Lifecheq: Associate Product Manager (Remote)

Location: Remote <p> <strong>Headquarters:</strong> Western Cape, Cape Town, 8000 South Africa </p> <div class="job-details-content content"><br><div><h2><span>About Lifecheq</span></h2><p><span>Lifecheq is transforming financial advice and insurance distribution across emerging markets through our cutting-edge technology platform. As Africa's largest advice platform, we empower over&nbsp;</span><span>8,000 financial advisers</span><span>&nbsp;to deliver holistic, personalised financial planning to the underserved mass affluent market.</span></p><p><span>Our holistic financial advice platform has achieved remarkable results in driving record adviser productivity for our partners. Backed by leading investors, we're expanding across Africa and Southeast Asia – with a mission to create one million sustainable middle-income jobs for financial advisers.</span></p><h2><span>The Opportunity</span></h2><div><span>Own the execution of initiatives that drive adviser productivity - moving more advisers from the mid band into the productive band, and keeping productive advisers there.</span></div><h2><span>What You'll Do</span></h2><p><span>Work with your Group Product Manager to translate product strategy and experiment priorities into well-scoped tickets, timelines, and delivered features.</span></p><p><span>Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the adviser productivity funnel - know how many advisers are in each band, what is moving them up, and where they are getting stuck.</span></p><p><span>Develop and maintain a view of your key metrics and build instrumentation into the products you manage so you have an ongoing view of performance; know when a number looks wrong before it is flagged to you.</span></p><p><span>Gather ongoing feedback from advisers and managers directly; build the observational habits to understand where the pipeline is failing and bring findings to the Group PM with a point of view, not just a summary.</span></p><p><span>Own the alert and nudge pipeline end to end - template creation, regulatory approval submissions, staging tests, production deployment, and delivery quality - ensuring advisers receive the right recommendations reliably.</span></p><p><span>Manage rollout logistics for new features: determine sequencing, verify adviser access across branches and regions, and troubleshoot activation issues.</span></p><p><span>Set up experiment infrastructure as directed by the Group PM - cohort assignment, data feeds, template creation, tracking configuration - and take responsibility for data quality and delivery reliability throughout the experiment window.</span></p><p><span>Compile clean experiment data packages for the Group PM to analyse and interpret; manage the operational handoff when successful experiments move to production.</span></p><p><span>Work with lead engineers to coordinate delivery sequencing, dependencies, and deployment schedules; maintain a well-groomed backlog with clear acceptance criteria and flag risks early with a proposed solution attached.</span></p><p><span>Take responsibility for the business outcomes of the initiatives you run: if adviser productivity is not moving, understand why and bring a plan to address it.</span></p><p><span>Ensure automated reports are accurate and distributed reliably; maintain product analytics dashboards and coordinate data logistics with external partners.</span></p><h2><span>What We're Looking For</span></h2><ul><li><span>You have a four-year degree or equivalent</span></li><li><span>You are an analytical, data-driven, critical thinker who can unpack a problem clearly, develop and communicate a hypotheses, frame experiments and test them rigorously</span></li><li><span>You have had some exposure to a commercial or customer facing role; you are very open to interacting with customers and financial advisers regularly, and are&nbsp;</span><span>passionate about using technology to solve problems</span></li><li><span>You can communicate well with team members and stakeholders on deliverables and approach, demonstrating the ability to communicate and listen appropriately depending on the audience. We expect a good grounding in effective written communication in a technical context</span></li><li><span>You strive for success, are keen to learn and develop, are collaborative with a can-do attitude, and can build positive relationships</span></li><li><span>You have business acumen and have a grasp of the key concepts of how a business makes money, and you enjoy seeing your work make a tangible business impact&nbsp;</span></li><li><span>You are experienced with and are comfortable engaging with senior executives at large and small companies - you’d be quite okay being asked to give a presentation to execs at a listed company in your first three months of work.&nbsp;</span></li></ul><h2><span>What We Offer</span></h2><ul><li><p><span><span>A market-competitive salary</span></span></p></li><li><p><span><span>A collaborative, mission-driven environment with exposure to cutting-edge fintech initiatives</span></span></p></li><li><p><span><span>Opportunities to work on impactful projects with leading partners and stakeholders</span></span></p></li><li><p><span><span>Career growth within a rapidly scaling organisation</span></span></p></li><li><p><span><span>The chance to help shape the future of financial services delivery</span></span></p></li><li><p><span><span>We’re a remote-first business, with a setup that optimises for async work</span></span></p></li></ul><div><br></div></div><br><div><br></div><br></div> <p><strong>To apply:</strong> <a href="[Link Protected] GDPR Compliance: Sourced via verified public channels under Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). 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