Visa Incorporated - We facilitate global commerce through the transfer of value and information among financial institutions, merchants, consumers, businesses and government entities.
POSITION : Manager, Consumer Products, West & Central Africa
Description
Product leadership for core consumer products (Debit, Credit, Prepaid) across markets in West & Central Africa:
- Drive product-related and strategic initiatives with Visa’s clients, in collaboration with Business Development, Marketing and other functional teams
- Pro-actively identify opportunities for growth and/or portfolio maximization
- Provide input to new business opportunities and formal proposals (e.g. RFP’s)
- Work with Visa’s clients and Business Development teams in West & Central Africa to ensure the product requirements of clients and Visa cardholders are clearly understood and prioritized
Manage product platforms relevant to West African markets:
- In cases where new products or capabilities are deployed in selected West African markets, play an active role in understanding requirements and developing solutions as well as training internal and external stakeholders
- Work with vendors and cross-functional teams to manage local benefit platforms in selected West African markets, including vendor management, communication and client engagement
Manage performance of Consumer products across West & Central Africa:
Review performance, available reporting and request additional management information as required for all products within the region
Manage expenses and budgets:
- Support Director of Consumer Products for West Africa to ensure that budgets are spent and tracked appropriately and according to plan
- Follow correct governance to maintain an exemplary control environment
Qualifications
- Experience in product management, and/or marketing management
- Strong project management and execution skills
- Excellent communicator
- Understanding of analytics, segmentation and other product management principles
- Exposure to digital products and digital product management will be advantageous
- Tertiary qualification with a business, marketing, or other relevant degree
- Post-graduate qualification will be advantageous, but not an absolute requirement
- 5+ years’ experience in payments, banking or financial services
- Strong conceptualization and problem solving skills
- Good networker with experience at senior levels
- Must be fluent in French and English
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