Product Manager, Compliance at Flutterwave

Flutterwave is a payment infrastructure company and our mission is to simplify payments for endless possibilities. We believe that our customers are our lifeline and are at the center of everything we do. Flutterwave was founded in 2016 by a team of ex-bankers, entrepreneurs and engineers. We decided to provide the award-winning technology core needed to provide businesses all around the world a powerful, reliable and intelligent payments gateway. Flutterwave provides the easiest and most reliable payments solution for businesses anywhere in the world. Flutterwave has grown to become one of the fastest growing payments companies in the world. Since inception Flutterwave has processed close to $2 billion in payments and 25 million transactions across over 33 African countries where it currently operates. It has attracted significant investment from experienced Fintech investors such as Ycombinator Continuity Fund (investors in Stripe), Greycroft (investors in Braintree and Venmo), Greenvisor Capital, Omidyar Network, and Glynn Capital amongst others. In 2017 Flutterwave was named Africa’s best fintech company at the Apps Africa Innovation Awards.

Job Summary

We are looking for a Product Manager to join our Compliance Product team to support with ideation, design, development, testing, analysis, promotion and support of our flagship product.   Our mission is to deliver best-in-class, simplified digital payments experience for our customers across borders within and outside of Africa, and market-leading payment alternatives.  Our merchants use this platform to collect payments from customers, issue cards,  pay suppliers, salaries, remittances, among others. You will be responsible for driving the geographic coverage and develop innovative solutions to fulfill growing consumer needs.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Drive product strategy and vision, and assume overall responsibility for the success of your product


• Determine customers’ needs by carrying out market research and developing an understanding of competitive products in our key markets


• Own product roadmap and manage timelines for new implementations


• Create enthusiasm for the product vision internally and with key stakeholders


• Demonstrate new ideas and features to stakeholders for growth


• Own and oversee product development with cross-team coordination between product, engineering, QA, expansion and external partners, wherever necessary


• Analyse data related to recent product launches to draw insights and improve


• Support the development and communication of product materials


• Collect, analyse and respond to user feedback about product


• Support planning and implementation of product marketing campaigns


• Facilitate regular meetings with all stakeholders, including support, risk, compliance, marketing, finance and senior management to discuss new initiatives


• Preparation of product reports/ release notes for stakeholder consumption

Competency and Skill Requirement

• Proven work experience, with 2+ years in product management in technology / software development / fintech sector


• Strong experience with Third party provider integrations


• Strong supplier/vendor management experience: SLAs, pricing and negotiations, etc.


• Strong commercial view across the providers to see how we save money / optimize services


• Strong KYC, transaction monitoring experience


• Strong background in  financial services, compliance space.


• Ability to work with Agile teams.


• Experience with API-driven products and service offerings


• In-depth understanding of industry, customers, product management cycle and competitor environment


• Excellent data analytics and quantitative skills to analyze data to inform product decisions and financial forecasts


• Excellent negotiation and communication skills


• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills

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