Product Associate Job Careers – Innovation Village
Organisation: Innovation Village
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
The Innovation Village is a destination entrepreneurs call home. We believe that every idea that could transform society should be given an opportunity to see what that idea could become. Have you ever considered a career working with startups? Startup culture is high energy, your ticket to being a problem solver, attracts the best minds around and lets you fast-track your career with high-growth teams. Startup culture gives you the flexibility to explore emerging technologies and test your limits along the way.
Job Summary: The Product Associate will enable organisations to work with entrepreneurs, capture new value from digital—creating products, experiences, and businesses. We bring together a community where people can design, prototype, test, scale and launch imaginative and solutions to big challenges – together.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Client Relationship Management
- Grow company revenues by developing new products
- Produce, organise and maintain internal and external sales and marketing materials like presentation decks, case studies, competitive intelligence and contact lists
- You are capable of deeply understanding the needs of clients and translate these into compelling solutions and sales proposals
- You communicate regularly with clients, manage expectations, update them on progress as well as solicit feedback
- Ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met
Project Planning & Coordination
- You are strong in processes and can map out projects, taking into consideration client needs and resources available
- Establish milestones and objectives
- You can communicate your plans well both verbally and in writing to all stakeholders
- Participate in cross-functional teams to execute the product development plan
- You ensure that all stakeholders in a project are contributing their part and can mitigate risks
- Oversee the development of advertising, public relations, and marketing communications to meet product objectives
Product Evaluation & Reporting
- You have strong professional writing skills and can produce concept notes, proposals and reports for different audiences
- You are able to identify key KPIs for all the interventions you design and can report on these to different audiences
- Maintain accurate and complete product-related information
- Identify process improvements to achieve goals related to product marketing and customer support
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Prior experience selling technology products to corporations or selling corporate solutions
- Proven track record of effectively negotiating high value business agreements and developing business relationships that impact company performance
- Comfortable with Excel, Google Docs and other technology solutions for driving sales
- Strong internal and external communicator with strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage different clients and multi-task with excellent organization skills
- Comfort with a fast-paced environment and changing requirements – Start-up experience a plus
- Ability to flourish with minimal guidance, be proactive, and handle uncertainty and ambiguity
- Can-do attitude, strategic thinker, and passion for new products and solutions
General
- Ability to multitask and prioritise tasks
- Excellent time management skills
- Well-developed organisational skills
- Attention to detail
- Great verbal and written communication skills
- Professional discretion
How to Apply:
All candidates who wish to join us in the aforementioned capacity should apply online at the link below.
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