Product Manager

About the job

FatherShops is a dynamic and innovative company seeking a highly motivated Project Manager to join our team. As a Project Manager, you will play a crucial role in overseeing project deliverables, timelines, and resources while implementing the Scrum methodology to ensure efficient project execution. If you have a proven track record in project management, a deep understanding of Scrum, and excellent client communication skills, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Managing and Overseeing Project Deliverables: You will be responsible for ensuring that project objectives are met by effectively managing and overseeing project deliverables, timelines, and available resources.

2. Implementing Scrum Methodology: Utilize the Scrum methodology to facilitate collaboration, productivity, and efficiency within the project team.

3. Developing and Maintaining Project Schedules: Create and maintain project schedules to meet deadlines and ensure successful project completion.

4. Client Interactions: Interact with clients, understand their requirements, and maintain excellent client relationships to ensure satisfaction and project success.

5. Proficiency in Jira: Demonstrate strong proficiency in using Jira for project tracking and management to keep projects on track and organized.

6. Prince2 Certification (Optional): Possessing a Prince2 certification is a plus and will be considered an additional advantage in your application.

7. Digital Agency Background (Desirable): Prior experience in a digital agency background is highly desirable, as it will enable you to navigate the specific challenges and dynamics of the industry effectively.

Qualifications and Skills:

- Proven Experience in Project Management:You should have a track record of successful project management, demonstrating your ability to plan, execute, and close projects effectively.

- In-Depth Knowledge of Scrum Methodology:A deep understanding of Scrum principles and practices is essential for implementing this agile framework in project management.

- Strong Project Scheduling and Resource Management Skills:You should be adept at creating and managing project schedules and efficiently allocating resources.

- Excellent Client Handling and Communication Abilities: Strong interpersonal and communication skills are crucial to manage client expectations and maintain positive relationships.

- Familiarity with Jira:Experience with Jira for project tracking is essential for effective project management and collaboration.

- Prince2 Certification (Preferred but Not Mandatory):While a Prince2 certification is preferred, it is not mandatory, and relevant experience may compensate for its absence.

- Experience in a Digital Agency Background (Highly Valued): If you have prior experience in a digital agency background, your knowledge of industry-specific challenges and best practices will be highly valued.

• At FatherShops, we value innovation, teamwork, and a commitment to delivering exceptional results. If you are a motivated Project Manager looking to join a forward-thinking company and meet the above qualifications, we encourage you to apply and be part of our exciting journey.

Experience: 

6+ years of experience in project management large and medium sized engagements 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Demonstrate excellent project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with team members, provide project management expertise and leadership in the execution of complex software projects. 
• Accountable and responsible for managing and reporting project schedule, cost, quality, human resources, communication, risk and procurement for the project. 
• Consistently apply the defined project management standards and methodologies defined by the organization to assigned projects. Establish project management principles, processes, and artefacts as necessary. 
• Drive appropriate organizational change influencing stakeholders as required to ensure the successful program/project execution. 

• Ensure appropriate involvement of all stakeholders on the project as necessary 
• Plan and direct schedules, monitor budget/spending, resource allocation and utilization for the project from initiation through closure.  
• Manage project schedule and budgets – Track project metrics data (e.g., completed and in-progress work, schedule and cost variances, resource health, risks and issues etc.) and other project specific information and regularly communicate it to the project stakeholders 
• Report progress and health of the project and incorporate feedback from all stakeholders 
• Manage project communications and meetings (Daily Stand-Up Meetings, Project Reviews, AdHoc Requests) 

• Proactively manage or project risks, action items, issue resolutions, key decisions and stakeholder feedback 
• Understand dependencies and organize the activities ensuring successful completion of the project  
• Communicate regularly with the project sponsor and the team 
• Proactively identify and manage risks and issues pertaining to the project. 
• Ensure project governance practices are in place to monitor and control the project 

Experience/ Qualifications 

• PMP or similar certification with good understanding of project management and methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile 
• Strong stakeholder management skills 
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) 
• Solid decision making and prioritization skills 

• Good understanding of budgeting, estimation, and project financial management 
• Experience of working in shared resources environment with teams based across different time zones 
• Knowledge of MS Project for overall project tracking, Jira for tracking agile development and SharePoint as collaboration tool 
• Bachelors degree 

1. Engage and individually manage customers from inception of the project until the solution is live
2. Provide technical, business consulting and product expertise to customers enabling comprehensive solution to be delivered to the customers
3. Facilitate technical discussions and white boarding for project integrations and technical solutions from one to many technical applications
4. Determine the scope of the implementation technology solution and the resources required to successfully complete
5. Develop client requirements specifications for integrations, product extension and enhancements
6. Produce requirements specifications for the product management and engineering teams clearly articulating end-state requirements to meet customer expectations
7. Produce and manage client-facing documentation such as business requirements document, Gap document, Acceptance documents, solution mapping documents and so on
8. Ensure successful implementation/configuration of standard product suite and any additional customizations for each customer
9. Participate in project planning activities, including defining detailed project tasks/activities
10. Conduct implementation pilots and help customer envision final solution
11. Train new clients on the essentials of systems to get them started on implementations

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience preferred
• Passion to solve complex problems of agriculture in a dynamic start-up environment
• Flexible, curious, exploratory, and can-do attitude
• Great sense of ownership and ability to work with very limited supervision
• Prior experience of working in software Industry especially in the Agri Sector will be preferred
• Experience handling customer success and delivery
• Experience or familiarity of blockchain protocols like Hyperledger Fabric a big advantage
• Ability to speak English fluently
• PMP, ITIL Certifications is a plus

Tailor and Circus is a progressive and unisex underwear brand in the Indian apparel space, at the forefront of E-commerce and product innovation. We have created India's most comfortable and responsible piece of underwear, offering the highest quality and selling direct-to-consumer. As a brand, we are India's first inclusive and body-positive underwear company. This has been part of the company's DNA since the inception, all our models and influencers who represent the brand are real people having real bodies.

