4 Job Positions at BBOXX Capital Rwanda: (Deadline 2 May 2022)

4 Job Positions at BBOXX Capital Rwanda: (Deadline 2 May 2022)

Product Manager at BBOXX Capital Rwanda: (Deadline 2 May 2022)

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Who we are:

Bboxx is a UK-based Next Generation Utility company providing affordable, reliable and clean energy solutions to meet off-grid customers’ energy needs. We are fully vertically integrated, controlling every part of our customer experience.  having already impacted over 2 million customers’ lives with our solar home systems (SHS) so far and diversification into clean cooking and other utilities underway, we have 1000+ staff working across five offices in Europe, Asia and Africa – who are waking up every morning to transform the lives of our customers and to unlock their potential.

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Title: Product Manager – Value Added Services (PM VAS)  

Reports to: Director – Product Innovation                                                                                                       

Location: Kigali, Rwanda with frequent travel to Kenya and other NGUs 

Role Brief:

The Product Manager VAS owns the Marketplace vision and long-term roadmap for financial and other value-added services such as e-mobility.  He ensures the commercial success of these services (typically provided in partnership with third parties) by assessing user requirements, competitor offerings and development cost versus market potential and future revenues.  The PM is accountable for coordinating all product definition, development, and introduction activities across the relevant departments in a matrix approach.  This role must also have a good understanding of the business process to facilitate the integration of third-party software into the Pulse platform.

Key Interactions:

The Product Manager VAS cooperates closely with the Product Managers for Power DC, Cook, Connect and Pulse as well as with the Heads of HW Development (Engineers) and SW Delivery (Product Owners).  He will also have to coordinate with the Global Partnerships Director and with NGUs for identifying local partners/suppliers and understanding market-specific processes.

What you can expect to be doing:

• Defining the overall vision, strategy, and roadmap
• Help formulate the vision for VAS and create buy-in at Group and NGU-level
• Propose commercial objectives and strategic direction for third-party products
• Agree the VAS roadmap internally with key stakeholders across all Divisions
• Determining customer demand and market potential
• Understand and represent user needs throughout the product lifecycle
• Identify opportunities for managing third party products through Pulse
• Monitor the market and analyze competition, acting on product gaps
• Create high-level business cases (B2B and B2C) for new value-added services
• Propose competitive pricing structures and give input on B2B positioning
• Developing proof points for the Marketplace concept within Pulse 2.0
• Prioritize product and payment integrations
• Assess potential providers of third-party HW and SW
• Build technology partner and supplier relationships
• Work with Pulse Product Managers on integrating third-party HW and SW
• Coordinate with the Supply Chain team to source new products
• Managing the entire product lifecycle for all third-party products
• Conduct customer research and write requirements
• Initiate relationships with external parties in provision of VAS
• Work with third party design and engineering teams
• Perform user tests and run prototypes (proof of concept)
• Coordinate pilots and support the rollout in NGUs
• Support communications and training plans
• Measure impact and evaluate adoption
• Facilitating the key meetings and workshops for VAS
• Plan the P&L and budget for value added services
• Prepare recommendations on key strategic decisions for the Executive
• Follow up on decisions/action items with the cross-functional team

What we are looking for:

• At least 3-5 years of experience as a commercially driven product manager (preferably in the fintech sector in East Africa) working closely with HW or SW development teams
• Demonstrated track record of successfully expanding an existing product range into new geographies and demographics
• Motivated to run a cross-functional team and aptitude to communicate remotely
• Ability to quickly learn about new business areas, critically think through different use cases, synthesize requirements, and present new ideas effectively at all levels of the organization
• Good working knowledge of the human-centered design approach and agile methodologies
• Strong analytical, quantitative, problem-solving, and project management skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, with a strong ability to prioritize
• Attention to detail even when working under pressure
• Master’s degree in business administration, engineering, or other relevant discipline is a plus

If you would like to find out more about what we are doing to transform lives through providing access to energy and services, please have a look at www.bboxx.com

Application Process

Please upload your CV and answer few questions via our online application platform: https://bboxx.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/1243?c=bboxx

Qualified candidates will be contacted with information regarding the next steps.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply ASAP.

The deadline for applications is May 2nd, 2022.

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Senior Product Analyst at BBOXX Capital Rwanda: (Deadline 2 May 2022)

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Who we are:

Bboxx is a UK-based Next Generation Utility company providing affordable, reliable, and clean energy solutions to meet off-grid customers’ energy needs. We are fully vertically integrated, controlling every part of our customer experience.  having already impacted over 2 million customers’ lives with our solar home systems (SHS) so far and diversification into clean cooking and other utilities underway, we have 1000+ staff working across five offices in Europe, Asia and Africa – who are waking up every morning to transform the lives of our customers and to unlock their potential.

