Associate Product Manager job at Emata

Description

Kampala, Uganda

We’re looking for a product person to work alongside our CPO across the full product cycle — from talking to farmers and partners, to shaping features, to getting them built, tested, and out the door.

You’ll sit close to the marketing and branding side of the house, so we especially want someone who understands how people hear about a product, decide to trust it, and start using it. This is a genuine product manager role at a junior level: you’ll learn the craft on the job and grow fast.

About Emata

We are a fast-growing Ugandan fintech transforming agricultural finance. Since launching in 2021, we have served 60,000+ farmers and partnered with 100+ agri companies and cooperatives, including several of the continent’s most renowned agri company players. We blend AI, technology, and deep industry expertise to deliver world-class lending products tailored for farmers.

• Products: Digital loans, crop insurance, digital payments
• Team: 20+ engineers, data scientists, product & business
• Culture perks: cappuccinos from farmers we lend to, freedom to learn & innovate, flexible remote days, and more.

At our core, we value teamwork over titles, critical thinking over copying, ownership of outcomes, fast learning, and integrity without compromise.

What you’ll do

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

What we’re looking for

• 3–5 years of experience, ideally with a marketing or branding background and a real pull toward tech and product
• Comfortable with technology — you pick up new tools quickly and enjoy figuring out how things work
• Good with ambiguity — you can take a fuzzy problem, make sense of it, and move it forward without waiting for perfect instructions
• Conceptual thinker — you see the bigger picture and can connect the dots between farmer needs, product, and business
• Strong communicator — you write clearly and explain an idea simply, whether you’re talking to a farmer, an engineer, or a partner
• Organised, self-driven, and happy in a small team where roles stretch
• A 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

Ready to have real impact? Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis – don’t wait!

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

• Comfortable with technology — you pick up new tools quickly and enjoy figuring out how things work
• Good with ambiguity — you can take a fuzzy problem, make sense of it, and move it forward without waiting for perfect instructions
• Conceptual thinker — you see the bigger picture and can connect the dots between farmer needs, product, and business
• Strong communicator — you write clearly and explain an idea simply, whether you’re talking to a farmer, an engineer, or a partner
• Organised, self-driven, and happy in a small team where roles stretch

• 3–5 years of experience, ideally with a marketing or branding background and a real pull toward tech and product
• A genuine interest in agriculture, financial inclusion, or East African markets
• 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