Description

Jumia is a leading e-commerce platform in Africa. It is built around a marketplace, Jumia Logistics, and JumiaPay. The marketplace helps millions of consumers and sellers to connect and transact. Jumia Logistics enables the delivery of millions of packages through our network of local partners. JumiaPay facilitates the payments of online transactions for Jumia's ecosystem. With over 1 billion people and 500 million internet users in Africa, Jumia believes that e-commerce is making people's lives easier by helping them shop and pay for millions of products at the best prices wherever they live. E-commerce is also creating new opportunities for SMEs to grow, and job opportunities for a new generation to thrive.

With over 5,000 employees in more than 10 countries in Africa, Jumia is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by very high-profile shareholders. Jumia is committed to creating a sustainable impact in Africa. Jumia offers unique opportunities in a vibrant and booming environment, creating new jobs, new skills, and empowering a new generation. 

Responsibilities

We are looking for Product Owners for our e-commerce businesses to embrace both business and technical side with responsibilities such as

• Ensure the business vision, goals and roadmap are properly created, implemented and disseminated in accordance with high-level stakeholders needs (e.g. C-level execs) in a challenging and competitive environment;

• Work with stakeholders across multiple geographies to understand the assigned topics, research and specify new site features and enhancements, write user stories and work jointly with the customers to write them;

• Manage pro-actively expectations and communication of all company stakeholders (Marketing, Shop&Category Management, CRM, Business Intelligence, Operations, Development team);

• As a member of the SCRUM team, work closely with designers, developers and other product owners, providing direction and participating in the team ceremonies and meetings. Responsible for defining and describing its assigned topics by keeping the backlog groomed and ensuring the features and topics are constantly and properly described, prioritized and refined.

Requirements

• Previous working experience as Product Owner/Project Manager in IT; Prior experience on e-commerce topics is a plus;

• Exposure or knowledge of Agile development frameworks - Scrum, Kanban is mandatory (Certification is a plus);

• Ability to actively manage competing priorities, requirements and meet deadlines;

• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills;

• Fluent in English (Mandatory).

We offer:

• A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
• The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team working around the world
• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for our future internet ventures

Please send your CV in English. CV in other languages will not be considered.

Aplly at : https://africainternetgroup.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=eabebb65-9462-4b95-8a9d-87d0e2911fb2