Associate Product Manager Job Branch, Nairobi, Kenya
About the role
- Branch launched its lending business in India in 2019 and has seen rapid adoption and growth. We are growing our product and engineering team in India. As part of the product team, you will work closely with our global engineering team (distributed across three continents) to strengthen the capabilities of our existing product and build out new products for Branch.
- As a company, we are passionate about our customers, fearless in the face of barriers, and driven by data. As a product-driven org, we value bottom-up innovation and decentralized decision-making. We believe the best ideas can come from anyone in the company, and we create an environment where everyone feels empowered to propose solutions to the challenges we face. As a Product Manager, you will help the team achieve its goals through deep product work and servant-style leadership.
Responsibilities
- Participate and assist in the lifecycle of development for key areas of the Branch product. This encompasses everything from researching new features and creating detailed specs, to managing the team’s workflow and shipping deliverables on time.
- Work closely with our engineering and operational teams to triage bugs, define requirements, and set high-level quarterly milestones.
- Evaluate, initiate, and manage partnerships with third-party vendors to help Branch achieve our product roadmap.
- Draw insights from user research, experiments, and industry trends to set the team strategy and prioritize projects that sustainably grow our customer base and drive the adoption of new products.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated the ability to manage projects, bring clarity to ambiguous questions, and chart a path forward.
- Top-notch analytical abilities. You can measure initiatives quantitatively, and you draw actionable insights to guide decisions.
- You have solid technical fluency and can work effectively with engineers. You understand how systems are built, can reason about tradeoffs, and use that understanding to drive better product decisions.
- You know that startups are a team sport. You listen to others, speak your mind, and ask the right questions. You are a great collaborator and teacher. Effective written communication skills and the ability to work with remote teams are essential.
- You are eager to learn new skills, solve complex problems, and work closely with diverse teams, including Design and Engineering.
- You are resourceful. You know how to do more with less, and you’ve worked on lean teams that have had a large impact. You are not afraid of big challenges, and you do whatever it takes to get the job done.
Additional Criteria
- 1 to 3 years of experience
- Experience with Fintech industry would be good, but not a must-have
Benefits of Joining
- Competitive salary and equity package
- Fast-paced, collaborative, and high-autonomy work culture
- Hybrid work setup designed for flexibility and work-life balance
- Fully paid group medical insurance and personal accident insurance
- Generous paid time off, plus company-declared public holidays
- Fully paid parental leave for fathers and non-birthing parents (12 weeks), in addition to 26 weeks of statutory maternity leave
- Monthly WFH stipend, along with a one-time home office setup budget
- $500 annual professional development budget
- Quarterly social meet-ups and sponsored monthly team lunches
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