Joseph Karani

Product Manager at Dash
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Nairobi County, Kenya, KE

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Experience

    • United States
    • Financial Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Product Manager
      • Mar 2022 - Present

      -Provide strategy implementation, management and technical support for a Fintech Mobile App, Fintech Merchant Web & Mobile App and API integrations. -Leads a team of people comprising product managers, software developers, business analysts, customer support representatives, UI Designers and testers in ensuring the best customer experience for all clients using the Fintech mobile and web applications across Africa. -Requirement gathering, user research, Prototyping and UI design of Fintech web and mobile applications. -Managing stakeholder’s expectations through exemplary Project management. -Implemented and launched utility bills payment features on the dash app that enables the Fintech app users to pay for utility bills in Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana e.g Electricity, Water, Tv, Airtime etc. -Lead, organise and coordinate a team of product managers that manages product teams across Africa. -Assign product management resources to various teams. -Act as the main communication link between engineering team and other departments -Working with and mentoring other product managers. -Backlog management and implementation of agile best practices. Show less

    • Kenya
    • Software Development
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Product Manager/UX Lead
      • Sep 2018 - Feb 2022

      -Provide strategy, backlog management and technical support for Client Relationship Management System (CRM), Insurance Agents portals, Insurance Client Portals, Insurance Mobile Applications, Banc assurance portals, mobile solutions and API integrations. -Leading a team of people comprising software developers, business analysts, support analysts, UI Designers and testers in ensuring the best customer experience for all clients using the company's systems. -Requirement gathering, UX research, Prototyping and UI design of Insurance web and mobile applications. -Product management, implementation and overall UX strategy for TurnQuest Version 6 product which is an insurance ERP software being used by most insurance companies across Africa. -Backlog management and implementation of agile practices. Show less

    • Consultant Product Manager
      • Oct 2019 - Jul 2020

      • Led a cross-functional team comprising system developers, financial experts, and marketers in gathering system requirements and development of Yunited App, a Social-Economic Financial Management Application targeted at both mobile and web users - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.Yunited. • Led a cross-functional team comprising system developers, financial experts, and marketers in gathering system requirements and development of Yunited App, a Social-Economic Financial Management Application targeted at both mobile and web users - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.Yunited.

    • Kenya
    • Software Development
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Product Manager
      • Sep 2015 - Dec 2017

      • Provided strategy, management and technical support for Client Relationship Management System (CRM), Insurance Agents portals, Insurance Client Portals, Insurance Mobile Applications, Banc assurance portals, mobile solutions and API integrations. • Oversaw the successful development, implementation and launching of over sixteen software solution projects across Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia that included ERPs, web portals, mobile apps and API integrations. • Provided strategy, management and technical support for Client Relationship Management System (CRM), Insurance Agents portals, Insurance Client Portals, Insurance Mobile Applications, Banc assurance portals, mobile solutions and API integrations. • Oversaw the successful development, implementation and launching of over sixteen software solution projects across Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia that included ERPs, web portals, mobile apps and API integrations.

    • Brazil
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Lead Web Developer
      • Oct 2014 - Aug 2015

      • Developed and maintained front-end and back-end functionalities for clients' websites and web applications. • Managed Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategies for clients' websites. • Performed maintenance and updates to existing client websites. • Developed and maintained front-end and back-end functionalities for clients' websites and web applications. • Managed Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategies for clients' websites. • Performed maintenance and updates to existing client websites.

    • Kenya
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Web Developer
      • Jan 2013 - Oct 2014

      • Led the company's team of developers in designing, developing and maintaining clients' websites and web applications. • Led the company's team of developers in designing, developing and maintaining clients' websites and web applications.

    • Kenya
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Front End Developer
      • Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

      • Worked as a front end developer with a sole responsibility of developing web application. • Worked as a front end developer with a sole responsibility of developing web application.

Education

  • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
    Bachelors in Business Information Technology, Management Information Systems, General
    2014 - 2017
  • Nairobits School of Digital Design
    Diploma in Web designing and Development
    2011 - 2011

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