Product Manager
About us:
At Porter, we are passionate about improving productivity. We want to help businesses, large and small, optimize their last-mile operations and empower them to unleash the growth of their core functions. Last mile delivery logistics is one of the biggest and fastest growing sectors of the economy with a market cap upwards of 50 billion USD and a growth rate exceeding 15% CAGR.
Porter is the fastest growing leader in this sector with operations in major cities, a fleet size exceeding 1L registered and 50k active driver partners and a customer base with 3.5M being monthly active. Our industry-best technology platform has raised over 150 million USD from investors including Sequoia Capital, Kae Capital, Mahindra group, LGT Aspada, Tiger Global and Vitruvian Partners.
We are addressing a massive problem and going after a huge market. We’re trying to create a household name in transportation and our ambition is to disrupt all facets of supply chain. At Porter, we’re here to do the best work of our lives.
If you want to do the same and love the challenges and opportunities of a fast paced work environment, then we believe Porter is the right place for you.
Company URL: https://porter.in/
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for team players with natural product intuition who can help us build world-class solutions for the logistics space in India. You will be developing various parts of the application that will directly affect the user experience. We are working on some ground-breaking assignment and fleet optimization solutions, dynamic pricing algorithms, active-geofencing and heat-map analysis. You’ll get an opportunity to work with some of the best minds in the country to make a major dent in the 150-billion-dollar surface transport industry.
Roles & Responsibilities:
• We’re seeking a talented product leader to define and execute against a giant vision that we have for the logistics sector
• Deeply understand Porter’s mission and strategies.
• Lead market, user research; drive innovation, definition, roadmap planning, deliverable tracking and design of new Porter products and product features to deliver against team and company goals.
• Requires challenging all members of cross-functional team (engineering, business, design, etc.) to think boldly and creatively and then to funnel that energy into concrete products and execution plans.
• Be data driven: The product design and direction should be based on data (customer behaviour analytics, business metrics etc.). Solicit and embrace critical feedback.
• Monitor and measure launched products and feed leanings back into product development process. • Clearly communicate product plans, benefits and results, as appropriate, to all the stakeholders.
Skills Required:
● Software engineering experience and a very sound technical understanding.
● Have an experience in delivering consumer Internet products from the ideation board to the customer ● Stellar design instincts and product taste
● Ability to leverage data to make decisions without getting stuck in analysis paralysis and a never ending desire to grow and learn.
● Minimum 3 to 5 years’ experience in Product management
Subodh Popalwar
Software Engineer, Memorres
About Porter.in
Company Overview:
At Porter, we are passionate about improving productivity. We want to help businesses, large and small, optimize their last-mile operations and empower them to unleash the growth of their core functions. Last-mile delivery logistics is one of the biggest and fastest-growing sectors of the economy with a market cap upwards of 50 billion USD and a growth rate exceeding 15% CAGR.
Porter is the fastest-growing leader in this sector with operations in 14 major cities, a fleet size exceeding 1L registered and 50k active driver-partners and a customer base with 3.5M being monthly active. Our industry-best technology platform has raised over 50 million USD from investors including Sequoia Capital, Kae Capital, Mahindra Group and LGT Aspada. We are addressing a massive problem and going after a huge market. We’re trying to create a household name in transportation and our ambition is to disrupt all facets of last-mile logistics including warehousing and LTL transportation. At Porter, we’re here to do the best work of our lives. If you want to do the same and love the challenges and opportunities of a fast-paced work environment, then we believe Porter is the right place for you.
Company URL: https://porter.in
Similar jobs
We at Neysa believe that good software is one where you don’t have to (necessarily) read the full manual. Good software is intuitive, inviting and accommodating. Most importantly, good software should make life easy. Neysa is out to build the most intuitive network management software ever, and we are looking for an experienced Product Manager who is passionate about building products that customers love. You will join a dynamic and fast-paced environment and work with cross-functional teams to design, build and roll out products that deliver the company’s vision and strategy.
In this role, you will (Day in the life)
- Plan and execute products throughout the Product Lifecycle, including gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with engineering, sales, marketing and support to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met.
