Associate Product Manager

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Job Title: Product Director                                        Location: Gurgaon

Role Description
The company is expanding its product team to further drive user growth, engagement & monetization. We are looking to bring onboard product folks who can own and drive critical product charters independently.

Key responsibility areas for the role are:
-Effectively drive the product strategy and roadmaps. From identifying and
defining the large pillars as well as figuring out the minor details.
-Identify the opportunities to pursue by conducting user research, derive insights from the platform data, studying the market trends and shifts.
-Formulate high leverage and feasible product solutions collaboratively with design, engineering, data science and business teams.
-Drive continuous improvement in the key KPIs.

Background, skills, and key traits
-You have at least 7 years of product management experience in a B2C
environment.
-Your education -subjects/areas are not as important as your learning ability and
the demonstrated achievements.
-You have a very high agency, and you are outcome oriented.
-You have the ability to effectively manage high growth team.
-You have a high bias for action, and you drive the momentum across the board.
-Your own benchmarks are of the best products in the world.
-You are humble and strive to learn continuously. You don’t shy away from
acknowledging and improving the inputs and the processes if the outcomes are
not achieved.
-You have high analytical skills. Slicing user funnels or designing and analyzing
experiments is second nature for you.
-You communicate and collaborate effectively with the key stakeholders and drive
alignment whenever necessary.

Kwalee is one of the world’s leading multiplatform game publishers and developers, with well over 750 million downloads worldwide for mobile hits such as Draw It, Teacher Simulator, Let’s Be Cops 3D, Airport Security and Makeover Studio 3D. Alongside this, we also have a growing PC and Console team of incredible pedigree that is on the hunt for great new titles to join TENS!, Eternal Hope, Die by the Blade and Scathe. 

We have a team of talented people collaborating daily between our studios in Leamington Spa, Bangalore and Beijing, or on a remote basis from Turkey, Brazil, the Philippines and many more places, and we’ve recently acquired our first external studio, TicTales which is based in France. We have a truly global team making games for a global audience. And it’s paying off: Kwalee has been recognised with the Best Large Studio and Best Leadership awards from TIGA (The Independent Game Developers’ Association) and our games have been downloaded in every country on earth!

Founded in 2011 by David Darling CBE, a key architect of the UK games industry who previously co-founded and led Codemasters for many years, our team also includes legends such as Andrew Graham (creator of Micro Machines series) and Jason Falcus (programmer of classics including NBA Jam) alongside a growing and diverse team of global gaming experts. Everyone contributes creatively to Kwalee’s success, with all employees eligible to pitch their own game ideas on Creative Wednesdays, and we’re proud to have built our success on this inclusive principle. Could your idea be the next global hit?

What’s the job?

As an Associate Product Manager you will assist the team in defining the right features and content to build, help to measure the impact of those additions to the game and stay on top of what our competitors are doing so we are never caught by surprise if the market changes.

What you tell your friends you do

“I am the compass that helps the team navigate towards their destination”

What you will really be doing

• Support the work done on a game by coordinating with development and publishing teams to help make sure communication and alignment on our direction is strong

• Manage the creation of insights projects with our Analytics team and Insights dept to help support 

• Measure a games results and use game data, industry data, our Insights team and internal tools to improve those results

• Analyse competitors and market trends that can have an impact on your games success and be prepared to react to changes in the status quo

How you will be doing this

• You’ll be part of an agile, multidisciplinary and creative team and work closely with them to ensure the best results.

• You'll think creatively and be motivated by challenges and constantly striving for the best.

• You’ll work with cutting edge technology, if you need software or hardware to get the job done efficiently, you can get it.

Team

Our talented team is our signature. We have a highly creative atmosphere with more than 150 staff where you’ll have the opportunity to contribute daily to important decisions. You’ll work within an extremely experienced, passionate and diverse team, including David Darling and the creator of the Micro Machines video games.

Skills and requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in a relevant role (e.g. Insights, Data Analysts, Production, Product Management) within the gaming industry. 

• Business mindset and understanding of commercial thinking

• Willingness to drive results and deadlines based on targets and KPIs

• A creative spark and familiarity with high-quality games and what it takes to make them fun

• Passion for games and knowledge of industry trends and key players

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with excellent interpersonal skills

• Highly organized, with strong attention to detail

Desirable

• Experience in typography or font design

• Coding / prototyping skills.

