Description : Why Airtel Africa?
At Airtel, we don't just make things we make things possible. Airtel Africa is on a mission to change the world by connecting people with ideas. We are building next generation systems to improve the quality of life for millions of users spanned across 14+ countries.
What will you do?
- Building Digital Consumer and Enterprise platform, products & team from scratch
- True enterprise problem Platforms and products built once, deployed for multiple enterprises / countries.
- True scalable products Products will be deployed in countries with subscriber base ranging from 100k subscribers to 200M subscribers
- Start-up culture with resources and scale of a multi-billion $ company
- Unparalleled responsibility and career opportunity to make a highly visible global impact
What will make you successful?
8+ years of full time technical product management experience within an engineering or technical teamDemonstrated success managing multiple major and concurrent programs to envision, develop and deliver Products.Prior experience conceptualizing and development plus delivery of Web Products.Significant experience working with software engineering leadership, technical teams and individual contributorsKnowledge of project management tools, like Jira and ConfluenceAbility to communicate authoritatively at a sufficient technical depthAgile coaching and practitioner experience (Scrum, Kanban) with multiple teamsExperience in managing all phases of end-to-end product developmentKnowledge of Internet client / server applications and systemsHands-on software development experience a plusWhat will you be responsible for?
Drive the product management and program management for a Web Application which will be used by millions of Airtel customers.Participate in one or more scrum teams as a product owner to define quarterly and sprint goals, set priorities and manage backlogWork with engineering and architecture leadership to define product and underlying platform capabilitiesCollaborate with the multiple functional teams in Airtel Africa to deliver features which might require upgrade of Core Platform capabilities.Liaise with other teams inside Airtel Africa that are instrumental in delivering the project management capabilitySet criteria for release readiness with regards to functionality of the solutionSupport multiple cross-functional technical teams to deliver their objectives in fast-paced and complex programs and projectsDevelop strong partnerships with engineering and product management leaders to drive focus on strategic and tactical program objectivesBuild strategic relationships with key technology and business leaders to ensure program successDrive teams and individuals in planning and executing roadmaps, releases, and work backlogsLead efforts to identify risks, resolve key project conflicts, and establish appropriate resolution pathsWork closely with the SRE team for deployment and delivery of features.(ref : hirist.tech)