Must-have skills (On day one, we'll expect you to)
- Create buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners
- Develop product pricing and positioning strategies
- Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes
- Scope and prioritize activities based on business and customer impact
- Work closely with engineering teams to deliver quick time-to-market and optimal resources
- Drive product launches including working with public relations team, executives, and other product management team members
- Evaluate promotional plans to ensure that they are consistent with product line strategy and that the message is effectively conveyed
- Build and manage a team of Product Managers
- Act as a product evangelist to build awareness and understanding
- Define the product strategy and roadmap
- Deliver MRDs and PRDs with prioritized features and corresponding justification
- Work with external third parties to assess partnerships and licensing opportunities
- Be an expert with respect to the competition
- Develop the core positioning and messaging for the product
- Perform product demos to customers
- Set pricing to meet revenue and profitability goals
- Deliver a monthly revenue forecast
- Develop sales tools and collateral
Requirements and skills
- MS/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent preferred
- Proven work experience in product management
- Proven track record of managing a team of Product Managers
- Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle
- Proven ability to develop product and marketing strategies and effectively communicate recommendations to executive management
- Strong technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development, web technologies and network concepts
- Experience in defining networking products, ideally in a services setting
- Working with customers and service providers in the telecom and/or internet services domain
- Experience in creating software subscription products
- Defining and owning the P&L of a software product
- Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to roll up one’s sleeves to get the job
- Skilled at working effectively with cross-functional teams in a matrix organization
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
The Neysa Team
Neysa is founded by a team that has nurtured a multi-million dollar business from its inception and grown it to be the best in its industry. We are problem solvers at heart, and we get our kicks when our ideas are out there, taking a crack in the real world. Never accepting the status quo, we have always pushed the boundaries of what is possible. And changed our lives, the people we work with and the community in which we operate.
Profile:
· Head the product management for the 3rd party products including Smallcase, Mutual Funds, IPO, Insurance, Loan, Credit cards, Bank accounts, Gold, Bonds, etc.
· Lead a team of 7-10 Product Managers
· Responsible for revenue, market share, vol. of these products from 3 channels – online platforms, digital marketing, offline channels
· Own process and product development for these products
· Continuous competition tracking
· Training the various channels on products
· Coordinating with various teams to ensure timely completion of dependent activities
· Responsible for timely responding and resolving client queries / complaints
· Preparing volume/revenue/usage data reports
· Work closely with; & manage expectations of; multiple stakeholders like Business, Marketing, Compliance, Risk, Design, Technology, Program, and External vendors
· Single handedly take couple of product features from vision to launch stage
· Preparing short-term and long-term roadmaps of the products/features
· Define KPIs and set up benchmarks, to measure the performance of the product
· The candidate should have an analytical mindset who should be able to use data at ease – in finding hidden patterns and for understanding user behavior
· We are looking for someone who has deep empathy for the end customer
· Our candidate is the one who is extremely passionate about making his product a market success – a growth hacking mentality is what we are looking for
· The candidate should have hands-on experience in owning the complete product cycle – having taken multiple products from ideation to launch stage
· Past experience in industries like Fin-tech, AI/ML, Health-tech, Food-tech, Content-tech, Edu-tech, Gaming-tech, Social-tech etc. is an add-on but not at all mandatory
Qualification:
· Min. 3 years of product management experience in owning/growing 3rd party products
· Awesome communication and relationship building skill
· Able to solve complex problems in an structured manner
Reporting to: Product Head Location: Mumbai
Evaluate new use cases to identify product-market fit and evolve the value proposition of existing use cases through user feedback · Engage with customers and work with internal stakeholders like sales, solutions and engineering teams in creating innovative solutions · Create artefacts and run marketing campaigns to scale existing and new Go-to market initiatives · Enable sales, solutioning and marketing team to position the product in appropriate markets and channels.
You Are (behaviours to display - DRIVE) · Must be able to collaborate across stakeholders – Internally (Sales, Marketing, Solution Architects, Solutions Engg, Service Delivery and Assurance) and Externally (Customer forums, Partners, etc) · Understanding on Industry footprints & great product knowledge would be an additional advantage. · Highlight DRIVE behaviours – Accountability & Ownership, Collaboration, Innovation & Agility
You have
experience in
(including any
education
background &
Certifications) · B.E. / B.tech with Masters Degree in Management from a premier institute with 2 - 6 years of enterprise product or technology roles. · Prefered experience: o Cloud, IT/SI/Telecom organizations o Experience in working with Large enterprise environment o Pro-active liaise with other company functions (e.g. Sales / Marketing / Solutions / Service
1. Identify the opportunity for omni channel optical retail
2. Planning the strategy for product, prioritization and roadmap (launch and growth)
3. Creating wireframes, PRD with prioritized features and justifications
4. Market research to understand right targeting, positioning, right product, and customer segments
5. Run beta and pilot programs with early-stage products and samples
6. Be an expert with respect to the competition
7. Data analytics
8. Translating business to technical requirements and vice versa
9. Work with external third parties to assess partnerships and other opportunities
10. Develop the core positioning and messaging for the product
11. Propose an overall budget to ensure success
12. Defining and tracking success metrics
13. Efficient cross functional communication and collaboration
14. Execution of the entire project while interfacing with sales, marketing, customer service, logistics and technology teams
Skills
1. Understanding of customer behaviour in a digital distribution setting
2. Technical background/knowledge to be able to work with tech teams
3. Analytical skills to optimise the product and channels
4. Ability to execute multiple projects in parallel and do prioritisation
5. Engineering degree is good to have
6. Ownership and Hunger
7. Leadership and teamwork skills
8. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Persona
1. Tier 1 Engineering college or Tier 1 MBA college
2. 10+ Years of experience with atleast 2-3 years as a product manager in e-commerce or e-pharmacy or opticals
3. Experience of building product from scratch
4. Demonstrated success defining and launching excellent products/digital products/digital services
5. Execution experience in ground-up scaling while collaborating with cross-functional teams
6. Hyper-growth startup experience of at least 2 years
What is the role?