• Skills in animation, motion design and/or special effects

• Experience of mobile game live ops, A/B testing and telemetry.

We offer

• We want everyone involved in our games to share our success, that’s why we have a generous team profit sharing scheme from day 1 of employment

• In addition to a competitive salary we also offer private medical cover and life assurance

• Creative Wednesdays!  (Design and make your own games every Wednesday)

• 20 days of paid holidays plus bank holidays 

• Hybrid model available depending on the department and the role

• Relocation support available 

• Great work-life balance with flexible working hours

• Quarterly team building days - work hard, play hard!

• Monthly employee awards

• Free snacks, fruit and drinks

Our philosophy

We firmly believe in creativity and innovation and that a fundamental requirement for a successful and happy company is having the right mix of individuals. With the right people in the right environment anything and everything is possible.

Kwalee makes games to bring people, their stories, and their interests together. As an employer, we’re dedicated to making sure that everyone can thrive within our team by welcoming and supporting people of all ages, races, colours, beliefs, sexual orientations, genders and circumstances. With the inclusion of diverse voices in our teams, we bring plenty to the table that’s fresh, fun and exciting; it makes for a better environment and helps us to create better games for everyone! This is how we move forward as a company – because these voices are the difference that make all the difference.

We are a VC-funded, fast-growing supply-chain startup. In the last year or so, we have grown rapidly both in our scale and our team. We are a group of highly passionate people who are always willing to go the extra mile, and are not afraid of taking risks.

We are now looking to onboard an exceptional Senior Product Manager on our team. 

The product manager will create new and interesting products and features for our B2B users, and will work with the best minds in the industry. The role will give you an opportunity to work with a cross-functional team from Business, Product and Design.

We are looking for someone who can:

 

- Develop and implement product strategies consistent with company vision

- Collect and analyze feedback from customers, stakeholders and other teams to shape requirements, features and end products

- Work with senior management to create product plans and roadmaps

- Lead product managers and coordinate cross-functional teams

- Produce and review product requirements documents (PRD)

- Ensure products and releases are launched correctly and on schedule

- Make creative recommendations to expand product base and vision

- Suggest ways to track product use and impact on end users

 

An ideal candidate will have:

- 4-7 years of work experience as a product manager, preferably in a start-up

- Proven experience as a Product Manager or similar role

- Experience in product lifecycle management

- Familiarity with Agile framework

- Excellent problem-solving skills

- The ability to own end-to-end responsibility
- A "Will Do" attitude


We have:

- A team of aces, from top-tier schools and start-ups, to work with
- A fast-paced, data-driven, and fun work environment
- A huge appetite for new, disruptive, creative, and implementable ideas
- An open work culture

We offer:

- Competitive salary
- Great working environment, opportunity to work directly with the founders on very exciting real-life problems.
- Opportunity to grow really fast.
- Opportunity to hire a team & mentor them in the future.
- ESOPs

If this is something that interests you, let's talk.

 

What you need to have:

Product Manager 

Responsibilities:

• Manage agile product development process from product management point of view
• Develop and implement product strategies consistent with company vision
• Develop and maintain an understanding of the product, market, and competition
• Develop product positioning and go to market strategy
• Collect and analyze feedback from customers, stakeholders and other teams to shape requirements, features and products
• Identify areas for growth and create strategic product line roadmaps to help drive adoption of the product and differentiating features
• Analyze potential partner relationships for the product and lead the effort to integrate our applications with other leading industry systems
• Work with QA engineers to create test plans
• Serve as an in-house expert for our products and become the go-to person for all functional issues
• Keep abreast of the goings-on in the industry
• Make creative recommendations to expand product base and vision
• Manage all lifecycle stages for a product from ideation through sunset, with responsibility for ensuring that deliverables are understood and releases are delivered on time.

