Client description:

A start-up software product company that provides Procurement Management solutions to the Infrastructure industry and has already scaled to an ARR of $ 100+ million, valuation of $ 1 billion and with 300+ employees on last count.

Role details:

• Title: Product Manager
• Reporting to: Head of Product
• Location: Bengaluru

Role & responsibilities:

• Lead one of the Products of the company, across the product management lifecycle
• Partner with and build consensus across senior leaders, other product and business in the organization to deliver incredible value to the business
• Work with a team of Designers, Analysts and Engineers to help build the platform from scratch
• Work with a team of Product Associates or Product Managers to design and build core product offerings
• Ensure that the long-term vision and product roadmaps are adequately strengthened with competitive analysis, market & domain research, user research, user adoption and allied activities to deliver significant business impact and customer delight
• Own end-to-end key product metrics across the fulfilment value chain

Candidate requirements:

• 4-6 years of (preferably B2B / B2B2C) Product Management experience, with Internet startups / Fulfilment or Logistics or Supply Chain organizations / SaaS products / E-commerce or offline retail companies
• Judicious mix of big picture thinking, and data and milestone driven execution focus
• Hands-on across the Product Management lifecycle
• Proven ability to stay updated on market trends related to the domain, technology and latest innovation features consistently and socializing them with stakeholders, resulting in product strategy and road-map revision or realignment, as required
• Ability to think differently to drive product differentiation in the market
• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and communication skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated ability in working across multiple products, various stakeholder groups and influencing across several teams / functions, leading to successes
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver tangible business impact in time-critical situations

Selection process:

1. 30-minute interactive phone call on company Vision, Mission & Roadmap, and its alignment with candidate career aspirations
2. 60-minute interview focusing on problem solving and product thinking, with a real-time problem-solving exercise, based on a real or hypothetical case
3. Offline assignment for building a Product Roadmap – to be completed within 3 days – based on a hypothetical or a real-world problem.
4. 30-minute discussion on culture fit and compensation & benefits expectations
5. 30-minute offer discussion