• iHub
  • Kenya, Nairobi
Job Purpose
In this role, you will be working collaboratively with a diverse team (research, investment and education) to support the product journey of selected Edtech startups from Nigeria and Kenya. Your expertise and experiences will be deployed in helping Edtech startups to iterate, fine-tune and scale their ideas from where they currently are to where they want to be. 
Key Responsibilities

Work  closely  with a number of Edtech Startups to understand their  customer needs and gather product requirements.
Lead the development of the product roadmap of the Edtech startups  through conducting user research, analyzing the competitive environment and understanding key product metrics.
Work closely with the engineering team and User Interface  and User Experience(UI/UX) team   to help determine the best technical implementation methods as well as a reasonable implementation schedule for the Edtech ideas. 
Work closely with the design team to create wireframes and write requirements/specifications for all product features that are new or already existing products features that need improvement.
Build and document product use cases and scenarios
Build backlogs of capabilities
Help track the development of the products
Display  sound product judgment and present clear measurable objectives that will lead to achieving business goals and social impacts for the Edtech products
Support in measuring market trends and identify solutions to support product development and product iteration.
Build Edtech Product Evaluation Toolkit Contextualized for the African Education Ecosystem

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in product management (ideally in Edtech and generally in Software/Web Platforms as a Service Domain).
A strong blend of  technical and social impact  background.
Passion for design and user experience with evidence of ability to convey a product vision.
Experience managing the product  development process from Ideation to Scale. 
Ability to use clear examples through great communication to advice Edtech startup founders on Product Strategy
A Human Centered Design Approach to designing and building Edtech  product
  • Product Management