Optasia is a fully-integrated B2B2X financial technology platform covering scoring, financial decisioning, disbursement & collection. We provide a versatile AI Platform powering financial inclusion, delivering responsible financing decision-making and driving a superior business model & strong customer experience with presence in 39 Countries anchored by 7 Regional Offices.
We are looking for a highly motivated and versatile Product Manager to join Optasia and support the end-to-end lifecycle of our fintech products. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, global environment and is eager to take ownership across product strategy, execution, and commercial performance.
You will work closely with senior product leadership and cross-functional teams to drive product innovation, manage product roadmaps, and ensure successful delivery and growth of our solutions across multiple markets.
What you will do:
- Support the definition and execution of product vision, strategy, and roadmap
- Manage and prioritize product backlog in alignment with business goals
- Contribute to product innovation initiatives and new feature ideation
- Apply product discovery frameworks to validate ideas and identify opportunities
- Conduct market research, competitor analysis, and customer insights gathering
- Translate findings into actionable product improvements
- Gather and analyze requirements from customers and stakeholders
- Review and refine BRDs (Business Requirements Documents) and URS (User Requirements Specifications)
- Translate business needs into clear product requirements and Service Description Documents
- Act as a key point of contact for internal teams (Sales, Commercial, Marketing, Technology, Data)
- Provide product support and expertise to both internal and external stakeholders
- Ensure alignment across departments on product priorities and deliverables
- Support ownership of product P&L globally or per region
- Develop business cases for new features, products, or market expansion
- Assist in defining and executing Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies
- Provide technical pre-sales support including product presentations, demos, and solution design
- Support client discussions on integrations, hosting models, and product capabilities
- Define and track product KPIs, metrics, and dashboards
- Monitor product performance and recommend optimization actions
- Support reporting requirements for products, features, and channels
What you will bring:
- Minimum 3+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, or similar roles
- Proven track record in leading the 0-to-1 product lifecycle, from initial discovery and strategic framing to full-scale production launch and post-live optimization of high-traffic solutions
- Experience in fintech, banking, digital payments, lending, or telecom-related products is highly preferred Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. MBA will be considered as a plus
- Strong technical understanding (APIs, integrations, system architecture concepts)
- Ability to work closely with engineering teams and understand technical constraints
- Solid understanding of product lifecycle, discovery frameworks, and agile methodologies
- Self-driven, proactive, and able to operate in a fast-paced, global environment
- Experience with roadmap planning, backlog management, and prioritization
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal) , additional languages are a plus
- Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
- Excellent presentation and storytelling abilities
- Experience working in emerging markets
- Exposure to AI-driven credit scoring, BNPL, or mobile financial services
- Familiarity with data analytics tools and dashboarding (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)
Why you should apply
💸 Competitive remuneration package
🏝 Extra day off on your birthday
💰 Performance-based bonus scheme
👩🏽⚕️ Comprehensive private healthcare insurance
📲 💻 All the tech gear you need to work smart
Optasia’s Perks:
🎌 Be a part of a multicultural working environment
🎯 Meet a very unique and promising business and industry
🌌 🌠 Gain insights for tomorrow market’s foreground
🎓 A solid career path within our working family is ready for you
📚 Continuous training and access to online training platforms
Optasia’s Values 🌟
#1 Drive to Thrive: Fully dedicated to evolving. We welcome all challenges and learning opportunities.
#2 Customer-First Mindset: We go above and beyond to meet our partners’ and clients’ expectations.
#3 Bridge the Gap: Knowledge is shared, information is exchanged and every opinion counts.
#4 Go-Getter Spirit: We are results oriented. We identify any shortcomings that hold us back and step up to do what’s needed.
#5 Together we will do it: We are committed to supporting one another and to understanding and respecting different perspectives, as we aim to reach our common goals.
Top Skills
What We Do
We deliver Optasia, the AI Platform enabling financial access for the next billion customers. We are changing the world our way. Α versatile, data-driven B2B2X (business-to-business-to-customers and SMEs) financial technology platform for MNOs, mobile wallet operators and financial institutions, which provides them with accurate credit scoring for responsible financing decision-making. We support intelligent credit decisions, enable a broad range of financial services development and drive successful business models. All with ease, through our AI-led fully-automated decisioning algorithm, which allows us to efficiently make millions of decisions on financing, based on sophisticated data analysis. Thanks to our technology and network we provide powerful flywheel effects with repeatable and scalable growth levers, to help our partners grow and enable financial access to retail & SME customers across numerous markets. Operating since 2012 as Channel VAS and expanded in more than 35 countries in Africa, Middle East, Asia and LATAM with focus in emerging markets, Optasia Enabling credit decisions for an average of 116 million customers a month and had more than 980 million addressable subscribers in 2023, continuing to expand to new markets globally. Optasia has been chosen as an investment opportunity by top firms such as Abu Dhabi's Waha Capital in 2017, and Ethos, a leading South African investment company in late 2018. The company also obtained ISO 27001 Certification in late 2021. Founded as Channel VAS in 2012, we became Optasia in 2022, incorporating a brand identity that more broadly reflects our capabilities.
