VALR is hiring a
Product Manager

Summary

VALR is seeking an experienced Product Manager to join their Engineering Team to help deliver the best trading experience possible for customers. The role involves owning product development from conception to launch, managing ideation, roadmaps, and backlogs, conducting user research, defining metrics, collaborating with various teams, and more. Candidates should have 5+ years of experience in business applications development or product management, a strong passion for cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies, and experience working in a cryptocurrency-focused company is a plus.

Requirements

• Demonstrate a strong passion for cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies
• Has actively used cryptocurrency-related products and services within the past 2 years
• Experience working in product development within a cryptocurrency-focused company is a plus
• 5+ years experience, preferably in business applications development or product management
• Background working within an Agile environment
• Experience with non-functional requirements (Automation, CI/CD, Security)
• A track record of building exceptional products that delight your users and produce clear business impact
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects affecting many functions, including product, engineering, finance, compliance, and support. Ability to direct major cross-functional initiatives with effective prioritization and influence
• Experience collecting both internal and external customer feedback and requests, empathizing with their challenges and opportunities, and prioritizing roadmaps to optimize results

Responsibilities

• Own product development from conception to launch
• Manage ideation, business cases, demand and roadmaps
• Ensure Engineering teams have 4-6 weeks' refined backlog in each area
• Run user research to validate use cases and product features
• Define and analyze metrics to guide product development
• Collaborate with UX and design teams to bring product ideas to life
• Write technical specs, manage technical backlogs, and effectively prioritize new features vs. tech debt
• Conduct demos of new and upcoming product capabilities
• Work within and plan against a defined release schedule
• Build relationships with key stakeholders to understand product vision & strategy
• Effectively communicate with all levels of staff, including executive-level stakeholders
• Run User Acceptance Testing and Sign-off on behalf of the business, as needed
• Plan and coordinate across multiple engineering teams
• Work closely with fellow engineering, design, and business leadership to define our product vision and strategy and deliver tangible business outcomes across your product areas
• Identify and resolve inefficiencies in product management tools, processes, and workflows

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Leave: Compliance with statutory leave required by individual countries, in addition to flexible leave
• Remote work: Work from wherever you like
• Home office setup: Mac laptop and a discretionary allowance to buy all the extras needed to work happily from home - all of it yours to keep after 3 years. Terms and Conditions will apply
• Learning fund: An annual upskilling budget of R20,000 per employee, which will be converted to the respective currency of the employee's payment
• Performance bonus: When you contribute to VALR’s success, you’ll be rewarded with discretionary bonuses
• Regular get-togethers outside of work
• Annual company retreats