Skills Required:

• In-depth knowledge of Agile methodology for product development
• In-depth knowledge of  SCRUM & JEERA
• Outstanding communication, presentation and leadership skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Creative thinker with a vision.
• Attention to details.
• In depth knowledge of  following technologies:
• Frontend:
• Angular 2+, typescript. (Required)
• Backend:
• Django/DjangoREST, Python (Prefered) or NodeJs. 
• Good experience of microservices. 
• Mobile:
• Flutter/Dart or other Core Android/IOs development. 
• DevOps:
• Good understanding of AWS which includes(All required):
• Good expertise in Linux.
• EC2 instance management.
• Scalability (Horizontal or Vertical) which includes autoscaling.
• Proper use of S3 for static file management. 
• SNS or AWS email service.
• AWS resource cost optimization. 
• Proper knowledge of Load Balancers.
• Other:
• Bitbucket/GIT pipelines for automatic build and deploy.
• JIRA.
• Testing with professional test cases. 
• Database: SQL and NoSQL.

Experience :

• Minimum 4-7 years of  experience as a Product Manager 
• Masters in Computer Science, Engineering or similar relevant field

Overview Of Responsibilities:

 

Create the vision and product roadmap for the next generation of ground operations solutions; articulate and evangelize it across internal and external stakeholders

 

Work closely with Operations and Planning teams to improve business processes and network design

 

Work closely with Data, Engineering and Design teams to define and build products that help us deliver high - precision and low cost services

 

Be the key driving force behind building additional products service capabilities

 

Qualifications:

 

A degree in engineering or a related technical discipline from Tier - I institute a must

 

8 - 12 years of product management experience in internet startups/supply chain organization / SaaS products or e-commerce; B2B / B2B2C experience preferred.

 

Strong communication and organization skills, as well as the ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, multi-task, and prioritize

 

Sound business judgment, attention to detail, proven ability to influence others, demonstrated experience engaging and influencing senior executives, and a strong analytical mindset

 

Proven track record of independently building and launching technology products from the ground up; delivering within time, budget, and quality

 

Demonstrated ability to turn customer needs and pain points into innovative products

 

The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, along with the tenacity to develop ideas independently and the conviction to drive them to completion is crucial for this

Retrieve and analyze data, and establish key business metrics to measure product success and drive alignment across all teams to improve their role

 

Domain knowledge of supply chain/logistics is preferable, but not required,

Below are the Job Details:

 

Qualification & Experience:- Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field (accounting, business, or computer science); MBA desirable with 8 - 12 years of experience

 

Job Summary

In this role, you will lead a team of product managers and UX designers based in Pune, India who collaborate with multiple product, engineering, and user experience teams around the world. Members of your team contribute to driving best-of-breed, high growth, integrated solutions used by companies to manage their global sales tax compliance obligations. In addition to ensuring that our solutions put the customer first, you’ll drive alignment  to deliver great products that make our customers’ lives easier.

Our ideal candidate is a great communicator who is a strategic, organized, forward-looking performer. You lead by example, have a self-driven sense of urgency, and have an exceptional ability to foster collaboration. If that sounds like you, we hope you will apply.

 

Job Duties

Interact with customers and subject matter experts to understand market needs 

Work closely with product managers and product leaders to drive consolidated strategies and roadmaps across teams and product lines

Understand the competitive landscape of the product portfolio

Work with product managers on goal setting and plan execution

Be an evangelist of the product strategy

Articulate a clear and compelling product vision for how each product area will align with overall corporate goals

Define metrics that measure key business objectives

Bring subject matter expertise about GST compliance requirements

Partner with other leaders and stakeholders to drive strong relationships that foster goal achievement and issue resolution

 

Qualifications

A strong leadership style that combines product, operational, program and sales knowledge and experience to ensure end to end accountability

8+ years related experience with a mix of roles that contribute to overall customer success

Track record of leading products and product teams from inception through launch for solutions that target small, mid and enterprise-level businesses

Experience with agile development methodologies, and commonly used tools such as Jira, Confluence, salesforce, etc.

