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M-Pesa Digital Product Owner

Aggregate function:  Consumer
Business Area:  Local M-Pesa
Posting Country:  Mozambique
Date Posted:  27 May 2025
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent

At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this. 

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.

Role purpose: 
The M-Pesa Digital Product Owner plays a key role in driving the commercial success of digital products. Responsible for managing the full product lifecycle from market opportunity assessment to go-to-market execution, translate customer and business needs into high-impact digital solutions. By aligning product strategy with commercial goals, works cross-functionally with design, engineering, marketing, and commercial teams to deliver innovative, scalable products that enhance customer experience, drive revenue growth, and strengthen M-Pesa’s market leadership.

 

Key accountabilities and decision ownership: 

•    Leading or contributing to the development of digital products and services from concept to launch.
•    Developing and implementing commercial strategies to enhance digital products and services to meet business objectives.
•    Planning and executing projects related to the development and enhancement of digital products and services.
•    Ensuring a seamless and intuitive user experience across digital products and services.
•    Collaborating with marketing teams to develop product positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategies.
•    Collaborating with cross-functional teams including designers, developers, marketers, and project managers.


Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

•    Commercially astute and strategically oriented – solid understanding of market, competitor, customer & business. Solid understanding of the integrated set of digital products and services included within the M-Pesa portfolio; able to identify opportunities for M-Pesa and define and implement these opportunities into reality.
•    Project Management – experience with management of large project teams achieving deadlines.
•    Strong Analytical skills – able to assess reports, identify issues, root cause, and recommend solutions. Expert spreadsheet skills a distinct advantage.
•    Presentation and communication skills – written and oral (Portuguese & English). 

 

Must have technical / professional qualifications: 

•    University degree in Commercial or Information Technology related areas.
•    A minimum of 2 years relevant experience in Apps.
•    SAFe Agile Certification will be an advantage.
•    Knowledge and experience using Jira tool.
•    Knowledge and experience in the financial services and telecommunications industries will be an advantage.
•    Mini Apps Knowledge
•    Strong planning and networking skills.
•    Ability to draft user requirement documents and business cases.


Key performance indicators:

•    Timely delivery of agreed commercial roadmap.
•    Apps MAU
•    Apps Revenue 
•    Apps ARPU
•    Number of Mini Apps 

Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

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