Associate Product Manager

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Full-time Expires In -4 weeks Kampala Duty Station - Kampala 3 years experience ICT Marketing

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Job Details

Emata is looking for an Associate Product Manager based in Kampala, Uganda, to work alongside the CPO across the full product cycle — from talking to farmers and partners, to shaping features, to getting them built, tested, and launched. The role sits close to marketing and branding, focusing on how people hear about a product, decide to trust it, and start using it. This is a genuine junior-level product manager role offering fast growth and learning on the job in a small, mission-driven team of 20+ engineers, data scientists, product & business specialists. Location: Kampala, Uganda (Plot 132 Luthuli Avenue, Bugolobi). Benefits include health insurance, employee shareholder plan, salary loans, flexible hours and vacation, Work from home-policy, daily lunches, and professional development through training and certifications.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Get out and talk to farmers, field agents and agri-company partners — dig for what they actually need, not what is assumed from behind a desk.
Turn raw insight into clear product requirements the team can build from.
Team up daily with product, AI and engineering colleagues to move features from sketch to launch.
Own the last mile: shape how new features are positioned and rolled out so farmers actually use them.
Put new features through their paces before they ship — test, break, and ensure they work in the field, not just on the screen.
Chase down the story in the data: spot what is landing, what is tripping people up, and what to fix next.
Keep the product backlog orderly and help the CPO prioritise.

Qualifications, Skills and Requirements

3-5 years of experience, ideally with a marketing or branding background and a real pull toward tech and product.
Comfortable with technology — picks up new tools quickly and enjoys figuring out how things work.
Good with ambiguity — can take a fuzzy problem, make sense of it, and move it forward without waiting for perfect instructions.
Conceptual thinker — sees the bigger picture and can connect dots between farmer needs, product, and business.
Strong communicator — writes clearly and explains ideas simply to farmers, engineers, or partners.
Organised, self-driven, and happy in a small team where roles stretch.
Genuine interest in agriculture, financial inclusion, or East African markets.
Nice to have: Exposure to fintech, agri-tech, or working with rural or underserved customers; hands-on experience with product tools, no-code builders, analytics dashboards, or running campaigns.