Vacancy For Product Development and Management Specialist at Inlaks Nigeria

Inlaks is the one of the foremost ICT Company in Africa who have a multinational offering. As a market leader within its sector, Inlaks provides a Cyber security platform into a range of sectors. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: Product Development and Management Specialist Location: Lagos Job Description

• Split work into small, well-defined and shippable iterations.
• Jointly run team’s meetings: planning sessions, standups, and retrospectives.
• Coordinate with external teams and assist in development of new products.
• Participate in software development nearshoring exercise
• Evaluate data and insights for comprehensive strategy planning and develop data and analytics roadmap
• Consolidate data into user stories and necessary product requirements
• Establish initiatives and align with cross-functional goals
• Collaborate with UI/UX team, product scrum team, and product leaders to establish timeline workflows and goals
• Ensure product aligns with company’s mission and goals
• Work with Scaled Agile framework to ensure data is secure
• Monitor development process and ensure compliance to schedule and timeframe.
• Evaluate all materials for vendors and ensure compliance to standards.
• Design and maintain master spreadsheet for product development and prepare appropriate reports.
• Oversees current offerings and come up with initiatives for new products or services (FinTech, Insurtech, etc.).
• Maintain effective professional relationships with vendors and agents.
• Product development and Requirement Documentation in alignment with relevant stakeholders
• Definition of the new product and business models- Market Fit
• Drive strategy for new products-to-market and manage product through the product life cycle
• Understand customer needs to ensure products and services meet those needs and engage intimately with customers on an ongoing basis.
• Provide support to the Client and advice regarding Product requirements
• Involve the Stakeholders and/or end-users in the process, inviting them to actively take part in the development of the Product
• Provide constant feedback and bring new ideas on Product features.
• Supports the Client from the business point of view and provide guidance in assessing Product opportunities and risks.
• Take advantage of the Product KPIs (and other business metrics) to optimize the Product.
• Effectively create a Product, taking it from the Discovery phase to releasing it to the users, optimizing it every step of the way
• Maximize the value provided by Inlaks’ Products and facilitate decision-making.

• B.Sc. in any Engineering, IT related, Economics, Statistics, and any business related discipline such as Economics, Business Administration, Marketing, Information Systems, and Business Studies.
• An MBA is an added advantage
• A professional certification is an added advantage
• Scrum (Certified ScrumMaster®, Scrum Product Owner, PMI ACP) will be an added advantage

• Product Development
• Strategy Formulation
• Strategy Implementation
• Process Optimisation/Improvement
• Innovation Management
• Business Intelligence
• Performance Management
• Negotiation Skills.
• A minimum of four (4) years' experience in a similar role with at supervisory experience
• Candidate must be is passionate about creating new digital/IT solutions, and driving market engagement strategies within targeted sectors in order to grow the uptake of innovative IT products and services
• Software Development
• working knowledge of CMS tools (any or all of Drupal, Wordpress, Joomla, Magento)
• Translation of designer mock-ups and wireframes into front-end code
• Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities