SunCulture Jobs in Kenya
SunCulture’s mission is to make smallholder farming households more productive. Through passion for agriculture and technology, it has developed a solution that combines affordable solar water pumping and customized irrigation systems, bundled with ongoing support and financing.
SunCulture is taking an active part in improving not only the lives of farmers, but also the environment by reducing CO2 emissions and water usage. Their efforts have been recognised through a number of awards which include but are not limited to:
Bloomberg New Energies Pioneer, 2017
London Stock Exchange’s Companies to Inspire Africa, 2017
99 Technologies Changing the Future of Agriculture in Africa, 2017
SunCulture Senior Product Design Manager Jobs in Kenya
Why Sunculture?
SunCulture has reached an exciting phase in its development and is poised for significant growth. The Organisation needs a Senior Product Design Manager to take the lead with respect to existing product improvements and new product integration. The role is key to the growth of the organisation due to its influence on customer satisfaction and hence SunCulture’s net promoter score.
Detailed Responsibilities
Existing Product Improvements
Manage lab and field tests of SunCulture products to generate quantitative performance data (e.g., pump efficiency, yield impact drip vs sprinkler vs mist, etc.). The data will be used to determine improvements to existing products
Resolve product bugs and constraints identified through analyzing after-sales reports and evaluating product designs
Engage customers and staff to not only measure satisfaction with existing products (NPS) but also solicit ideas for improvements
Work closely with the CTO to identify design enhancements to continuously improve the user experience of all existing products
Define and implement standard testing procedures for design changes and bug fixes
Manage the integration of approved design changes and bug fixes into the supply chain
New Product Integration
Perform lab tests to generate quantitative performance data and interview customers to obtain qualitative data. The data will be used to design new products
Manage field trials of all new
products in all core regions where SunCulture is present to gauge usability as well as farmer willingness to adopt/pay
Manage iterative product improvements to reduce cost and increase system performance/usability
Analyse competitors’ products to identify product design and engineering opportunities that will enable performance improvements
Leadership
Build, inform and act as an ambassador for a culture of human-centered product design
Scale up, mentor and coach a highly efficient and hands on product design team
Train the team on all the new products; also ensure they have knowledge of all the existing and improved products
Manage the performance of the team in line with agreed KPIs
Collaborate with individuals from different departments to meet the requirements and timelines in line with existing product enhancements as well as new product integration
Key Requirements
3 – 5 years’ experience in Human-centered design (HCD), a design and management framework that develops solutions to problems by involving the human perspective in all steps of the problem-solving process
Background in Engineering, Business Modelling or Marketing
A leader capable of defining and communicating design strategy and vision for the company
Not afraid to dive-in, take risk and crack heads until something is accomplished when it comes to product design whenever necessary
Delivery focused, organised and comfortable with ambiguity
Self-aware with humility and strive to improve as a leader
How to Apply
Interested candidates should apply online by 30th April, 2018
For more information and job application details, see; SunCulture Senior Product Design Manager Jobs in Kenya
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