Unifi is recruiting a new member of the Software Development Team to help build out our world class software platform. The ideal candidate must be conscientious and have a natural curiosity to learn how things work. A healthy spirit of adventure and sense of humor would be helpful.

Duties and Responsibilities

• System ownership of Unifi’s integrations with banks, mobile networks, credit bureau, SMS and email providers, accounting systems.
• System ownership of back office functions like employer database, insurance processes.
• Define and communicate the system vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with business goals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and prioritise system requirements, ensuring they are documented and clearly communicated to the development team.
• Lead the system development process, from ideation to launch, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality solutions.
• Work with teams across the organsiation to ensure user adoption.
• Work across internal teams to ensure alignment in goals and ensure that dependencies are known, and work is followed through for delivery.
• Define and monitor key performance indicators to measure the success of the systems and adoption thereof.
• Track trends and stability of the systems.
• Drive continuous improvement.
• Define, prioritise and deliver system changes. Making informed decisions on prioritisation and trade-offs.
• Perform root cause analysis on issues experienced and drive solutions to resolve them.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all system-related matters, providing clear and effective communication to all stakeholders.
• Stay up to date with market trends and competitor offerings.

Minimum Requirements

• Appropriate degree (e.g. IT or Engineering)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working in a software product-focused role in financial services.  You should be familiar with creating product requirements documents, managing stakeholder expectations, UX, and taking ownership of the product’s success.
• Minimum of 3 years SQL experience.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering and managing complex systems.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical requirements.
• A concern for order, quality and accuracy. A meticulous approach to work.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Passion for building products that solve real user problems and deliver exceptional value.
• Passion for Africa and willingness to work in the developing world context.
• Ability to travel across Africa.