Andela is a network of technology leaders dedicated to
advancing human potential. We help companies build high-performing distributed
engineering teams by investing in Africa’s most talented software developers.
Based in NYC, SF, Lagos, Nairobi, and Kampala, Andela is catalyzing the growth
of tech ecosystems across the African continent while solving the global
technical talent shortage.
Job Title: Technology
Product Manager
Location: Lagos
About the role
The Product Manager is an expert practitioner in Product
Management that the rest of our organization looks up to for thought leadership
in product management.
This individual knows what makes a product loved by its
users. They consistently exceed the standards of everyone around them, but you
rarely exceed their own standards.
They love products. They lead with curiosity about their
users’ needs. They always seek to improve the lives of your users based on
information they gather from them.
The Product Manager is seeking to build global technology
leaders through building transformative products that allow for seamless yet
meaningful interactions between humans and machines.
Key Responsibilities
of the Role:
- Transfer product management expertise to a growing group of apprentices
- Actively contribute to the product manager curriculum
Qualifications and
Characteristics:
You’re a good fit for
this role if you:
- worked as a product leader in a variety of environments including software development.
- Have a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 3 years experience working on Technology Products
- (with and without a team) have built products that meet the needs of your users using the latest practices and tools.
- desire to build transformative products that create opportunities for humans and machines to interact in ways that we have never seen before for the advancement of humanity.
- you want to change the world for the better. You believe that you are better at doing this when your work is also an investment in others. You have strong beliefs about what “better” really looks like. You’re dedicated to making your work a manifestation of all these beliefs
- You find that people who magnify your ability to change the world are rare, but you seek them out and when you find them, you start to realize just how much you really can do together, just how long the road, and how hard the work.
- You want to reshape the world’s expectation of what a Technology Leader looks like and where they come from. You know that a company is more than the sum of its people, it’s the manifestation of their collective dreams and abilities. You want to work with people like you in spirit and diverse in experience
Excellence: You know what makes a product loved by its
users. You consistently exceed the standards of everyone around you, but you
rarely exceed your own standards.
Passion: You love products. You lead with curiosity about
your users’ needs. You always seek to improve the lives of your users based on
information you gather from them.
Integrity: You not only hold yourself to a higher standard
than all those around you, but you inspire others to respect that standard and
question their own level of ethical consciousness.
Collaboration: You speak with passion and detail, you listen
with focus and empathy, you refuse to let politics or emotions get in the way
of productivity. You have a knack for enabling others to see the value in being
part of something bigger.
Benefits &
Compensation
Full-time compensation
Full medical coverage
Breakfast, lunch and snacks provided daily
Beautiful working environment
Opportunity to work with the brightest minds on the planet
Oh, and a chance to change the world!
Note
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at
our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour,
national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran
status, or disability status.
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