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Zenysis is a technology startup, founded in 2015, that builds advanced open-source and enterprise data integration and analytics software for public health and development entities in low- and middle-income countries. Our vision is to transform how public and private sector stakeholders access and use data to address the world's most pressing development challenges.
We are a US-based company with hubs in San Francisco, Washington DC, and Cape Town. We are also Y Combinator-backed and raised a Series B round in March 2022. We are well-capitalized and growing.
At Zenysis, our impact is not limited to our partnerships in developing and implementing our technology. Rather we define impact by our success in helping our users access the full power of their data so they can act on valuable insights to build and sustain high performing, equitable systems, deliver lifesaving resources to millions in need, prevent and track pandemic diseases, rapidly standup emergency responses, and improve service delivery efficiency and quality.
Currently funded by USAID, the Global Fund, Gavi, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and PAHO among others, we are operating at both the global and country levels, with teams supporting programs in 8 countries across Africa, Asia, and South America. As a technology startup working in the traditional development space, we are unique. As such, we are a erse team composed of entrepreneurs, engineers, diplomats, project managers, as well as global health and international development experts.
At Zenysis, we are proactive about ensuring a healthy work/life balance and invest heavily in mentorship, learning, and personal development. As a global company, ersity, equity, and inclusion are core parts of our values and how we conduct ourselves as a team.
About the Role:
We are currently seeking a Product Manager to join our Product & Design team and lead ideation, design, technical development, and launch of new features and improvements across several product areas. In this role, you’ll develop a deep understanding of the analytical needs of our users, from Ministries of Health to the world’s largest donors, and create data analytics products that deliver value across a wide range of global challenges. This person will also contribute to defining our overall product strategy and roadmap, quarterly planning, user engagement, and feedback analysis.
< class="h3">Responsibilities:
- Be the first Product Manager reporting to the Director of Product and supporting a team of 10+ engineers
- Manage the full Product Life Cycle for key product areas of our platform, from research to execution and delivery
- Understand the needs of a erse array of users in government agencies and international organizations, ranging from end users developing information products on the Zenysis platform, to administrators responsible for the deployment and management of Zenysis across entire organizations
- Work with Design, Delivery and Engineering to define and prioritize features that balance client needs, level of effort and other factors in the face of ambiguity and complexity
- Support the execution and rollout of new features
- Collaborate extensively with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Design and Delivery teams to inform our product roadmap and ensure Delivery objectives are met
- Contribute to product planning across quarterly OKRs, core product road mapping and long-term product strategy/vision
- Work with other Product Managers / Designers to build processes that will scale as our team and company grow
- Act as the primary product liaison to our Delivery team, especially around user engagement, analytics, training/manuals and other support
- Travel to countries where Zenysis works to support product research, scoping and rollouts directly with users
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field
- 4+ years of experience as a product manager working on large-scale software products
- Strong customer empathy and experience shaping product direction and execution based on customer needs
- Familiar with agile development processes
- Comfortable with user-centric design, prototyping, research and iteration and ability to express ideas using a design or wireframing tool (e.g., Balsamiq, Figma etc.)
- Ability to develop simple, logical and efficient workflows that prioritize usability and user experience
- Analytical skills and experience with tools and languages for doing data analysis
- Experience with data and analytics products/tools is a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communication and ability to express complex ideas
- Strong Program Management skills, highly organized and able to rapidly adapt to changing situations and inputs
- Strong collaboration in cross-functional team environments but also able to act quickly as the decision-maker
- Ability to work effectively in a remote and geographically distributed team with people from a wide range of cultural and professional backgrounds
- Health Insurance coverage
- Retirement Benefits
- Generous equity packages
- Commute, gym and internet stipends
- Reimbursed lunch during working days
- Unlimited paid time off - take what you need policy
- Generous paternity, maternity, family responsibility leave policy