POSITION PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
REPORTS TO CEO
DEPARTMENT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION
CONTRACT TYPE 1 YEAR
WORKSTATION TANZANIA
OVERALL PURPOSE
The individual is responsible for leading a team of designers and overseeing the design process for all products developed in the company. The person is in charge of defining the design strategy for the company’s products. This includes establishing design principles and guidelines that ensures products are consistent in their design and functionality.
Key Responsibilities
· Developing and executing a product strategy that aligns with the company’s overall goals and objectives.
· Overseeing the development process to ensure that products developed are efficient and according to specifications.
· Leading the design team in creating products concepts, prototypes, and designs that are user friendly, visually appealing and aligned with customer needs.
· Collaborate with various department to ensure the product aligns with business goals and meets customers’ needs.
· Responsible for managing product development projects, including setting timelines, budget and milestones to ensure products are delivered on time within the budget.
· Manage budgets and resources allocated for product design and development Conduct research to gain insights into customer needs and preferences, which can inform the product design and development process.
· Collect and analyses customer feedback to make continuous improvements to products.
· Identify new opportunities and technologies that can be leveraged to enhance existing products or create new ones.
· Manage the entire product lifecycle form ideation and development to launch and ongoing updates.
· Ensure the product meets the quality standards and conduct tests and quality assurance activities.
· Be up to date with the current market trends.
· Identify potential risks and challenges in product development and create mitigation plans.
· Define and generate performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and impact the product.
Key qualifications and Competencies.
· A degree in computer Science/ Product Development
· Basic software development skills
· UI/UX Skills
Personal Attributes
• Ability to Conduct market research.
• Knowledge of user experience best practices
• Understanding of web/software/product development
• Product design
• Writing technical specs and requirements
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
· Tech Team
· Customer Service
· Sales Team
How to Apply:
Please send your CV and Cover Letter to [email protected]
Please ensure that you mention www.mabumbe.com as the source of this job advertisement.
The deadline for submitting the application is 21 December, 2023
