Product Development Analyst

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE and COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Computing, Commerce, Accounting or Business Statistics or a related field.
  
• Adept at Financial Technology & Innovation.
  
• A professional qualification in financial services and technology.
  
• Project Management (e.g. Prince II or Agile Methodology, would be added advantage).
  
• 3-5 years’ relevant work experience at a large financial services institution.
  
• Ability to prepare product papers / Business case.
  
• Ability to lead and inspire fintech teams that bring products to market faster than our competition is critical.
  
• Demonstrated ability to link and apply complex technologies to business strategies & a high proficiency in Information and Communication Technology.
  
• Passionate about product innovation improving consumer experience.
  
• Strong skills in business process analysis and redesign.
  
• Strong understanding of banking operations, FinTech, and product development trends.
  
• Strong skills in project management and project execution.
  
• Familiarity with the financial services industry in Uganda.
  
• Strong understanding and experience in digital banking services.
  
• Experience collaborating with a team of programmers with varying skillsets.
  
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work in a rapid and iterative development environment.
  
• Experience with data analytics and tagging concepts.
  
• High-level of integrity and strong entrepreneurial skills.
  
• Strong skills at relationship building.
  
• Self-drive and initiative.
  
• Strong leader with soft-power skills.
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively present complex information clearly and appropriately handle sensitive information.
  
• Extremely organized, detail-oriented individual who is capable of self-managing and multi-tasking in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
  
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence outcomes.
  
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing business priorities and a strong work ethic.
  
• Endlessly curious in how emerging digital trends can translate into excellent customer experiences.
  

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE and COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Computing, Commerce, Accounting or Business Statistics or a related field.
  
• Adept at Financial Technology & Innovation.
  
• A professional qualification in financial services and technology.
  
• Project Management (e.g. Prince II or Agile Methodology, would be added advantage).
  
• 3-5 years’ relevant work experience at a large financial services institution.
  
• Ability to prepare product papers / Business case.
  
• Ability to lead and inspire fintech teams that bring products to market faster than our competition is critical.
  
• Demonstrated ability to link and apply complex technologies to business strategies & a high proficiency in Information and Communication Technology.
  
• Passionate about product innovation improving consumer experience.
  
• Strong skills in business process analysis and redesign.
  
• Strong understanding of banking operations, FinTech, and product development trends.
  
• Strong skills in project management and project execution.
  
• Familiarity with the financial services industry in Uganda.
  
• Strong understanding and experience in digital banking services.
  
• Experience collaborating with a team of programmers with varying skillsets.
  
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work in a rapid and iterative development environment.
  
• Experience with data analytics and tagging concepts.
  
• High-level of integrity and strong entrepreneurial skills.
  
• Strong skills at relationship building.
  
• Self-drive and initiative.
  
• Strong leader with soft-power skills.
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively present complex information clearly and appropriately handle sensitive information.
  
• Extremely organized, detail-oriented individual who is capable of self-managing and multi-tasking in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
  
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence outcomes.
  
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing business priorities and a strong work ethic.
  
• Endlessly curious in how emerging digital trends can translate into excellent customer experiences.
  

• Identify customer segments with their respective needs at a granular level, creating personas, customer journeys and attributes that are addressed with Bank products or features using data insights to recommend opportunities that deliver on business aspirations.
  
• Participape in quality and completeness of the finished product by applying best practices to acceptance testing and use product expertise to influence test cases.
  
• Liaise with and support Marketing team for new product launches, review, initiatives for low performing products and for increased product adoption.
  
• Conduct research for rich insights, develop proposals, and work with vendors or application development team during the design and prototype process.
  
• Determine and agree on product specifications according to a number of various factors and use cases.
  
• Analyze market trends, develop sales, price and profitability plans for new or products in conceptualization in collaboration with the business teams.
  
• Recommend existing Product improvements and identify new opportunities to increase business growth and revenue realization.