Specialist, Product Management (Manager) at Qore – Appzone Limited (Lagos)
Full-time · Lagos · Posted 29 September 2026 · Apply by 31 December 2026
Appzone Limited (also listed as Qore – Appzone Limited) is hiring a Specialist, Product Management (Manager) on a full-time basis in Lagos. The role centres on product development for Qore and related banking and payment platforms. Work arrangement is not stated in the listing. Salary and benefits are not stated.
What the employer does
According to the listing, Appzone Limited is Africa’s leading provider of integrated banking and payment software platforms. It is the creator of BankOne, described as the world’s leading cloud infrastructure for banking and payment processing aimed at small and medium financial institutions.
Role responsibilities
The employer lists these duties:
- Lead product development with scrum teams: write user stories, prioritise backlogs, coordinate releases, and support sprint ceremonies.
- Track progress on features and enhancements for Qore and related products.
- Manage the product roadmap for Qore and ancillary products, defining and prioritising features that deliver market-leading functionality for clients.
- Keep the product backlog prioritised for maximum business and client value.
- Maintain and improve client-facing assets such as documentation, developer sites and contracts as new features appear.
- Work with the wider team to refine features and write development stories.
- Assess how new features affect the full product operating model, including legal, data protection, sales, technical pre-sales, client onboarding, support and documentation.
- Carry out qualitative and quantitative research to understand clients and spot product opportunities.
Requirements listed by the employer
- BSc in any discipline from an accredited institution. UI/UX design skills and experience are an added advantage.
- Five or more years in B2B product development or product management. Knowledge of core banking, digital lending, merchant services/agency banking or card issuance is a plus.
- Working knowledge of agile methods, product frameworks, lean methodologies and design thinking, plus experience with a squad.
- Strong verbal and written communication, presentation and negotiation skills, with a focus on client and partner experience.
- Proficiency in product tools such as JIRA and Adobe Analytics, and a solid grasp of the product management lifecycle.
- Ability to influence and work with clients and internal stakeholders at all levels.
- Relevant product or project management certification (for example AIPMM) is a plus.
- Comfort working in a fast-changing environment and collaborating across the organisation and with third parties.
- Experience in fintech, banking, payments or related sectors is preferred.
Documents required are not stated in the listing.
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What the company does in the Nigerian market
The listing positions Appzone as a provider of cloud banking and payment infrastructure for smaller financial institutions. In Nigeria this places the company in the core banking and payments technology space that serves banks, microfinance banks and similar players.
What the role involves day to day
Based on the listed responsibilities, a typical week is likely to mix backlog and roadmap work, sprint support, stakeholder conversations and research. You would spend time writing and refining user stories, ranking items for value, checking release progress, updating documentation and developer-facing materials, and talking to legal, sales, support and technical teams about the impact of new features. Client research—both interviews and data—would feed into prioritisation decisions.
Skills and mistakes that matter for this role
The listing puts heavy weight on agile delivery experience, B2B product work in banking or payments, and the ability to influence across functions. Gaps that often weaken applications for similar roles include:
- CVs that list product titles without showing concrete outcomes (for example, features shipped, backlog items prioritised by value, or release cycles completed).
- Weak evidence of working inside a scrum or squad setting with tools such as JIRA.
- Generic statements about “stakeholder management” without examples of negotiation or cross-team impact assessment.
CV and interview tips specific to this listing:
- On your CV, dedicate a short section or bullet set to agile delivery: name the frameworks used, the size of the squad, and one or two measurable results (for example, cycle time, feature adoption or backlog health).
- If you have core banking, digital lending, agency banking or card experience, put it near the top and link it to product decisions you influenced.
- Prepare one concrete example of how you assessed the impact of a feature across legal, support, sales or documentation—mirroring the operating-model responsibility in the listing.
- For interviews, be ready to walk through how you prioritise a backlog when client value and internal constraints conflict.
- If you use tools such as the free CV Builder on AlertNaija247, keep the layout simple and single-column so product achievements remain easy to scan.
Who this role suits and who may find it difficult
This role suits professionals with at least five years in B2B product work, preferably in fintech, banking or payments, who are comfortable owning a roadmap, writing stories, and coordinating across legal, sales and support. It may be difficult for candidates whose experience is purely consumer product, pure project coordination without product ownership, or who have limited exposure to agile squads and backlog prioritisation. Before applying, ask yourself: “Can I point to specific product decisions I owned that delivered measurable client or business value in a regulated or B2B financial environment?”
Practical Nigerian context
Location is listed as Lagos; work arrangement is not stated. Applicants may want to clarify hybrid or on-site expectations during the process and factor in typical Lagos commuting patterns if office attendance is required. Hiring steps for similar roles often include online application, CV screening, and one or more interviews; candidates preparing for panel or competency interviews may find the guidance in Preparing for the Common Nigerian Panel, HR and Technical Interview Format useful.
Scam warning
Never pay any fee to apply or to “secure” an interview. Use only the official application link provided and confirm that it points to the employer’s recognised domain (in this case the Zoho Recruit portal used by Appzone Group).
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online through the employer’s portal.
Application deadline: 31 December 2026. Documents required are not stated in the listing. Salary and benefits are not stated.