Product Owner at Lami

Lami is an insurance technology company pioneering the digital insurance space, on a mission to break the 3% insurance penetration barrier in Africa and provide a safety net for every person in the continent. Our headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya.

Project Description

Lami is looking for eager product owners to support its growing business needs for 2021. The goal of this position is to align product strategy and roadmap to the company’s vision and strategy.

As a product owner, you will be responsible for product planning and execution throughout the product life cycle. You will be responsible for gathering and prioritising product and customer

requirements, defining the product vision and working closely with engineering, sales, marketing and support to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met.

Project Deliverables

• Define the product development strategy, roadmap and planning in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Analyse and elaborate current marketing requirements based on user research and design thinking
• Elaborate product requirements with prioritised features and corresponding justification for prototype design and final product development by engineering teams
• Develop, implement, and maintain production timelines across multiple departments, and track releases
• Create product strategy documents that describe business cases, high-level use cases, technical requirements, revenue, and ROI
• Analyze market data to develop sales strategies, and define product objectives for effective marketing communications plans
• Collaborate closely with engineering, production, marketing, and sales teams on the development, QA, and release of products and balance of resources to ensure success for the entire organization
• Develop product positioning and messaging that differentiates it across primary market segments
• Run beta and pilot programs with early-stage products and samples

Skills & Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years experience as a Product Manager
• Demonstrated success defining and launching excellent products
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree (MBA preferred)
• Technical background, with experience in fintech, insurtech, B2B products.
• Excellent teamwork skills
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Examples and at least one sample of a product delivered in the past