Experience defining complex customer journeys

Demonstrated experience partnering cross-functionally, including with executives and other internal stakeholders driving business outcomes

Strong attention to detail

Team player who can drive results through influence and enthusiasm

Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with experience conducting executive-level briefings and demos both internally and with customers

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field (accounting, business, or computer science); MBA desirable

 

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with tax automation products, ERP, eCommerce, and other financial accounting systems

Familiarity with accounting and transaction tax compliance concepts (i.e., sales tax returns)

Experience working with partners and 3rd party developers

Amar Chitra Katha(ACK Alive) is launching a first of its kind learning program in the country for which we are inviting applications from interested people who would want to be a part of the team. Leo & Mike is the content, curriculum and operations partner for ACK Alive. You will be working closely with the Leo & Mike team as well as the Amar Chitra Katha team, which will be a one of a kind opportunity.

Role: Program Manager (Amar Chitra Katha Project)

Job Description

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a Program Manager who can drive our programs across a maximum of 6 centers and ensure the seamless delivery of the programs in line with the organization’s objectives to the complete satisfaction of learners and their parents.

Duties/ Responsibilities:

The Program Manager will be responsible for 

• Effective implementation of program across 6 centers with regard to learner satisfaction,learning outcomes and parent satisfaction

• End to end training in content,learning system,operations and implementation

• Ensuring venue readiness in terms of room setup,material availability etc before the program starts and act as single point of contact for venue partner,parents and learners

• Coordinating kitting ,packing and transportation of materials to and from venues.

• Creating,Updating and maintaining a learner and parent database across all venues

• Creating schedules across venues and communicate the same to facilitators,parents,learners

• Rescheduling of classes at venues as required

• Observing the classrooms and documenting the observations for mentoring facilitators

• Conduct meetings with facilitators and teams to discuss the observations from classroom observation

• Collecting data/feedback from facilitators,learners,parents and classroom observations and loop it back to  Leo & Mike team for appropriate interventions in content and program improvement

• Initiating appropriate interventions wherever required with respect to learner and parent issues

• Managing the post sale communication to parents regarding the programs and communicating about learners to parents through the facilitators

     Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline

• Effective interpersonal and communication skills

• Sound knowledge on Project Management

• Proven experience to manage a team

• Problem Solving and troubleshooting skills

• A positive and proactive attitude

• Ability to take constructive feedback and work on it

• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications

     Details

• Compensation: Rs.40,000/- per month(6 month contract which may be extended)

• 1 paid leave per month

About Us       

ACK Alive (Amar Chitra Katha)

ACK Alive is a unique concept that brings alive the stories, the cultural learnings and the values that Amar Chitra Katha has always celebrated. The ACK Alive offers a wide range of learning programs to children that is rooted in Indian values and combined with modern skills to thrive in the 21st century. 

Amar Chitra Katha has been the first glimpse into our glorious heritage and culture for generations of Indians. Founded in 1967, today, Amar Chitra Katha (ACK) is a household name in India. Today, ACK is synonymous with the reinvention of quintessential Indian tales from the great epics, mythology, history, literature, oral folktales and many other sources.

Leo & Mike 

Leo & Mike is the content and curriculum partner for ACK Alive. Leo & Mike is a new-age learning company for 4 to 14 year old children. We create and facilitate after-school and summer camp programs where learning happens through interdisciplinary content, project-based activities and play. We work closely with parents, schools and other organizations with a similar mission while keeping children at the centre of everything that we do.

Job Description We are looking for an experienced (2 - 3 years) Product Manager to fill a fast-paced job in a competitive environment. One must have 2 + years of experience in managing and shipping high engagement mobile app based consumer product, good understanding of UI / UX , user behaviour and analytical skill. Responsibilities: - You will help us in ideation and form PRD, roadmap, and goals for the product - You must have the technical skillset to communicate and work closely with our Tech team - Designers will become your best friends, and you love to build products for diverse users - You will write specs, manage project execution, A/B test, UI/UX wireframe, and define product roll-out strategy - Process, review and interpret large bodies of qualitative and quantitative data on customer usage patterns to uncover new product insights - Work with tech team, design, growth and content teams to plan, build and launch high-quality product experiences that simplify the way people work together Skills And Qualifications: - Deep understanding of UI / UX of mobile based product - Should have a good understanding of user behaviour - Must have good analytical skills - Excellent oral and written communication skill - You have launched multiple successful mobile based products / features for a large set of users - Should be graduated from tier 1 / tier 2 institutes. - Should have 2 to 3 years of experience with App based large consumer product