Associate Product Manager

What will I be doing?

 

• Ideate with key stakeholders, do market research and translate business goals to the product roadmap
• Define the product release process and coordinate all the processes required to bring the product to market
• ● Interview and understand customer needs, problems, and experiences, document and report insights
•  Coordinate with other teams/ stakeholders to deliver the product in a continuously evolving environment. 
• Identify and track key success metrics for all the products. Generate strategies to improve usage and take it to
• Prioritize features against what matters most to achieve the strategic goals and initiatives.
• Define requirements of the features from desired business use cases and write software requirement specifications - technical (database design, architecture)
• Coordinate with developers and outsourcing agencies to develop the products, guide developers, and review code if required.
• Anticipate possible issues in the future when the product is deployed to scale and take preventative steps for high uptime.
• Prepare product impact reports and present them to funders at regular intervals.

 

What skill do I need?

 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience is a must in IT/Computer Engineering.
• Min 3 years of end-to-end software development experience and knowledge of tech stack (Angular, PHP, NodeJS, Android, and React) technical.
• Experience as a Product manager/owner in one of the business domains in Agriculture, Media& Advertisement, Healthcare, Payment
• Interested and curious to work at the intersection of multiple functional areas such as Product Management,
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and presentation
• Manage the product development process from conception through design, build, release, experimentation, analysis, and iteration
• Communicate the business values to the field and customers
• Proven organizational skills; ability to multi-task and work on several assignments concurrently but still be detail oriented.

We are hiring a Technical Business Analyst who wants to advance their knowledge and experience in Privacy & Security. The ideal candidate will have interest and experience in data privacy and application & data security. We will be providing training resources to ramp up on privacy & security, but candidates with technical background, and interest in privacy & security are preferred.

As the successful candidate, you will be required to: 

• Gathering and documenting needs and use of data from internal and external stakeholders, including privacy requirements based on laws & regulations, document security best practices and requirements.
• Research, analyze, and document business requirements. Prepare high quality analysis such as summarizing security best practices, privacy laws, business requirements specifications, functional and technical specifications, traceability matrices, etc.
• Create user stories based on functional requirements gathered from business teams.
• Work with developers and support teams to resolve defects and environment issues
• Creating data and process workflows.
• Good communication and problem-solving skills.
• Engage and work closely with development team and stakeholders, including attending scrum meetings.

To be eligible for this role, you should possess the following: 

• Bachelor’s or Engineering Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 4+ years of relevant experience as a Business Analyst.
• 2+ years of experience using JIRA and Confluence.
• Should have good communication and presentation skills with the ability to adapt to a range of audiences
• Must be self-driven, self-motivated with good soft skills.
• Must have good software engineering skills, thorough knowledge of SDLC, STLC.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Quick learner and attention to detail
• Portray strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to work within a collaborative team environment; Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects
• Open for new challenges and learning and flexible to work and support the team as per the business need
• Understand and analyze Business, Functional, and technical requirements of the project
• Knowledge in using any of the bug tracking tool like Bugzilla/Jira

At KNAB Finance, the APM is a role requiring both strong problem-solving and the willingness to manage multiple stakeholders with high expectations. The APM will report to the Product Head, leading the various initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

- Manage the Product Modules, features, JIRA, and other aspects from ideation to delivery and then tracking as well.
- Manage multiple modules - plan initiatives and prioritize roadmaps
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders - understand pain points
- Define use cases, propose solutions, and back up with research & data
- Write detailed product requirement documents for the Engineering team
- Create basic wireframes to make the engineering team understand the requirement in detail.
- Define the UI and UX of the product, and also manage feature rollouts.
- Define, implement, and regularly monitor KPIs for product effectiveness

To better understand if we are a good fit for you, we look for

1) A mature thought process & clarity on why this role:
- At least 1-3 years of work experience; previous tech/product / UX design experience preferred
- A mature thought process - willingness to seek feedback, unlearn and work from 1st principles
- An understanding of and interest in B2C SaaS products; previous B2C software experience preferred
- The willingness to grow into a seasoned people management role
- Empathy for everybody - users, colleagues, engineering, design, and all stakeholders
- A collaborative approach as opposed to a consultative approach
- A culture of writing - we love to write down everything from thoughts to decisions

