Business, strategic management Jobs for Senior-level in Africa

5 jobs found

Ecobank Uganda Limited

Head Products

Kampala

Uganda

KCB Group

Head of Groups, Banks and Saccos

Nairobi

Kenya

KCB Group

Head Capital Mobilisation

Nairobi

Kenya

KCB Group

Head, Ecosystems and Value Chain Banking

Nairobi

Kenya

Equity Bank Kenya

Senior Program Manager

Nairobi

Kenya

Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria

Head of Compliance, Nigeria and West Africa

Lagos

Nigeria

Closed for applications
Opportunity Bank Uganda

Head of Compliance

Kampala

Uganda

Closed for applications
Ecobank Uganda Limited

Head Distribution & Integrated Channel

Kampala

Uganda

Closed for applications
First Bank of Nigeria Limited

Head, Credit Card Business

Lagos

Nigeria

Closed for applications

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KCB Group

Senior Manager Oil, Gas & Extractives

Nairobi

Kenya

Closed for applications
Ecobank Uganda Limited

Banking + 2 more

Head Products

Job details

Contract Type

Description

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering or related field; MBA or equivalent preferred.
  • Minimum 8–10 years of product management experience in financial services.
Responsibilities

Business and Financial performance

  • Define the overall product strategy and roadmap for consumer, SME and commercial banking, aligned with the affiliate’s strategic objectives.
  • Lead the product management function, overseeing product managers responsible for deposits, lending, payments, cards, digital channels and other offerings.
  • Identify market opportunities, customer needs and competitive gaps through research, analytics and customer feedback.

Customer Excellence

  • Manage product life cycles from ideation, development, pricing, positioning, launch, performance tracking and phase-out.
  • Ensure products comply with regulatory requirements and internal risk and governance standards.
  • Develop pricing strategies balancing customer value, competitiveness and profitability.
  • Monitor product performance metrics such as sales volumes, revenue, customer adoption, NPS and profitability.

Leadership and people management

  • Lead portfolio rationalisation to eliminate underperforming or redundant products and optimise resource allocation.
  • Coordinate with segment heads to ensure products meet the needs of target customer segments and drive cross-sell opportunities.
  • Champion a culture of innovation, experimentation and rapid prototyping within the product team.

Process, control and operational performance

  • Provide product training and sales toolkits to distribution teams to enable effective selling and customer servicing.
  • Ensure robust product governance, documentation and risk assessments are completed for all products.
  • Collaborate with finance to forecast product revenues, manage budgets and track financial performance.

Strategic initiatives

  • Prepare and present product updates, roadmaps and performance reports to leadership.
  • Foster talent development within the product team through coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.
  • Promote sustainability, ESG considerations and financial inclusion in product design and development.


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