Tailor and Circus is looking to hire suitable candidates for the Product Manager role who will handle user-facing product experience (website) and is very data-driven. The role will be based either in Bangalore or Coimbatore.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• You will be focused on building consumer-facing applications for the Tailor and Circus website.
• You will be responsible for conceptualizing and building user experience across the website and other customer touchpoints.
• Define and manage all critical user journeys and conversion funnels across website and other customer touchpoints.
• You will be responsible for launch and change management of features going live on apps/website.
• You will work closely with PMs responsible for all key business areas (Marketing, Design and Tech) to create a simple and delightful experience for our users.
• You will have a high degree of responsibility and ownership.
• You will drive the strategy, roadmap, execution, and growth of a product area.
• You will work closely with other product managers, engineers, designers, marketing, legal, analytics and do everything (defining requirements, prioritizing, testing, writing copy, tracking metrics and more.) to deliver high-quality products.

Apply If you:

• Minimum of 1-2 Years of Experience in Product & Marketing Management
• Can showcase your user-facing products experiences
• Have very high customer obsession
• Are a highly data-oriented person and have skills to analyze data using SQL
• Have an understanding of funnels, sprint & agile ways of working, PRDs & wireframes
• Have empathy towards users and colleagues, are creative and excited by ideating/ building new product features and functionalities.

Job Title: Product Manager

Location: Remote, Anywhere in India

Remote: Yes

Travel: No

About Us:

Frolick, Inc. is a community food delivery platform for healthy, delicious lunches from Michelin-star chef designed menus at an incredible value. We are reimagining weekday lunch. Unlike takeout with us what you see is what you pay: no ancillary fees or tips! We bring together machine learning, food production, last-mile logistics in a unique way to bring a fresh, chef-prepared meal to your office or home for less than the price of traditional takeout.

Backed by a strategic partnership and investment from one of the largest food-tech companies in the world, we are launching in the DC Metro area this fall and in a dozen cities next year.

The Opportunity:

As Product Manager you will be responsible for the product planning, development and execution throughout the Frolick’s lifecycle. This will include: gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with engineering, sales, marketing and support to ensure KPI and OKR goals are met. 

Your role will be integral in articulating what success looks like by identifying our customer needs and ensuring that the product supports Frolick’s overall strategy and goals while collaborating with a team to turn that vision into action. As an early team member, you will get an unique opportunity to be in the driving seat of a high-growth startup and define its success story.

Your Responsibilities:

• Oversee and own the overall product development and delivery. This includes product's vision, strategy, and roadmap and identify big initiatives Frolick should make to drive user growth and engagement
• Create detailed product business requirements documents, user stories and functional specifications and synthesize key results that define the success of our products
• Incorporate market analysis, customer research and usability findings into requirements
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to understand goals and pain points, gather requirements and understand internal workflows in order to design the ideal experience
• Develop go-to-market strategies to drive awareness, education and selling partner adoption
• Establish metrics and key indicators that provide product insights based on performance, historical data and post-mortem analysis
• Identify new strategic product opportunities that will help us stay fresh and deliver on those opportunities
• Embody a “can do” and growth mindset, from experimentation and tinkering to constantly pushing your data/information analysis ability to better identify key drivers and understanding of what's going on

Requirements / Superpowers:

• 5-7 years of experience with minimum 2 years a product management, preferably some of it in last-mile logistics, or E-commerce
• Proven ability to influence others among a diverse group of leaders, fostering collaboration, and building a culture of excellence]
• Ability to drive metrics and key results to ensure continuous improvement 
• Experience managing multiple projects at once and prioritizing simultaneously
• Experience interpreting data and making recommendations
• Excellent and effective communication skills - whether it’s emails, summaries or decks - that are concise, inspiring, kind, articulate and unambiguous
• Experience working in a high-growth environment, preferably at a tech startup
• You are comfortable with ambiguity and highly entrepreneurial 
• Experience with last-mile food, grocery delivery will make you stand out among applicants
• You have a bias towards execution, a desire to execute, learn and iterate

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation package (including equity component)
• Medical and dental insurance
• A steep learning curve from day zero
• This is a ground floor opportunity. You will be shaping the growth of a business from the beginning. This also means the opportunities for you are limitless
• You will get to build something you are proud of, alongside a set of colleagues who are passionate, committed and are driven by a shared vision
• A transparent company culture with flat hierarchies, an environment to openly, frequently and respectfully challenge each other
• And, tons of great food!!

We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. 

We embrace and celebrate diversity. We believe diversity makes us stronger and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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1. Strategic planning and managing all stages of Product Life Cycle
2. 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.
3. Develop functional, technical and designs specifications for the product
4. 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
5. Research and understand competitive offerings in your sector

1. An enthusiastic individual with 5+ years of experience in product management.
2. We would prefer candidates from Fintech, ecommerce, rewards, loyalty and incentives.
3. 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.

You will closely work with technology, design, sales and customer care teams. You ll report to the head of product development.

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.

Job Responsibilities:

• Experienced in successfully delivering projects with an effort of at least 300 MM - 400 MM
• Delivering projects in Capital Market domain – either in implementation projects or in BAU support projects
• Strong grasp on project management methodologies: planning, work break down, estimation & tracking
• Knowledge on estimation techniques, risk management
• Development background on JEE based application

Desired Traits:

• Very good communication & presentation skill
• Managing different types of stakeholders
• Good leadership skill including conflict resolution and expectation management of project team

Certification:  PMP