Product Strategy Manager at Pesapal

Responsibilities

• Define and champion multi-year product strategy, vision, and goals aligned to business objectives.
• Lead market discovery: competitive analysis, customer research, regulatory trend mapping.
• Translate strategy into clear product roadmaps with business cases, value hypotheses, and measurable outcomes.
• Own prioritization frameworks for the portfolio (RICE, MoSCoW, value/effort scoring).
• Mentor and guide junior Product Managers on product discovery, delivery, and stakeholder management.
• Drive alignment across engineering, operations, sales, compliance, and leadership teams.
• Ensure regulatory compliance (PCI-DSS, AML, GDPR, data privacy) is embedded in design and execution.

Expected Outcomes

• Clear long-term product vision with validated customer & market insights.
• High-quality product roadmaps that drive growth and operational scalability.
• Strong cross-functional alignment and predictable delivery.
• Consistent compliance adherence with zero regulatory breaches.

Required Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• MBA or postgraduate qualification is an added advantage.

Experience

• 5–8+ years of experience in Product Management (preferably in fintech, payments, or SaaS).
• Proven track record of launching and scaling successful digital products.
• Experience leading junior PMs and leading cross-functional product development teams.