Product Manager – Embedded Finance at Zeraki

Zeraki is all about using technology to solve some of the toughest challenges encountered in providing quality education in Africa. Our cutting edge solutions, provide insights that enable informed decision making, provide access to quality instruction and take the stress out of everyday administrative tasks.

 

Product Manager – Embedded Finance

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  • Experience3 - 5 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldICT / Computer 

Key Responsibilities

Product Vision & Strategy

  • Define and refine the product vision and roadmap, aligning with Zeraki’s mission to improve education access and affordability
  • Use insights from schools, parents, and administrators to shape the direction of our financial tools
  • Ensure every product initiative addresses a real problem in the education ecosystem—whether it's simplifying school collections or easing fee burdens for families
  • Product Discovery & Validation
  • Conduct structured discovery with school bursars, principals, parents, and guardians to identify pain points
  • Test assumptions through research, field visits, usability testing, and pilot deployments in educational settings
  • Prioritize solutions that remove friction for schools and create flexibility for families managing education costs
  • Product Development & Execution
  • Translate product vision into clear specs and collaborate with engineers, designers, and compliance to deliver scalable features
  • Coordinate with internal teams and external partners (banks, insurers, payment processors) to build secure, accessible products tailored for the education sector
  • Oversee the rollout of products that must work in real-world school environments—across geographies, school types, and payment behaviors
  • Measurement & Continuous Improvement
  • Define product success metrics, such as school-level adoption, parent engagement, and transaction growth
  • Monitor how schools and families interact with the products and use this data to inform iteration
  • Drive improvements that increase impact on education affordability and operational efficiency
  • Go-to-Market & Rollout
  • Support the design and execution of pilot programs with schools and communities
  • Collaborate with marketing, customer experience, and field teams to drive product uptake among parents and school administrators
  • Ensure the full user journey—from awareness to adoption—is intuitive and trusted by all stakeholders in the education space

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

  • We value structured thinking, empathy for users, and high ownership. Whether you're early in your career or more experienced, you’ll be expected to lead, not follow.

Experience

  • PM: 3–5 years in product management, ideally in fintech, SaaS, or platforms with financial infrastructure

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Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Zeraki on www.zeraki.app to apply

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