Assistant Manager, Product Design – Digital Financial Services at KCB Bank Kenya

Job Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Provide guidance to product design teams as assigned to meet timely deliveries.
• Coordinate on daily basis in product design and development activities as assigned.
• Provide design solutions to meet cost-effectiveness and on-time deliveries.
• Validate product designs, identify constraints and provide corrective actions.
• Implement process improvements to ensure product quality and productivity.
• Evaluate the design of new and existing products by conducting thorough analysis and assessment of product specifications.
• Assess business processes and system inefficiencies.
• Support and align efforts to meet customer and business needs.
• Understand and negotiate the needs and expectations of multiple stakeholders.
• Effectively communicating insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.

The successful candidate should have the following:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology or Engineering related field experience from a recognized university.
• Professional qualification in business analysis certification will be an added advantage
• At least three years experience in the financial services sector, including in the following areas:
  • Computer systems and functions knowledge
  • Business analysis
  • Stakeholder management
  • Project Management 
  • Technology and System architecture related profession
  • Experience with relational various technologies and operating platforms.
  • Conversant with emerging technologies and new digital business models.
  • Basic understanding of system architecture, networking, data transmission through networks and data security.

The preferred candidate will possess the following attributes:

• Passionate about and solid experience in the development & integration of digital technology platforms
• Commercially minded and experienced in interpreting business requirements into meaningful technical functionalities.
• Proven ability to collaborate with other team members across boundaries and contribute productively to the team’s work and output, demonstrating respect for different points of view. 
• Skilled in reporting, and presentation to stakeholders
• Self-motivated and results-focused