Products Development Specialist– Digital and Payments at Bank of Kigali : Deadline: Oct 20, 2021

The Products Development Specialist– Digital and Payments will be responsible for setting the strategic direction of the Digital and Payments Management products range, facilitating the development of new products and collaborating across the organization to identify opportunities and enhancements that will competitively differentiate the offering over years’ timeframe.

• Lead the ideation, technical approach and launch of digital products.
• Successfully analyzing and delivering product related initiatives that address the needs of various distribution channels
• Assisting the sales team in resolution of customer queries and running various projects/initiatives to improve the productivity of sales workforce
• Engage with Business Teams or any other source of ideation both internally and externally to drive the development, enhancements of products that support the advancement of the Bank’ business strategy
• Lead business case development and direct the product roadmaps to match business growth goals and objectives;
• Formulation and execution of innovative e-finance products, aiming to achieve the business targets and improve customer experience;
• Drive the development of projects, develop detailed project development plan, track and monitor project progress, ensure effective implementation of new services / initiatives and perform post-implementation review after launch;
• Understand the market situation and availability of new technology, conduct market analysis and propose enhancement recommendations for management’s decision;
• Integrate analytics, data science and research into the products development;
• Maximize productivity in a constantly changing environment of shifting priorities;
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to achieve target project results by building consensus;
• Ensure risk assessment of all the products;
• Collaboration with Vendors/partners to drive innovative idea/products from ideation to go live;
• Understanding impact of regulatory requirements for the product range and helping to identify opportunities and threats.

• Must have at least 2 years’ experience in Digital and Payments products management or similar role
• Must have experience with banking regulations and practices
• Must have a strategic business perspective
• Must have excellent leadership and people management skills
• Excellent report writing skills, and effective negotiation skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in either Business, Finance, Accounting or equivalent
• Possess a training in digital and payments products managements is an added value

• Must have knowledge in Electronic and Payments products development
• Must possess sound knowledge of analyzing and evaluating financial information
• Must have the ability to generate ideas of new products development or enhancement of existing ones.

Submit your CV to recruitment@bk.rw by 20th October2021.