International Product Growth Specialist

Recruiter:

Stratogo

Job Ref:

4063461177

Date posted:

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Our client based in Gauteng seeks the services of an International Product Growth Specialist to ensure that the company is locally relevant and successful. The successful candidate would leverage a deep understanding of the competitive and product landscape across the region, highlighting product gaps and identifying growth opportunities. Candidate must have a leading social technology experience.

DO YOU HAVE:

A deep understanding of the socio-economic and political fabric across the country?
Can you provide local insights – identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats?
Do you understand how to communicate strategic and competitive positioning in South Africa?
Can you explore, identify and drive execution on strategic growth opportunities?
Do you have knowledge on how to escalate and drive solutions with product management for identified market-specific product issues and gaps?

Criteria:

Validation of data finding
Ensure the company''s family of apps are fully functional and well adapted to be successful across South Africa
Partner with product teams to identify new product/feature launch plans and changes that may impact product growth across South Africa
Identify critical usability issues and suggest optimization plans to enhance user experience
Design and oversee local execution of a continuous testing plan for important end-to-end flows
Track progress of market-specific product improvements
7+ years consumer tech product management or related field experience
Deep understanding of the South African market and consumer behavior across the geo-political zones
Experience with social products, technologies, and platforms
Self-driven and comfortable with a fast-paced, always-on, highly ambiguous environment
Creative, resourceful, detail-oriented, highly organized, and hands-on
Strong problem solving and storytelling skills
Experience working in start-ups or successful entrepreneurial adventures and working in a global environment
Analytical skills; Experience with SQL and data analytics work i
Familiarity with the socio-economic and political environment in South Africa
Fluency in both written and conversational English.
Fluent in at least one of the following local South African languages, such as Setswana, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, ChiShona, and isiZulu.

Education

BSc./BEng in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field or equivalent working experience

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