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Title: Senior Product Analyst – Value Added Services

Reports to: Product Manager- Value Added Services

Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Role Brief:

The Senior Product Analyst VAS will be responsible for analyzing new VAS ideas and collaborating with internal (e.g., Product Innovation team members and Product Owners) and external stakeholders (e.g., third-party software and hardware suppliers) to design, develop, test, and implement new value-added product offerings.  The focus of this role will be on helping manage e-mobility pilots, defining requirements for developing new VAS-related features in Pulse or integrating third-party software for VAS into the Bboxx Pulse platform. This will involve working with POs to review customer journey processes and create stories and epics for the development of new features in Pulse.

What you can expect to be doing:

• Support the Product Manager VAS in the planning and execution of e-mobility pilots in Rwanda and other target markets working closely with the country teams and third-party partners
• Collaborate with the market research team to analyze new or existing VAS ideas (on topics such as competition, market potential/sizing, and product design)
• Conduct field visits and other research activities to gather relevant insights to support the ideation process
• Support VAS team members in assessing the business impact of new VAS at both B2B and B2C level
• Coordinate with country teams to conduct prototypes (proof of concepts) for new VAS to gain insights for scaling
• Map out customer journey steps to identify new features that need to be developed in the Pulse platform to be able to scale VAS projects
• Collaborate with software development Product Owners (POs) and Scrum Masters to define requirements for integrating third-party software for VAS in Pulse
• Support the implementation of new VAS features across Bboxx markets (e.g. help create training materials to ensure new features are implemented correctly)
• Support the Product Manager VAS in initiating and maintaining relationships with external partners to ensure successful implementation of VAS projects

What we are looking for:

• Strong passion for solving problems and designing solutions for underserved communities around the world, especially in developing countries
• Personal experience from living and/or working in a developing country
• Minimum bachelor’s degree preferably in a quantitative or software field (e.g., math, statistics, computer science)
• 1+ years’ experience working on e-mobility projects such as electric motorbikes (“e-bikes”), e-scooters, e-boats, etc.
• 1+ years’ experience working directly with software development teams, e.g., communicating requirements for new software features to developers (experience with the agile methodology is a plus)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English (fluency in French a plus).
• Strong analytical skills with experience using tools such as Excel and PowerPoint to analyze data and generate meaningful insights

If you would like to find out more about what we are doing to transform lives through providing access to energy and services, please have a look at www.bboxx.com

Application Process

Please upload your CV and answer few questions via our online application platform: https://bboxx.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/1246?c=bboxx

Qualified candidates will be contacted with information regarding the next steps.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply ASAP.

The deadline for applications is May 2nd, 2022.

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Global Head of Growth at BBOXX Capital Rwanda: (Deadline 2 May 2022)

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Who we are:

Bboxx is a UK-based Next Generation Utility company providing affordable, reliable and clean energy solutions to meet off-grid customers’ energy needs. We are fully vertically integrated, controlling every part of our customer experience.  having already impacted over 2 million customers’ lives with our solar home systems (SHS) so far and diversification into clean cooking and other utilities underway, we have 1000+ staff working across five offices in Europe, Asia and Africa – who are waking up every morning to transform the lives of our customers and to unlock their potential.

ROLE PROFILE

Title: Global Head of Growth

Reports to: Chief Marketing Officer  

Location: Kigali, Rwanda with frequent travels across Bboxx East and Western African operations

Role Brief:

Bboxx is currently in 10 countries, this role will take on centrally the responsibility to support the growth of the business. You will be responsible for understanding deep-down the driver of growth for Bboxx, creating innovative growth strategies and building the team to manage the associated project to get 10x growth in the next 1-2 years! This is an exciting role as Bboxx is expanding into urban segments with new products and services. You will have to work closely with operations but also with the product teams to get to our growth target.

What you can expect to be doing:

• Identify vision to realize 10X increase in sales in Bboxx markets
• Define and deliver on the short and long-term growth strategies relevant for each of the 10 Bboxx markets by conveying the growth objectives effectively.
• Manage improvement projects with the Bboxx Pulse (software) team to improve the channels of acquisition
• Ensure best growth strategies are followed in all 10 Bboxx markets in Africa
• Find clever ways to A/B test growth strategies and analyze the results in order to find improvement opportunities
• Work closely with the Marketing team to ensure the value propositions is clear and to create campaigns to boost growth.
• Analyze channels strategy and structure, especially the agent network.
• Provide coaching and training to the Retail team across Bboxx operations and improve Skills of the retail team.
• Provide training, scheduling, coaching, and managing sales teams to meet growth objectives.

