Jumia is the leading pan-Africa e-commerce platform. Founded in 2012, Jumia’s mission is to improve the quality of everyday life in Africa by leveraging technology to deliver innovative, convenient and affordable online services to consumers, while helping businesses grow as they use our platform to reach and serve consumers.
Our platforms consist of our marketplace, which connects sellers with consumers, our logistics service, which enables the shipment and delivery of packages from sellers to consumers, and our payment service, which facilitates transactions among participants active on our platform in selected markets. Through our online platforms, consumers can access a wide range of physical and digital goods and services, fashion, electronics, beauty products and also hotel and flight bookings or restaurant delivery.

With over 3,000 employees in 14 countries spanning across 6 African regions, Jumia is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by very high-profile shareholders. Jumia is committed to creating sustainable impact for Africa. Jumia offers unique opportunities in a vibrant and booming environment, creating new jobs, new skills, and empowering a new generation. We are looking for talented people with a passion for Africa to join our team and embark on our exciting journey!

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the business vision, goals and roadmap are properly created implemented an disseminated in accordance with high-level stakeholders needs in a challenging and competitive environment; 


• Work with stakeholders across the HR function and systems providers to integrate in multiple geographies to understand the assigned topics, research and specify new site features and enhancements, write user stories;. Manage all stakeholder expectations pro-actively; 


• As a member of the team, work closely with developers, providing direction and participating in the team ceremonies and meetings; 


• Responsible for defining and describing its assigned topics by keeping the backlog groomed and ensuring the features and topics are constantly and properly described, prioritized and refined; 


• Provide a high-quality experience to our users by ensuring the product is accurate, up to date, and compliant with defined quality standards; 


• Find solutions for need that may arise and prioritize them based on market research, costumer behavior, product performance and data analysis; 


• Respect and follow the code of conduct, general rules and principles of the company; 


•  Fulfill other duties that are necessary for company well-being, safety and security.

Requirements:

• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills; 


• Fluent in English; 


• Ability to actively manage competing priorities, requirements and meet deadlines; 


• Ability to collaborate globally and work cross-functionally with other teams; 


• Detail-oriented mindset; 


• Analytical & structured approach; 


• Experience in software development agile methodologies; 


• Previous experience in product management or in HR / People related fields.

We offer:

• A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment


• The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team working around the world


• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for our future internet ventures

Please send your CV in English. CV in other languages will not be considered