Description:
• Own product development from conception to launch.
• Manage ideation, business cases, demand and roadmaps.
• Ensure Engineering teams have 4-6 weeks’ refined backlog in each area.
• Run user research to validate use cases and product features.
• Define and analyze metrics to guide product development.
• Collaborate with UX and design teams to bring product ideas to life.
• Write technical specs, manage technical backlogs, and effectively prioritise new features vs. tech debt.
• Conduct demos of new and upcoming product capabilities.
• Work within and plan against a defined release schedule.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders to understand product vision & strategy.
• Effectively communicate with all levels of staff, including executive-level stakeholders.
• Run User Acceptance Testing and Sign-off on behalf of the business, as needed.
• Plan and coordinate across multiple engineering teams.
• Work closely with fellow engineering, design, and business leadership… to define our product vision and strategy and deliver tangible business outcomes across your product areas.
• Identify and resolve inefficiencies in product management tools, processes, and workflows.
• Recommend new methods for efficiency.
• Define and analyse metrics that mature the Product Management function.
Requirements:
• Demonstrate a strong passion for cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies.
• Has actively used cryptocurrency-related products and services within the past 2 years.
• Experience working in product development within a cryptocurrency-focused company is a plus.
• 5+ years experience, preferably in business applications development or product management.
• Background working within an Agile environment.
• Experience with non-functional requirements (Automation, CI/CD, Security).
• A track record of building exceptional products that delight your users and produce clear business impact.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects affecting many functions, including product, engineering, finance, compliance, and support.
• Ability to direct major cross-functional initiatives with effective prioritization and influence.
• Experience collecting both internal and external customer feedback and requests, empathizing with their challenges and opportunities, and prioritizing roadmaps to optimize results.
Benefits:
• Competitive salary: Get paid well to work in an exciting industry.
• Leave: Compliance with statutory leave required by individual countries, in addition to flexible leave.
• Remote work: Work from wherever you like – Employees to ensure that there is secure, stable internet connectivity to effectively work remotely.
• Home office setup: Mac laptop and a discretionary allowance to buy all the extras needed to work happily from home – all of it yours to keep after 3 years. Terms and Conditions will apply.
• Learning fund: An annual upskilling budget of R20,000 per employee, which will be converted to the respective currency of the employee’s payment, in addition to scheduled VALR training.
• Performance bonus: When you contribute to VALR’s success, you’ll be rewarded with discretionary bonuses.
• Regular get-togethers outside of work.
• Annual company retreats