Lead Yassir’s AI product vision, strategy, and roadmap across ride-hailing, delivery, and financial services. Identify AI opportunities, manage product lifecycles from ideation through optimization, use data and KPIs to guide decisions, and coordinate execution across products, countries, and remote teams. Collaborate with product, marketing, operations, and engineering stakeholders while mentoring colleagues and promoting an AI- and data-driven culture.
Yassir is the leading super App in the Maghreb region set to changing the way daily services are provided. It currently operates in 45 cities across Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia with recent expansions into France, Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa. It is backed (~$200M in funding) by VCs from Silicon Valley, Europe and other parts of the world.
We offer on-demand services such as ride-hailing and last-mile delivery. Building on this infrastructure, we are now introducing financial services to help our users pay, save and borrow digitally.
Helping usher the continent into a digital economy era. We’re not just about serving people - we’re about creating a marketplace to bring people what they need while infusing social values.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We believe that investing in AI will result in scaling our company to create unique value for each and every one of our customers. We are looking for an experienced Product Manager to lead our Artificial Intelligence Initiatives.
You will join the team that leads and owns the Product vision and roadmap for AI at Yassir, and you will drive the transformation towards having our marketplace optimized by AI. The AI team works closely with all domains (ride-hailing, delivery, financial services) and joining our team requires challenging the status quo, finding visionary value creation opportunities, and reinventing customer experiences through innovative and pioneering use of AI.
Responsibilities
- Product Vision: craft a robust strategy to leverage AI at scale in Yassir, work with customers and app domains to understand the marketplace dynamics and identify the AI opportunities
- Product Lifecycle Management: own the product roadmap and oversee its execution while balancing requirements across products and countries, and maintaining team health. Manage the entire product lifecycle from ideation to launch and ongoing optimization.
- Data-Driven Decision-Making: Utilize data-driven insights to make informed decisions, track key performance indicators (KPIs), and iterate on product features to optimize performance and achieve business objectives. Be an ambassador for the power of Data and AI and contribute to making it a driver of success for the company and your co-workers.
- Stakeholder Management and Collaboration: foster strong ties with partner teams (across product, marketing, operations, etc.), communicate progress and results, anticipate roadblocks and align objectives across stakeholders. Leadership and culture: Mentor co-workers, create a culture of feedback and trust building, and take an active role in your own growth and of the growth of people around you.
REQUIREMENTS
- 3+ years experience as a Product Manager solving business problems using AI/ML products.
- Demonstrated proficiency in AI technologies, Machine Learning concepts, and a strong technical understanding to effectively communicate and collaborate with development teams.
- Successful track-record managing Products across remote teams.
- Experience in a rapidly growing company in the mobility, on-demand, or delivery space is a plus.
- BSc/MSc in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or relevant field.
WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN YASSIR
- Join one of the fastest-growing tech companies in Africa
- Have a lasting impact on our company's culture
- Make a real impact on the world by helping us bring affordable financial and on-demand services to millions of Africans
- Work on some really hard technical challenges from identity infrastructure for Africans, digital payment networks to complex mapping and routing systems across the continent.
- We are the first Algerian startup to go through Y Combinator program and we’re backed by top investors including Unpopular Ventures, Rebel Fund and DainTree.VC
At Yassir, we believe in the power of diversity and the importance of an inclusive culture. So, if you're ready to bring your unique perspective and experiences to the table, then we're excited to listen.
Don't just apply for a job, come and be a part of our journey. Let's create a better tomorrow together.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Best of luck,
Your Yassir TA Team
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