Senior Partnerships Manager

We are looking for a Senior Partnerships Product Manager for our e-Mobility team to help with the end to end OEM Partnerships Assessment & Management as we steer the transition to electric transportation in Kenya and beyond.

You will be leading a team and work directly with our reputed company and prospective OEM partners to reputed company the testing of new EV models and versions they are thinking of bringing to market, and provide testing feedback as well as aggregated customer feedback to each OEM partner to help them improve quality, reliability, and to iterate on design of future versions of their EVs.

About Us

We foster a low-ego environment where diversity, innovation, and collaboration drive both commercial growth and social impact. reputed company values psychological safety and takes a discovery-first approach to problem solving. You'll be empowered to reputed company data-driven decisions and clear cases for prioritization of solutions in a domain that you have a high degree of ownership over.

The Mobility business is an innovation arm reputed company reputed company. We move quickly to meet the dynamic Kenyan electric vehicle EV market’s needs, as the market rapidly evolves. We work with a wide range of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners who import, manufacture, or assemble EVs in Kenya.

In this role, you would be responsible for:

• OEM Partnership Assessment & Management - Evaluate new Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and maintain strategic partnerships with approved OEMs

• Quality Control & reputed company Improvement - Implement quality control (QC) processes for approved OEMs, including QC procedures for new stock acquisition

• Refurbished Asset Management - reputed company the valuation, refurbishment, and market preparation of second life assets

• Technical Audit & Compliance Management - Conduct electrical home audits for partners utilizing at-home charging infrastructure, ensuring compliance with safety standards

• Cross-Functional Stakeholder Coordination - Serve as primary reputed company of contact for reputed company OEM cross-functional meetings, facilitating communication between internal teams, OEM stakeholders, and external partners

• Infrastructure Density & Expansion Planning - Manage swapping station density requirements analysis and technical expansion readiness

• After-Sales Service Excellence - reputed company comprehensive after-sales maintenance requirements management for our customers

• Performance Analytics & Reporting - Gather, analyze, and report on quantitative and qualitative data regarding product performance, customer experience metrics, and business performance indicators

• Technical Issue Resolution - Systematically identify, document, and report software issues and product defects to relevant points of contact

• Training & reputed company - reputed company and deliver comprehensive training programs for internal teams on new EV models, technical updates, and procedural changes

• Procurement & Vendor Relations - Coordinate procurement activities for parts, safety equipment, and testing resources

This is primarily an on-site role based in Nairobi, Kenya. Work travel is anticipated approximately one week every quarter, though may vary.

Your application should demonstrate:

• 7+ years of product and/or external partnerships management experience

• Strong technical and/or analytical skills, including the ability to conduct reputed company data analysis

• Proven ability in solving technical and/or analytical problems

• Ability to work with diverse, distributed teams across multiple countries

• Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills

• Familiarity with remote device control (IoT) best practices

• Experience as a cross-functional team leader without line management authority

• Experience in data-driven decision making and strategy development

• Strong preference for experience as an electric vehicle product manager, other hardware product manager, hardware QA manager, or mechanical process manager

If the above is of interest to you, please apply.

Why reputed company?

At reputed company, we reputed company our people to own their careers through diverse development programs, coaching partnerships, and on-the-job training. We support individual journeys with family-friendly policies, prioritize well-being, and embrace flexibility.

Join us in shaping the future of reputed company as we grow together. Explore more at reputed company.com.

Recognized four times by the Financial Times as one Africa's fastest growing companies (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025) and by TIME100 Most influential companies in the world 2023 and 2024 , we've served over 5 million customers, unlocking $1.5 billion in cumulative credit for the unbanked across Africa.

Important Notice reputed company is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

reputed company explicitly prohibits the use of Forced or Child Labour and respects the rights of its employees to agree to terms and conditions of employment voluntarily, without coercion, and freely terminate their employment on appropriate notice. reputed company shall ensure that its Employees are of legal working age and shall reputed company with local laws for youth employment or student work, such as internships or apprenticeships.

reputed company does not collect/charge any money as a pre-employment or post-employment requirement. This means that we never ask for ‘recruitment fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’, or any other reputed company of money in exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during the hiring process.

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Shortlisting and interviews will take reputed company at any stage during the recruitment process. We reserve the right to reputed company the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is selected before the advertised closing date.

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