Turnkey Africa is a leading Pan-African insurance technology and services provider. We develop, supply and manage end-to-end insurance business software solutions and services for the insurance industry. Turnkey’s flagship product, TurnQuest Insurance Suite, is one of the most dynamic products in the market providing a comprehensive and integrated set of a... Head of Product & Engineering Required profile 5+ years in product, engineering, delivery, technical operations or platform execution roles. Has led people, squads, workstreams or delivery teams, even if not yet at large-company head-of-function level. Experience working in a live customer-facing platform environment. Experience working closely with engineering teams and business/commercial teams. Experience with SaaS, fintech, InsurTech, marketplace, payments, lending, agency banking, platform operations or integration-heavy environments. Technical and delivery capability Understands APIs, integrations and basic distributed-system issues. Can read system diagrams and integration flows. Understands release management, QA, rollback, monitoring and incident response. Can ask engineers practical questions and challenge respectfully. Can distinguish between product issues, engineering issues, support issues, user-training issues and partner-side issues. Can communicate technical issues clearly to non-technical teams. Leadership attributes High ownership. Learns fast. Stays calm under pressure. Direct and clear communicator. Comfortable with ambiguity. Can bring order without creating bureaucracy. Comfortable being coached. Can challenge respectfully. Can work with senior leaders without becoming passive. Can grow quickly as the business grows.
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Head Of Product & Engineering At Turnkey Africa Kenya
full time
Nairobi, Nairobi, Nairobi, KE
Posted 11 hours ago