Product Brand Manager

• Company: Sheerlogic

• Location: Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya

• State: Nairobi

• Job type: Full-Time

• Job category: Administrative/Secretarial Jobs in Kenya

Sheerlogic is seeking to engage a self-propelled Product Brand Manager for period of 6 months.

The job holder will Drive E2E product development processes for products, processes and initiatives from concept through to post launch.

He/she will also grow revenues by ensuring products rolled out achieve business targets, enhance customer experience and are cost effective.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and define requirements for products rollout;

• Evaluate and resolve technical feasibility and design optimization;

• Ensure that the marketing requirements are understood by the delivery teams – Technology and external vendors;

• Drive in the tender process for critical marketing projects;

• Research and monitor existing customer base and industry developments and identify potential new product opportunities;

• Coordinate E2E product development process, using the approved process;

• Ensure all products are properly documented, processes are defined and cascaded to all teams internally;

• Develop test plans, coordinate end user tests (UATs) to ensure the functional requirements are met;

• Prepare product board briefs ,design and develop business cases, in coordination with the Finance team;

• Training – coordinate Training Of Trainers for new products and organize frequent refresher trainings;

• Ensure standards and requirements are met through conducting quality assurance tests;

• Collect post launch feedback and design products improvements;

• Manage internal stakeholders, and external stakeholders;

• Partners on boarding on strategic collaborations;

• Contracts negotiations with business partners for mutual benefit;

• Monitor project progress and handle any issues that arise;

• Act as the point of contact and communicate project status;

• Escalate any product issues in a timely fashion, in liaison with Customer facing teams (Customer care, Retail & Online);

• Bi-weekly products update.

Qualifications

• BSc in Business Administration, IT or related field;

• PMP / PRINCE2 certification is a plus;

• At least 2-3 years of marketing experience, as a product development manager preferably in ICT industry;

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio and Excel;

• An ability to prepare and interpret flowcharts, schedules and step-by-step action plans;

• Proven work experience as a Products & Project Coordinator or similar role;

• Experience in project management, from conception to delivery.

How to Apply

Send your CV to recruitment@sheerlogic.co.ke by 23rd March 2018 noon. Indicate “Product Brand Manager” as the email subject.