What we are looking for:

• 4-8 years work experience in top companies, e.g., top 3 consulting firm (MBB), or startups such as Rocket Internet or Jumia.
• Team player expert communicating with a large variety of stakeholders (ops teams, sales teams, product teams)
• Strong analytical skills and proven record of accomplishment of solving complex problems and creating audacious solutions
• Fluency in English, Fluency in French is a plus

If you would like to find out more about what we are doing to transform lives through providing access to energy and services, please have a look at www.bboxx.com

Application Process

Please upload your CV and answer few questions via our online application platform: https://bboxx.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/1244?c=bboxx

Qualified candidates will be contacted with information regarding the next steps.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply ASAP.

The deadline for applications is May 2nd, 2022.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE AND APPLY

 

Product Analyst at BBOXX Capital Rwanda: (Deadline 2 May 2022)

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Who we are:

Bboxx is a UK-based Next Generation Utility company providing affordable, reliable and clean energy solutions to meet off-grid customers’ energy needs. We are fully vertically integrated, controlling every part of our customer experience.  having already impacted over 2 million customers’ lives with our solar home systems (SHS) so far and diversification into clean cooking and other utilities underway, we have 1000+ staff working across five offices in Europe, Asia and Africa – who are waking up every morning to transform the lives of our customers and to unlock their potential.

ROLE PROFILE

Title: Product Analyst – Bboxx Pulse

Reports to: Product Associate – Bboxx Pulse

Location: Rwanda – Kigali

Role Brief:.

Bboxx Pulse is our platform powering next generation utility businesses to deliver a range of life-enhancing services, from solar to cooking gas to internet, to hard-to-reach customers in developing countries. You will be responsible for analyzing, designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating a set of processes that form the Bboxx operating model, and implementing these in Bboxx Pulse, to help these businesses serve hard-to-reach customers profitably.

What you can expect to be doing:

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research
• Create quantitative business cases and financial models for proposed Pulse features
• Measure adoption and measure business impact of new Pulse features
• Conduct focus groups and interview customers and users using human-centered design techniques, summarizing key insights and recommendations
• Analyze business processes using root cause analysis to identify problems and recommend improvements
• Research best practices from NGUs and competitors
• Write complete design documents and work with Product Owners to break them down into user stories
• Present findings in easily accessible format for general knowledge share
• Communicate regularly and facilitate best practice sharing between NGU functional staff
• Manage pilots and projects
• Develop non-software tools (e.g. Excel) as proofs-of-concept for potential Pulse features, or as Pulse support tools
• Implement pilots self-sufficiently, with minimal input from Product Associate
• Design and implement solutions to NGU requests that work with current software without requiring additional development
• Support projects as otherwise required by the Product Associate
• Support software development, implementation, and documentation
• Test new features and document results
• Create detailed how-to documentation in both written and visual formats
• Support trainings and create training materials
• Conduct other implementation-related tasks as required by the Product Associate

What we are looking for:

• University degree, preferably in Economics, Statistics, or Engineering
• 1-3 years’ work experience in a creative problem-solving role (consulting, project management, or other)
• Effective communication skills
• Fluency in English
• Bonus
• Solid knowledge of statistical methods
• SQL
• Experience in renewable energy, finance, or distribution
• Fluency in French

Preferred Skills:

• Analytical Problem solving: Thinks in a structured way and reconciles qualitative insights with data
• Self-motivation: Identifies problems and relentlessly leads the collaborative charge to solve them
• Curious and Creative: Eagerly seeks out new knowledge and generates original ideas from first principles, not beholden to traditional or textbook ways of doing things
• Thought leadership: Generates ideas and uses strong leadership & influencing skills to drive change at basic level
• Ownership: Takes responsibility and pride in managing their area of the business
• Communication: Creates clear written documentation and communicates proactively with a variety of stakeholders

If you would like to find out more about what we are doing to transform lives through providing access to energy and services, please have a look at www.bboxx.com

Application Process

Please upload your CV and answer few questions via our online application platform: https://bboxx.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/1253?c=bboxx

Qualified candidates will be contacted with information regarding the next steps.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply ASAP.

The deadline for applications is May 7th, 2022.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE AND APPLY