Roles and Responsibilities
● Determines customers' needs and desires by specifying the research needed to obtain market information.
● Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements; appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes.
● Assesses market competition by comparing the company's product to competitors' products.
● Provides source data for product line communications by defining product marketing communication objectives.
● Obtains product market share by working with the sales director to develop product sales strategies.
● Assesses product market data by calling on customers with field salespeople and evaluating sales call results.
● Provides information for management by preparing short-term and long-term product sales forecasts and special reports and analyses; answering questions and requests.
● Facilitates inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and production schedules.
● Brings new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs; preparing return-on-investment analyses; establishing time schedules with engineering and manufacturing.
● Introduces and markets new products by developing time-integrated plans with sales, advertising, and production.
● Determines product pricing by utilizing market research data; reviewing production and sales costs; anticipating volume; costing special and customized orders.
● Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.
● Maintains product management staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
● Maintains product management staff job results by counseling and disciplining employees;
planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
● Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
● Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Qualifications
● 3-8 years of overall experience depending on how fast you have grown in your career. We would be looking for evidence that your experiences are commensurate with the kind required from the person in this role.
● 2 years of prior product management experience preferably in an internet-based company which preferably is a best-in-class large company or a respected disruptor startup.
● A bachelor's degree or master's degree in a numerically inclined discipline such as Engineering, Economics, Commerce, Mathematics preferably from a premium institute.
● MBA degree from a premier institute and prior startup experience is preferred but not necessary

Product Director in B2B product based companies
Partner with product and UX peers to create beautiful consumer experiences that are consistent with the brand's identity and promise.

Responsibilities:

Define the product road map.

Closely work with engineering to define implementable product requirements.

Closely work with business functions (Customer Business - app/analytics/new launches to enhance the product.

Responsible for product adoption and success.

Responsible for market research.

Responsible for competitive analysis.

Have Co-ownership for profit and loss of a business function.

Requirements:

B.E / B.Tech + MBA from a premier institute.

8+ years of product management experience.

Solid understanding of software development life cycle.

Strong analytical skills.

Knowledge of e-commerce space.

Knowledge of healthcare space.

Experience defining mobile applications

Proven track record of building a product which saw massive adoption.

Prior experience as a product manager in a startup is preferred.

Knowledge of healthcare space is optional.

* 8 to 15 years of experience in Business Analysis in the transportation domain with at least 2+ years in the US railroads. * Preference would be given to candidates with deep domain knowledge of US railroads. * Hands-on experience in systems like locomotive management, railroad freight management, pricing revenue modules, Interland settlement process would be ideal. * BS/MS with MBA (Preferred). * Proficient in MS Office, with emphasis on Visio and MS Excel. * Understanding of data integration issues. * Familiarity with complex data and structures. * Knowledge of physical and logical data modelling concepts. * A self-starter, can-do attitude i.e. What areas can I apply myself in and take ownership/responsibility and to be the go-to person in those areas * Flexibility needs to be comfortable and effective in various roles (wear different hats) as well as the ability to go broad and/or deep as needed. * Must be comfortable with high levels of ambiguity and be willing to make reasoned decisions. * A highly collaborative working style * An ability to quickly absorb business processes and systems that implement those processes * An ability to work with geographically distributed teams * Ability to engage with diverse audience from business users to CXOs * Proficient in presentations, written and verbal communication * Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with individuals in a wide variety of disciplines and backgrounds and build strategic relationships. * Travel 30%- To USA on Business Visa Please share your profile at [email protected]

What will you be required to do? You will be responsible for determining customers' needs and desires by specifying the research needed to obtain market information. You will recommend the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements; appraising new product ideas and/or product or design changes. You will have to continuously assesses market competition by comparing the company's product to competitors' products. You will be providing source data for product line communications by defining product marketing communication objectives. You will have to pioneer in bringing new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs; preparing returnon- investment analyses; establishing time schedules with engineering and business. You will be required to maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies. You will the complete owner of the product and will be responsible for detailing out each and every specification in the product document. Does this sound like you?  You have 3-8 years of experience in building a consumer facing product and have created an impact  You are transparent about your prioritization and roadmap process  You have the ability to Say “No,” but explain why in terms that stakeholders understand  You are a ruthless prioritizer while balancing the needs of customers and stakeholders  You bring evidence-based decision-making in your communication  You are able to communicate and derive the maximum out of the business leads  You have excellent leadership, communication and detailing skills  You hold a degree from a premium MBA college or engineering graduate from Tier 1 institutes  You are a research oriented self-starter with genuine curiosity of looking at the bigger picture - constantly seeking out ways to improve customer experience  Interest and background in technologies and the logistics sector are an added bonus  You hold a degree from a premium college, you will still be tested on IQ and SQ. We use this to filter but we don’t hold this against you.  You manage your day by work and not by watch.  If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, get in touch with us. We can’t wait to hear from you!