Product Strategy Lead (Financial Services)

Strategy & Policy

K sh 200,000 – 350,000 gross / month

Openings: 1 Location: Nairobi – Kariobangi North Light Industries (Kamunde Rd) Overview: Our client is looking for a Product Strategy Lead to shape the roadmap for SME financial services payments, lending, and value-added tools. You’ll blend market insight, customer jobs-to-be-done, and P&L thinking to decide what to build, buy, or partner on. The role is commercial and technical; you’ll work daily with Risk, Data, and Engineering to ship responsibly. Key Responsibilities: - Own product vision, TAM, segmentation, and JTBD research. - Prioritize roadmap; run discovery and define hypotheses to test. - Partner with Risk on credit rules; ensure compliance with regulators. - Build business cases and post-launch reviews; kill/scale decisively. - Train Sales/CS on value propositions and success metrics. Education & Experience: - BCom/IT/Analytics; 5–7 years product/strategy in fintech/telecom. Skills & Tools: - Discovery, modeling, SQL/BI, storytelling, agile basics. KPIs: - Adoption, unit economics, loss rates (where credit), NPS/retention. Compensation (Kenya): KES 200,000–350,000 + annual bonus. Figures are estimates shared by our clients and vary with your experience, interview performance, certifications, and company pay bands. Benefits: - Medical, pension, learning budget, 22–24 leave days. Growth Path: - Senior Product Strategy → Head of Product → Director, Product & Strategy. Ideal hierarchy and expected promotion cycle.