contractor role, which requires the candidate to be located in either of the following timezones: WAT, CAT, or EAT.  

ABOUT YLABS’ COMPENSATION

YLabs adheres to Project Fair’s principles and standards  to establish equity in pay with the overriding principle of “equal pay for work of equal value” outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals. All salary ranges are based on level within the organization and are competitive to regional and national salary benchmarks, based on the respective office location. 

PAY RATE

The pay range for this position is RWF17,437,625 - RWF22,312,500 gross per year, commensurate with experience. 
YOU WILL:

Strategy & Metrics

• Define product vision in collaboration with Design and create buy-in internally and externally to ensure alignment and focus. 
• Formulate product ideas and features and inform decision making through an analytical and metric-driven lens. 
• Synthesize quantitative data from tools such Google Analytics and Heat Maps to provide recommendations for product improvements. 
• Own the product roadmap and aggregate product ideas into a cohesive and high impact product requirements and technical specs, with a focus on success metrics (KPIs, OKRs).

Work Planning & Roadmapping

1. Manage product roadmap and backlog. 
2. Maintain and update processes to ensure documentation, reports, and plans are relevant, accurate, and iterative. 
3. Translate product strategy into detailed requirements, user stories, and product specifications.
4. Research and formulate a plan and framework for implementation, preparing necessary deliverables such as strategy documents and roadmaps. 

Organization & Communication

1. Facilitate meetings, standups, and workshops with the internal team, and key partners and stakeholders to ensure features are delivered on time and on budget.  
2. Scope, plan, and delegate tasks to team members, keeping in mind level of effort and prioritization. 
3. Collaborate closely with the team, especially design and development to test and launch new features at a steady and suitable cadence. 
4. Effectively track and communicate project status, metrics, and next steps, ensuring that the team is aligned on strategic objectives.

YOU ARE:

1. Highly organized, efficient, and structured. 
2. An active listener, passionate about meeting user needs.   
3. An excellent communicator, both with internal team members and partners. 
4. Able to look at the bigger picture by thinking outside the box. 
5. Proactive about forecasting and measuring product performance. 
6. Great at time management and juggling multiple tasks. 

YOU HAVE:

1. Extensive experience of the full software development cycle. 
2. Experience working on native applications as well as web applications. 
3. Ability to go from scoping requirements all the way to actual launch.
4. Data-driven and analytical. 
5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
6. Ability to influence cross-functional teams. 
7. Attention to detail and ability to keep a team on deadline. 

DESIRABLE:

1. Knowledge or experience of product marketing 
2. Experience with Human-Centered Design 
3. Knowledge or experience conducting market research 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONThis is a 12 months contractor role which is remote. Preferences will be given to candidates based in Rwanda or EAC with a flexibility to work remotely.