As Product Manager for Plum you will be responsible for the product portfolio, including all product planning and release execution throughout the lifecycle of the product portfolio. This includes defining and prioritizing product roadmap, listening to customers, creating business requirements, driving functional requirement, driving this through development and successfully launching new product features.To read more about the kind of qualities we are looking for this role, please check this link <https://a16z.com/2012/06/15/good-product-managerbad-product-manager/" target="_blank">https://a16z.com/2012/06/15/good-product-managerbad-product-manager/>
Key responsibilities
- Strategic planning and managing all stages of Product Life Cycle
- Develop business cases for each product feature to demonstrate feasibility including target pricing and margin, addressable and realizable market, SWOT analysis, estimated development, implementation, and support costs etc.
- Develop functional, technical and designs specifications for the product
- Help define the value proposition of the product for the sales team and help develop the sales tools that support the selling process of your products
- Research and understand competitive offerings in your sector
What are we looking for?
- An enthusiastic individual with 5+ years of experience in product management.
- We would prefer candidates from Fintech, ecommerce, rewards, loyalty and incentives.
- We ll look forward to technical skills required for a product role along with soft skills required to manage multiple stakeholder roles. Rest we can explore together during our interactions. If you find yourself to be someone that fits this requirement then read on.
Whom will you work with?
You will closely work with technology, design, sales and customer care teams. You ll report to the head of product development.
What can you look for?
Challenging opportunity, tough problems and a very good growth path. An excellent opportunity to work with a team of highly talented young professionals. We also offer a whole load of benefits to make your stay enjoyable with Xoxoday.
Product Management - Conceptualization - RoadMap Design.
Early Age StartUp Experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive the execution of all product lifecycle processes for the growth of Factory Acquisition product, including product research, market research, competitive analysis, planning,
- positioning, roadmap development, requirements development, and product launch
- Identify, Plan and execute side Product Hacks to speedup Factory Acquisitions
- Assess current competitor offerings, seeking opportunities for differentiation
- Analyze consumer needs, current market trends, and potential partnerships from an ROI and build vs. buy perspective
- Create product strategy documents that describe business cases, high-level use cases, technical requirements, revenue, and ROI
- Translate product strategy into detailed requirements for prototype construction and final product development by engineering teams
- Build product flows for seamless factory onboarding at scale
- Collaborate closely with engineering, production, marketing, and sales teams on the development, QA, and release of products and balance of resources to ensure success for the entire organization
- Drive the Factory CAC Metric
- Implement, and maintain production timelines across multiple departments
- Appraise new product ideas and strategize appropriate to-market plans
- Engineering or an MBA graduate from a reputed university
- 4+ years of product management experience, preferably with consumer and/or b2b startups that have attained scale
- Experience identifying business opportunities, building a product strategy, and influencing deliver against a multi-year roadmap
- Understands core technologies utilised in their product domain and is fluent in pros and cons of technical alternatives
- Good understanding of acquisition and retention funnels
- Demonstrated ability to achieve goals in a fast paced and an unstructured environment. Thrives in ambiguity and rapidly changing environment
- Hands-on experience of both qualitative and quantitative research methods such as AB testing, data analytics, and user research
- Robust understanding of complex and scalable technical architecture for web and mobile applications
- Problem solver with strong analytical skills and comfort with data
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Product Manager
Purpose of the role
A Product manager at CarWale would be responsible to deliver world-class products that solve real-world problems around car buying, by working in an agile framework of iterative development and collaboration.
They have to deliver great business value through user research , intelligent prioritization , and working with Stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle to ensure a great return on investment.
Role description
Primary responsibility of the role would be to define the product roadmap & backlog, work with business and functional teams to design and implement changes that drive user acquisition, user experience & monetization.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead a development team to implement product changes while working collaboratively with multiple stake holders like Design, Sales, Operations & Management.
