Product & Design Consultant

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Requirements:

• At least ten years of experience in product management and design
• Experience leading product and design teams (product managers, designers, user researchers) working on challenging problems
• Experience managing user research
• Experience of dealing with external stakeholders, ideally including Governments
• Strong skills in product management, understanding user research and its real-life application in building tools.
• Strong collaboration skills in a multi-country remote working environment
• Executive presence to engage with internal and external stakeholders as a consultant, with strong communication skills (written and oral)

Responsibilities:

• Advise on strategic direction and support the product and design team.
• Support the product, design and research efforts on Simple, technical assistance on custom systems and open-source systems (e.g. DHIS2). This also means hands-on design in Figma, scoping product problems, choosing the right problems to apply research, prototyping tools and productizing our technical assistance work.
• Support the SVP Digital on product strategy and communication.
• Review progress against the OKRs set for 2025 and review year-end outcomes (including planning for 2026)
• Work closely with our Chief Medical Officer, engineering and program team to build a collaborative roadmap, set priorities based on OKRs and help in ensuring product development timelines are met. Translate program goals into specific requirements for product development or technical assistance.
• Guidance on end-to-end product lifecycle and delivery. Work with the SVP Digital and engineering lead, track progress against product plans and resolve challenges as they come up.