SALIX has a global footprint, with headquarters and sales offices in Cincinnati, Ohio, and service facilities in Kenya and India. We have worked with over 2,500 of the fastest growing and most successful businesses in our region, including all local Fortune 500 companies, and many regional leaders, such as Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and The Columbus Dispatch.

Technical Product & Solutions Lead

Job Type

Contract , Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND

Experience

7 years

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

ICT / Computer

Job Description

Technology Assessment & Strategy

• Assess existing enterprise applications and product ecosystems.
• Evaluate platform architecture, scalability, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Identify risks, bottlenecks, and opportunities for modernization.
• Develop practical roadmaps aligned to business objectives.

Product & Delivery Leadership

• Lead large-scale software enhancement and expansion initiatives.
• Translate business requirements into actionable technical workstreams.
• Define delivery priorities, milestones, dependencies, and success measures.
• Ensure projects remain aligned with client expectations and business goals.

Technical Leadership

• Collaborate with architects, developers, QA teams, and business analysts.
• Review solution designs and provide technical guidance.
• Support architectural decision-making and governance.
• Promote engineering best practices and scalable design principles.

Client Engagement

• Act as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Facilitate discovery workshops and solution planning sessions.
• Present recommendations and progress updates to business leaders.
• Build strong customer relationships through proactive communication.

Innovation & Emerging Technology

• Identify opportunities to leverage AI, intelligent automation, analytics, and process optimization.
• Evaluate technologies that can improve operational efficiency and customer experience.
• Support long-term digital transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

Experience

• 7+ years of experience in software delivery, solution architecture, product management, or technology consulting.
• Experience leading enterprise software implementations or modernization initiatives.
• Proven experience working directly with executive stakeholders and business leaders.
• Experience managing distributed or cross-functional technical teams.

Technical Knowledge

Strong understanding of:

• React.js
• Node.js
• REST APIs
• PostgreSQL
• MongoDB
• Redis
• Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Modern application architecture

Leadership Competencies

• Exceptional stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to balance business priorities with technical realities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Insurance, Financial Services, FinTech, or InsurTech environments.
• Experience serving as a Technical Lead, Solutions Architect, Head of Technology, Technical Product Manager, or CTO-level advisor.
• Exposure to AI-enabled business solutions.
• Agile, Scrum, or PMP certification.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects.

What Success Looks Like

Within the first 6 months, the successful candidate will:

• Complete platform and solution assessments.
• Establish delivery roadmaps and priority initiatives.
• Support expansion of enterprise software capabilities.
• Improve collaboration between business and technical teams.
• Help accelerate delivery while maintaining quality and scalability.

• Assess existing enterprise applications and product ecosystems.
• Evaluate platform architecture, scalability, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Identify risks, bottlenecks, and opportunities for modernization.
• Develop practical roadmaps aligned to business objectives.
• Lead large-scale software enhancement and expansion initiatives.
• Translate business requirements into actionable technical workstreams.
• Define delivery priorities, milestones, dependencies, and success measures.
• Ensure projects remain aligned with client expectations and business goals.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, QA teams, and business analysts.
• Review solution designs and provide technical guidance.
• Support architectural decision-making and governance.
• Promote engineering best practices and scalable design principles.
• Act as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Facilitate discovery workshops and solution planning sessions.
• Present recommendations and progress updates to business leaders.
• Build strong customer relationships through proactive communication.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI, intelligent automation, analytics, and process optimization.
• Evaluate technologies that can improve operational efficiency and customer experience.
• Support long-term digital transformation initiatives.

• React.js
• Node.js
• REST APIs
• PostgreSQL
• MongoDB
• Redis
• Azure
• AWS
• GCP
• Modern application architecture
• Stakeholder management
• Analytical and problem-solving
• Communication

• BA/BSc/HND
• 7+ years of experience in software delivery, solution architecture, product management, or technology consulting.
• Experience leading enterprise software implementations or modernization initiatives.
• Proven experience working directly with executive stakeholders and business leaders.
• Experience managing distributed or cross-functional technical teams.
• Experience in Insurance, Financial Services, FinTech, or InsurTech environments.
• Experience serving as a Technical Lead, Solutions Architect, Head of Technology, Technical Product Manager, or CTO-level advisor.
• Exposure to AI-enabled business solutions.
• Agile, Scrum, or PMP certification.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects.