Prestigious Consulting is a professional HR consultancy firm. We focus on improving organizational performance through strategic people & process management.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Product Growth Manager - User Acquisition & Retention
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full-time
Role Summary
We are seeking a highly hands-on Product Growth Manager to own user acquisition, activation, referral, and retention from the ground up.
The successful candidate will be responsible for achieving 10,000+ activated users within the first 90 days, building scalable growth channels, understanding user behaviour, and working closely with Product and Engineering to improve the user journey.
This is an ownership and execution role for someone who can develop the strategy and personally execute it.
Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop and execute a zero-to-one user acquisition and growth strategy.
Identify and scale high-performing channels including WhatsApp communities, social media, partnerships, referrals, influencers, organic content, and earned media.
Own the full user funnel: acquisition, activation, engagement, referral, and retention.
Conduct regular user interviews and focus groups to understand user needs, friction points, and retention drivers.
Design and optimise family invitation, referral, and viral growth loops.
Study leading platforms and adapt proven growth, content, community, and retention strategies.
Run weekly growth experiments across messaging, channels, creatives, and offers.
Track and analyse activation, retention, CAC, referrals, funnel performance, and channel contribution.
Work closely with Product and Engineering to identify and implement product improvements based on user insights.
Build and maintain a growth dashboard and provide weekly performance and learning reports.
90-Day Targets:
Days 1–30
Complete product and user journey audit.
Conduct user research and focus groups.
Launch at least 3 acquisition experiments.
Achieve 1,500+ activated users.
Days 31–60:
Scale the best-performing acquisition channels.
Launch a referral/family invitation system.
Achieve 20%+ invitation rate among new users.
Drive 2–3 product improvements from user insights.
Reach 4,000+ cumulative activated users.
Days 61–90:
Establish at least one predictable, scalable organic/community growth channel.
Drive 25%+ of new signups through referrals.
Maintain a live weekly growth dashboard.
Achieve 10,000+ activated users with a clear path to 50,000+.
RequirementsCandidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree with 4-8 years experience.
Proven track record of growing a product, community, platform, business, or personal brand from zero with measurable results.
Strong understanding of African and/or diaspora audiences and community dynamics.
Hands-on experience with user acquisition, growth marketing, retention, or product growth.
Strong data literacy and understanding of activation, retention, CAC, cohorts, and conversion funnels.
Ability to create content, write outreach campaigns, manage communities, build partnerships, and execute growth experiments.
Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, and project management skills.
Highly proactive, resourceful, experimental, and comfortable working independently in a fast-paced startup environment.
Willingness to use the product extensively and engage directly with users.
Nice to Have:Experience marketing to African diaspora, family, parenting, or community audiences.
Experience with Mixpanel, Amplitude, Google Analytics, or similar tools.
Basic CapCut/InShot or mobile video editing skills.
Existing network within African family, parenting, or community groups.
RemunerationCompensationCompetitive Salary + Performance Bonus
Application Closing Date
1st October, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [Email hidden - Login to reveal] using ::Product Growth Manager — [Your Name]" as the subject of the email.
NoteYour CV should highlight measurable growth outcomes.
One-page growth thesis explaining how you would acquire 10,000 activated users in 90 days, including your top 3 channels, referral/retention strategy, a growth lesson from a leading platform, and weekly success metrics.
Evidence of previous growth work — case studies, portfolio, dashboards, links, or relevant results.
Short note describing something you grew from scratch, what worked, what failed, and what you would do differently.
Shortlisted candidates will participate in a practical interview and present their 90-day growth plan.
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