About Yassir
Yassir is the leading super App for on demand, ride-hailing, last-mile delivery, payment services and more, set to change the way daily services are provided. It currently operates in 45 cities across multiple countries. It has raised $150 million in Series B funding, five times what it raised in its previous priced round last November with world class investors such as BOND and Y Combinator, which is the precursor of the likes of Airbnb, Stripe, Dropbox, Doordash, among others.
We’re not just about serving people - we’re about creating a marketplace to bring people what they need while infusing social values.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced (AI) product manager to contribute to the effort in revamping our last-mile, delivery, and financial services portfolio. At Yassir we put our users first and we need product managers who are continuously adapting and excited to work on products that make the life of our users easier.
In this role you will work cross-functionally to manage and guide products from conception to launch, connecting the technical and business worlds, and designing the production processes from beginning to end.
As an (AI) product manager you work with teams of engineers, state-of-the-art machine learning experts from around the world, designers, researchers, marketing managers, and others to build meaningful products. We are looking for entrepreneurial product managers who move quickly, innovate, and execute initiatives effectively.
About your role as Product Manager
- Co-create, coordinate and facilitate your team's product discovery process
- Work with cross-functional collaborators, such as engineers, product designers, and marketers, to validate product ideas through a variety of product discovery frameworks and methods
- Researching and identifying significant AI and ML opportunities at Yassir, and driving product vision, strategies and roadmaps in this context
- Work closely with users and stakeholders to understand their needs and objectives, and to gain a deep understanding of the problem space through workshops and research
- Incorporate data, research, and market analysis to inform product strategies and roadmaps
- Conduct secondary and primary research, prototyping, and experiments (e.g. defining and understanding of proto-personas, customer journeys, customer interviews)
- Translate customer insights into prioritized product ideas or experiments to be tested on the market and with customers
- Synthesize data to make strategic evidence-based recommendations founded on the business, market, and customer needs
- Facilitate and actively collaborate in the development of business models, go2market plans, and early-traction tactics for products to be launched in collaboration with our clients, the product team, and other experts (e.g. marketing)
- Facilitate agile ceremonies in order to deliver a product or product initiatives in a timely manner and agreed on the quality
- Understand Yassir´s strategic and competitive position and deliver products that are aligned with our mission and recognized best in the industry
- Maximize efficiency in a constantly evolving environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are the norm
About your experience
- Minimum of 3 years of proven experience in product management with digital products or in a similar product role
- A track record of launching consumer-facing digital products and services (B2B or B2C)
- Experience working with scale-ups
- Experience going through a full product lifecycle, integrating customer feedback into product requirements, driving prioritization, and pre/post-launch execution.
- Experience with AI/ML technologies
- Ability to create and execute a customer discovery process to gather pains and opportunities
- Ability to design and run various ideation workshops
- Presentation skills and storytelling
- Understanding of how to integrate analytics into a product for generating useful information
- Understanding of the importance of branding and when it's important and when it's not
- A strong understanding of value proposition design and what makes for a successful venture
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate and influence stakeholders at all levels
- Knowledge of modern development practices like agile and scrum
- General understanding of the technical aspects in digital product development with the ability to work closely with technical engineers and get the best out of them
- Strong design sense with the ability to collaborate with designers to produce great work
- Ability to manage stakeholders across the business and clients
- Passion for digital products and human-centered design
- Dependable, enthusiastic, curious with great energy and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Fluent English
Nice to have
- Knowledge of lean startup techniques and what a good MVP should be across B2B and B2C
- Technical, consulting, or design background
- Understanding of metrics and how to define them for different companies and products
- Understanding of behavioral psychology and how to make products with high engagement and stickiness
- Understanding of the growth process across Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral, and Revenue
Why you should join Yassir
- 😎 You will be part of one of the first Algerian startups to go through the Y Combinator program and one of the fastest-growing tech companies in North Africa. We are currently in +30 cities (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Senegal, France and, Germany)
- 💸 Attractive salary and you even get a stake in the company
- 🚉 Subsidized public transit pass
- 🤙🏽Have a lasting impact on our company's culture
- 🚀 Perfect timing with renowned investors to build something great
- 📈 Extremely steep learning curve with own responsibility and intensive guidance
- 💯 Make a real impact on the world by helping us bring affordable financial and on-demand services to millions of Africans
- 🌎As a company, we are passionate about diversity and inclusion, 40% of our team are women leaders in the tech sector
*As a company, we are passionate about diversity and inclusion, 40% of our team are women leaders in the tech sector. Research shows that women do not apply for jobs if they do not meet all of the requirements. We would like to hear from you if you feel you would be a good fit for us!
Do you want to become part of our first-class team? Then you absolutely have to send us your application. 🚀
PS: And if you want to stand out in your application, just let us know in your cover letter why we should have in our team. 💡
Diversity & Inclusion & Engagement:
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, as we believe diverse teams are more successful in the long term. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and we encourage all people equally to apply for jobs with us.