- Analyze data to derive product & business insights and use them to strategize changes. Iteratively improve on the product by running tests
- Be responsible for prioritization of features based on assessment of business impact & effort.
- Report findings & periodic reviews with Management.
The ideal candidate would have the following qualities
.
- Understanding and experience of Digital Product Development Life Cycle
- Excellent business analysis & problem-solving skills
- Result-driven, goal-oriented work ethic
- Customer empathy, ability to think from user’s point of view
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including technical writing skills
- Understanding of technology and exposure to software coding
- Experience in Business Requirement Specification documentation/product backlog (Epics, User stories)
- Experience of working in an Agile environment is preferred
- Understanding of user experiences (UI/UX)
- Product development experience including experience in digital product building/tech delivery is preferred
About the Company
CarWale is India's largest auto media company. CarWale has always striven to serve car buyers and owners in the most comprehensive and convenient way possible. We provide a platform where car buyers and owners can research, buy, sell and come together to discuss and talk about their cars.
Our mission is to bring joy and delight into car buying and ownership. To achieve this goal, we aim to empower Indian consumers to make informed car buying and ownership decisions with exhaustive and un-biased information on cars through our expert reviews, owner reviews, detailed specifications and comparisons. We understand that a car is by and large the second-most expensive asset a consumer associates his lifestyle with.
Together with CarTrade & BikeWale, we are the market leaders in the personal mobility media space.
Founded in 2016, MyGate is reimagining the outdated procedures at gated communities through use of technology. Its several innovative features augment security at the gate and enhance convenience within for over 600,000 homes in 10+ Indian cities.
Named one of India’s most innovative Company in 2018, MyGate was conceptualized, designed and executed by its three founders, who have tremendous experience in the Armed Forces, Technology and Operations. Founded by ISB/IIM/IIT alumni, MyGate has raised funding from institutional investors and is well capitalized for massive growth plans.
MyGate is at a stage where product market fit is established and have a strong leadership team in place and scale & distribution engine has kicked in. MyGate have had great people join and continue to look for more to join.
Here is what you should expect from MyGate:
1. The company to do well - this could mean multiple things but here are few that are likely to matter for you: MyGate as a brand to be popular and well known, our client base to grow month on month. Most importantly because we are in growth stage, we should not do stupid things and run out of money!
2. PPP - you would have a Platform for Personally and Professionally grow. This means opportunity to do challenging & stimulating work that puts you out of your comfort zone and forces you to learn every day. When you look back, you should feel your "stock price" growing in the market! Gold shines in fire. You will get the fire, are you the gold?
3. Recognition - Your growth in the company would be linked only to performance and not your past experience. If you do well, there should be recognition, growth in span of influence, reward and financial growth.
4. Good Manager - Each of you should have a good person to report to. Your manager should be facilitator of your success, someone you can look up to, someone that makes you feel excited to come to work and give your best every day!
5. Flat Culture - As we grow, we will no doubt have structure, hierarchy and processes in place. This should not mean slowing down of decision making and most certainly this does not mean hierarchy in communication. You should be able to reach out to anyone in the organization.
6. Client Focus - We will always be a client centric company. If we service the client right and continue to delight them, we will be in our path to build a great company.
7. Fair, Ethical and High on Integrity - These are foundations of the company. We will be always be ethical, high on integrity and fair to everyone whose life is being touched by MyGate.
What you’ll do
• Own product strategy, execution and go-to-market for one of MyGate’s mobile consumer products or product lines
• Understand motivations and behavior of one or more types of users and be obsessed with creating delightful product experiences for these users
• Drive user adoption, engagement and retention on products you own
• Work with key stakeholders across business and technology teams to evaluate and prioritize opportunities and develop product strategy
• Work closely with a cross-functional team of design, engineering, business development and operations counterparts to build and take your products to market
• Determine the metrics that determine business, product and operational success and track these metrics to improve and evolve your product
Skills and experience you should have
• 4 years of product management experience building and launching consumer products, with at least 2 years in mobile consumer products
• Deep user empathy layered with a strong understanding of business
• Be self-driven with a high degree of ownership and urgency
• Be customer focused, analytical and data-driven in your decision making. Use user research, A/B testing and continuous experiments to guide your product thinking
• Track record of strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills, including an ability to effectively communicate with both business and technical teams.
• Can build effective partnerships with business owners across business lines
• Thrive in an ambiguous environment with changing needs
Other great things to have
• Past technical background, with 2+ years in an engineering role
• Experience building products for vernacular, regional or “next 100 million” consumers
Follow CutshortSubodh Popalwar
Software Engineer, Memorres