Job Description
With strong technical and analytical background, Technical Product Analyst will closely work with the Application Developers, Scrum Teams, and Business Product Owners to properly assess whether developer’s estimates are correct, review of technical specifications, proposed product architecture etc., working with third parties as may demand from time to time in evaluation of APIs and capabilities, mapping out integration plans or evaluating different technology options. With his/her technical and business exposures, Technical Product Analyst will inculcate a customer centric approach in business solutions development.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead the definition of product requirements using input from various sources including external sources such as market trends, technology innovations, industry standards, and research, as well as internal sources such as Business Intelligence, Operations, Analytics etc.
• Understand, research, and follow technical trends in the industry. Assess emerging products and companies (FinTech, Telco) to measure their potential value or threat to our business and her products, as well as make recommendations on which new technologies to invest in or leverage.
• Understand and analyze data pipelines, algorithms, and existing integrations.
• Use database queries to analyze performance indicators, evaluate experiments.
• Work closely with peer Technical Teams across all products and channels capabilities to prioritize initiatives, share insights on customer demands, identify opportunities for teamwork, and coordinate product development and delivery.
• Serve as a product evangelist & subject matter expert to the technical/developer community.
• Evaluate new technologies for their potential application to business processes.
• Creation and review of epics to manage scope and prioritization.
• Breakdown of high-level design or epic into smaller chunks of work with the delivery teams.
• Follow competitors and conduct capability analysis regularly.
• Coordinate product releases with the business product, application support, and development teams.
• Contribute to company operations, such as costing, inventory control, planning, and budgeting and answer technical product related inquiries.
The Person
For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:
• A bachelor’s degree from a recognized university.
• Professional Qualifications in ITIL foundation Or Business Analysis Or Product management
• A master’s degree in MBA/Msc or related field will be an added advantage.
• 3 years of relevant experience required.
• 2 years’ Experience working with Software Build and Deployments in a busy environment.
• 2 years Strong analytical skills, including an ability to translate business needs back to underlying data sets and structures.
• 1 year experience deep understanding of the Kenyan Fintech, Banking and Telco ecosystems
• 2 years’ Experience working in a fast-paced agile environment.
• 2 years deep understanding of the Kenyan Fintech, Banking and Telco ecosystems.
• 2 years familiarity with technologies that facilitate system integration including SDKs, APIs etc.
The above position is a demanding role for which the Bank will provide a competitive remuneration package to the successful candidate. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please log in to our Recruitment portal and submit your application with a detailed CV.
To be considered your application must be received by Friday 1st December 2023.
Qualified candidates with a disability are encouraged to apply.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.