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SAFARICOM
CLOSEDSenior Manager / Lead - Digital Content Platforms
Nairobi, Kenya
Closing: Apr 8, 2024
This position has expiredPublished: Apr 2, 2024 (30 days ago)
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QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor degree in IT/Engineering from a recognized University
- Total 6+ years’ relevant software development experience, including experience leading development teams and solving complex problems for business functions.
- Significant expertise in product software development, with a desire to remain ‘hands on’.
- Lead-level Full-stack coding experience Backend/API (J2EE), Front end/UI (React or similar).
- Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (e.g. Python, Node JS, Typescript).
- Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. React, Node.js, HTML/ CSS, JavaScript).
- UI/UX front-end tools and frameworks, APIs, relational databases and other persistence technologies, integration tools and strategies, etc.
- Strong understanding of Cloud offerings (AWS) and capabilities.
- Strong software design & development principles, with a focus on system stability, reusability and performance optimized for a global audience.
- Experience leveraging DevOps tools and principles.
- Experience in Agile Methodologies, establishing a culture of continuous improvement, understanding, and applying a “servant leader” mindset.
- Strong communications, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) certification is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to drive systems strategy and execution.
- A passion for staying up-to-date with industry trends and best practices.
Responsibilities
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor degree in IT/Engineering from a recognized University
- Total 6+ years’ relevant software development experience, including experience leading development teams and solving complex problems for business functions.
- Significant expertise in product software development, with a desire to remain ‘hands on’.
- Lead-level Full-stack coding experience Backend/API (J2EE), Front end/UI (React or similar).
- Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (e.g. Python, Node JS, Typescript).
- Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. React, Node.js, HTML/ CSS, JavaScript).
- UI/UX front-end tools and frameworks, APIs, relational databases and other persistence technologies, integration tools and strategies, etc.
- Strong understanding of Cloud offerings (AWS) and capabilities.
- Strong software design & development principles, with a focus on system stability, reusability and performance optimized for a global audience.
- Experience leveraging DevOps tools and principles.
- Experience in Agile Methodologies, establishing a culture of continuous improvement, understanding, and applying a “servant leader” mindset.
- Strong communications, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) certification is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to drive systems strategy and execution.
- A passion for staying up-to-date with industry trends and best practices.
- Agree with the business and all stakeholders on the Platforms roadmap and deliverables for each quarter and drive innovation
- Deliver a stable and in best in class platforms for superior customer experience
- Serve as a “player-coach,” spending part of your time embedded in a Squad yourself. You will work as a Squad Member in your domain of expertise, helping to advance the work and using your experience to maximize Squad performance
- Bring expertise in full stack development, Performance, and stability of custom-built platforms to serve the needs of content customers
- Analyze customer insights, usage patterns, competition activities, and market scenario to draw insights into customer usage /behavior to design and optimize the product and platforms
- Develop the commercial case and secure commercial approvals for the Product & Platforms
- Oversee the Product & Platform commercial plan deliverables by working with Stakeholders and prepare and update all documents.
- Present Formal product & platform commercial performance in weekly and monthly reviews (Customers, Transactions, penetration Revenues, tNPS, ARPU etc.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define and communicate the product vision and strategy.
- Work closely with other stakeholders including the brand and segment team to define a clear and precise Go To Market strategy and channel engagement including visibility requirements
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement by identifying areas for optimization and innovation.
- Implement and measure key performance indicators (KPIs) to track product team performance.
- Collaborate with other Chapter Leads and teams to share best practices and lessons learned.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
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