Project Manager

Company Overview : 

We at Startup Login help companies plan their growth strategies and future roadmaps to achieve their ambitious targets. Startup Login is the fastest-growing and preferred choice among Tech startups, Enterprises and IT SMEs to strategize transactions including Exits, Acquisitions, Acquihires, Strategic investments/partnerships and exclusive startup talent hires. We have a strong presence in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune, We exclusively work with Core Tech & tech-enabled Startups, we are engaged with over 60 such companies from India & US markets to set up and expand operations in India at scale.  

Weblinks: www.startuplogin.com 

Position Description: 

An exciting and varied position, the individual will work for our firm’s Hyderabad office, supporting the stakeholders of Startup Login. Motivated and enthusiastic self-starter who works on their own initiative with light supervision. Confident and positive, high-energy, cultured, and capable of easily interacting with client’s senior management. Flexible and willing to get involved in many different aspects of the business as required. 

Responsibilities:

• Perform market research to identify and connect with tech startups and offer our services.
• Sourcing and identifying opportunities and acquisition prospects.
• Facilitate end-to-end execution of A&A activities for the deals responsible.
•  Handle and coordinate interactions with all stakeholders (buy & Sell-side).
• Work closely with all stakeholders to ensure time-bound closure of the activities and the transactions.
• Actively participating in the M&A deal qualification, execution and closure process.
• Documentation: analyze the business requirements.
• Use productive tech tools like CRM, task management and others.
• Build a network with Startups, Incubators/Accelerators and Venture Capital Firms.
• Gather information from the target company and industry experts.
• Research and talk to the Founders and decision-makers of the target company. 
•   Research potential competitors to the target company.
• Research and talk with technical/business consultants to evaluate the target company’s technology including IPs.
• Analyze the financials and business models of the target company.

The Associate should be able to work in a Startup environment, be self-driven and take initiatives. She/He should be able to pay attention to details and be able to complete tasks with minimum supervision.

Requirements: Required Skills and Experience: 

• Ability to effectively manage and prioritize multiple projects
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and new challenges
• Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure
• High level of professionalism, integrity, discretion and good judgment
• Related work experience or internship in corporate development, Financial Services, M&A Investment Banking, Angel Funds, Venture capital or private equity is preferred.
• MBA/BBA/Btech from a recognized University 
• Outstanding analytical skills, detail-oriented, proactive and self-motivated
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Develop product vision and key-value props for owned areas (strategy & roadmap). Drive alignment and excitement, aligning priorities and executing plans. Lead product development by collaborating with cross-functional teams of engineers, designers, business development managers, marketers, and other product leads.
• Manage all aspects of the product lifecycle, including problem definition, product strategy/roadmap, roadmap execution, customer needs, designs, product requirement documents
• Ensure accountability with Engineering (Internal/Vendor) on strict adherence to timelines & processes.
• Lead connection of technical and business worlds by breaking down complex problems into a roadmap and steps that drive product development.
• Understand markets, competition, and products in-depth to create clarity and drive the right set of requirements and specifications.
• Anticipate customers’ needs and market opportunities to drive improvements. Show empathy for customers, be sensitive to their needs and drive the feature team to deliver a great customer experience. Research and user test prototypes to maximise user satisfaction and performance
• Develop, cultivate and share thought leadership in emerging and trending technology areas.
• Define success criteria and performance metrics and drive telemetry requirements to measure results. Define, monitor, and analyse metrics for launched products and feed feedback into the product development process.
• An obsession with technology - pro-activeness in exploring and understanding the potential of technology and how to convert it to solve innate consumer needs
• Good in data-driven analytical skills and able to operate with partial information and ambiguity.
• Design thinking (UIUX), user empathy and deep understanding of Indian customers

• 4 to 8 years experience, including product experience, preferably in a fast-paced B2C internet/e-commerce/Edtech company
• B- Tech and MBA or equivalent experience (or equivalent industry experience)

• Track record of exhibiting technical depth and quick ramp-up on new products and technologies
• Ability to assume end-to-end ownership of large features and initiatives
• Proficiency in end-to-end innovation, planning, organizing, and executing.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated, can-do attitude and great at dealing with ambiguity
• Experience collaborating and communicating with cross-functional teams
• Experience in identifying, analysing and interpreting data to make data-led product decisions
• Understanding of capturing user insights to create exceptional user experiences
• Excellent focus on attention to detail, with quantitative skills
• Experience in building & leading high-performance teams
• UI/UX skills with an ability to get the best out of designers and recognize great design