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Job Overview

Location

Remote

Employment Type

Full-time

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Sector

Product Management & Operations

Experience Level

Senior (5-8 years)

About the Company

We are an ambitious, early-stage startup based in Nigeria, dedicated to revolutionizing the restaurant industry with a cutting-edge online reservation and table management platform. Our innovative solution empowers diners to effortlessly discover restaurants, secure real-time table bookings, manage waitlists, and share valuable guest data. For restaurants, we offer streamlined operations, enhanced customer engagement through real-time availability, and data-driven insights to optimize their business.

Our platform is designed for seamless integration with essential systems such as POS/ERP, payment gateways, and communication channels like SMS, email, and push notifications. We aim to create delightful dining experiences for customers across Nigeria and eventually expand our reach throughout West Africa.

Job Description

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Project Manager to spearhead the delivery of our innovative online reservation and table management platform. This pivotal role involves end-to-end ownership of our Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and subsequent development phases, ensuring seamless execution from strategy to launch.

You will serve as the crucial link between our business objectives, design vision, engineering efforts, operational needs, and go-to-market strategies. Your responsibilities will encompass defining and managing the product roadmap, meticulously owning and prioritizing the product backlog, orchestrating efficient sprint planning, maintaining transparent stakeholder communication, proactively identifying and mitigating risks, and ensuring the highest quality of delivery in a fast-paced startup environment.

This is an exceptional opportunity to shape a high-impact product from its inception, working within an autonomous, collaborative, and founder-led team culture that values a bias for action. We offer flexible work arrangements, including hybrid or remote options within Nigeria, and a competitive salary aligned with Nigerian tech startup norms.

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Required Skills

Product ManagementProject ManagementMVP DeliveryRoadmap DevelopmentBacklog ManagementSprint PlanningStakeholder CommunicationRisk ManagementAgile MethodologiesNigerian MarketEMEA MarketData Privacy RegulationsPayment IntegrationsProblem-SolvingPrioritization

Key Responsibilities

Translate business goals into a clear MVP scope and a 12–24 month product roadmap
Define success metrics and measurement plans; build dashboards for leadership and investors
Own the product backlog: write clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and prioritization (value, risk, effort)
Plan and manage 2‑week sprints; forecast capacity; manage dependencies
Lead design, engineering, data, marketing, and operations to deliver features on time and with quality
Facilitate agile ceremonies (planning, demos, retros, standups as needed)
Proactively identify risks; maintain risk register; manage scope changes with clear trade‑offs
Coordinate with payment gateways, SMS/email/notifications, and other external partners
Ensure data privacy, security controls, and regulatory compliance for Nigeria (and regionally as applicable)
Collaborate with Marketing and Partnerships on launch readiness, onboarding playbooks, and partner communications
Define and monitor key metrics; provide regular executive updates and stakeholder reports
Maintain clear, accessible documentation of decisions, roadmaps, and learnings

Qualifications

5–10+ years of Product/Project Management experience; 2+ years leading marketplace or consumer platforms
Demonstrated experience delivering MVPs to scale in a startup environment
Strong knowledge of Nigeria/EMEA market specifics, including local payments and data privacy regulations
Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to influence without authority
Proven ability to translate business goals into actionable backlog and roadmaps
Comfort with both strategic thinking and hands‑on execution; strong problem‑solving and prioritization
Hospitality/food tech exposure; experience with restaurant reservations, waitlists, or POS integrations (Preferred)
Experience with payments/fintech integrations in Nigeria (Preferred)
Familiarity with data residency and local compliance guidelines (Preferred)
Basic product design literacy to collaborate effectively with designers (Preferred)

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary aligned with Nigerian tech startup norms
Flexible work arrangements (hybrid or remote within Nigeria)
Opportunity to shape a high-impact product from the ground up
Autonomous, collaborative, founder-led team culture with a bias for action

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As a Project Manager, you will be instrumental in driving the successful delivery of our Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and subsequent iterations. You will act as the central point of contact, seamlessly connecting our business, design, engineering, operations, and go-to-market teams. Your core responsibilities will include owning the product roadmap, managing the backlog, orchestrating sprint planning, ensuring clear stakeholder communication, proactively identifying and mitigating risks, and upholding the highest standards of delivery quality within a dynamic startup environment.