Yassir is the leading super App in Africa set to changing the way daily services are provided. It currently operates in 45 cities across Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, South Africa, and France with ongoing expansion plans in other Geos in Africa Europe and beyond. It is backed (~$200M in funding) by VCs from Silicon Valley, Europe and other parts of the world. We offer on-demand services such as ride-hailing and last-mile delivery. Building on this infrastructure, we are now introducing financial services to help our users pay, save and borrow digitally. Helping usher the continent into a digital economy era. We’re not just about serving people - we’re about creating a marketplace to bring people what they need while infusing social values.
About the role:
We are looking for an experienced Senior Product Manager to join our Last Mile Delivery product team. You will join the team that leads and owns the Product vision and roadmap for Yassir Super App and Last Mile Delivery products. If you possess unparalleled strategic thinking, big picture person, business acumen, you are obsessed with customer jobs-to-be-done, and you are detailed-oriented, then we are looking for you!
About your role as "Senior Product Manager - Food Delivery":
- Work with customers to understand jobs to be done and design user journeys
- Develop user stories translating business requirements into specifications the design and tech team can act upon
- Own the product roadmap and oversee its execution while balancing requirements across products and countries
- Contribute to the company culture and be responsible for the success of our team
- Contribute to the product overall strategy working closely with the engineering, data, and operations teams
- Manage the different stakeholders across countries and products
Why you should join Yassir:
- 😎 You will be part of one of the most successful startups to go through the Y Combinator program and one of the fastest-growing tech companies in Africa. We are currently in +45 cities (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Senegal, France and, South Africa)
- 💸 Attractive salary and you even get a stake in the company
- 🤙🏽 Have a lasting impact on our company's culture
- 🚀 Perfect timing with renowned investors to build something great
- 📈 Extremely steep learning curve with own responsibility and intensive guidance
- 💯 Make a real impact on the world by helping us bring affordable financial and on-demand services to millions of Africans
- 🌎 As a company, we are passionate about diversity and inclusion, 40% of our team are women leaders in the tech sector
About your experience and skills :
- +5 years experience as a product manager or in a similar senior-level position, including 2 years in the Food Delivery or similar Domain
- Leadership abilities with a strategic mind
- Experience in product planning using OKRs, and execution in Agile methodologies, and industry standard product discovery methodologies and tools
- Excellent project management skills, ideally experience managing remote teams.
- Experience in a rapidly growing company in the mobility, on-demand, or delivery space is a plus
- BSc/MSc in Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Science, Design or relevant field
