
Vice President (Product Management) - Y Combinator backed Shopify-like platform
About Merito :-
- Merito is a curated talent platform where we identify, assess, and connect candidates for matching job opportunities.
- We are working with the mission to change the way hiring is done.
- The company is founded by a team consisting of alumni from IIM Ahmedabad, McKinsey with more than 2 decades of experience in recruitment, training, and coaching.
About Our Client :
- Our client is headquartered in California and Y Combinator backed Shopify-like platform for creators & knowledge professionals (coaches, instructors, experts, artists etc.) to launch, manage and grow their business online.
- Founded by IIT/ IIM/ BITS/ Yale/ BCG Alumni and 3X Entrepreneurs, they are well funded and backed by top Indian VC firms along with start-up veterans like Kunal Shah (CRED). The company is founded by alumni from top IITs, IIMs, BITS, Yale including ex-entrepreneurs and from firms such as BCG, Hike, Dunzo and P&G.
- Since the launch of its first version in December 2020 they have grown 25X. Creators have earned more than $1 Million since launch through the platform.
- We have just closed our series A (yet to announce) and are looking to build out our leadership team across functions.
Job Description :-
Here we're shaping the future of the creator economy to realize our dream of creating a world with no boring jobs.
We are looking for an experienced Vice President, Product Management to lead and own our Product strategy and execution to drive our business goals. As our VP, Product, you will lead the product management team to determine priorities across PODs, develop the product roadmap, and lead its execution, in partnership with our Product Development, Engineering, Sales and Marketing teams.
Our work environment is fast-paced, with a collaborative atmosphere. We are passionate about delivering innovations that empower Creators to become Entrepreneurs and realize their full potential. We are looking for a Product leader to bring in and instill a philosophy for how we work and deliver world-class products.
Our Product Management team's core mission is to delight customers resulting in Product Led Growth. We obsessively seek to understand customers' perspectives, have a bias toward data-driven action, and can break down complex problems into steps that drive product roadmaps. Product managers also serve as product owners, leading product teams and driving cross-functional collaboration on a day-to-day basis.
We value the following traits in our product management leaders:
- Stewards: We put the needs of our customers and our business ahead of our own egos
- Leaders: We lead by example, inspiring and motivating those around us
- Hi-Lo: We are both strategic and hands-on, detail-oriented when necessary.
- Generalists: We are equally comfortable working on all parts of the product stack
- Evidence-driven: We base our ideas on data and measure the results of those ideas.
- Resource-aware: We are resource-efficient in everything we do.
Responsibilities :-
- Lead and evangelize as we execute on our product vision and product strategy across the company
- Set up processes that ensure smooth coordination between the Product team with other teams
- Drive growth product initiatives to existing services
- Review business and product results regularly with leadership, suggesting changes to the business or product plans.
- Manage, motivate, coach, and develop a team of product managers.
- Coordinate roadmaps across teams
- Manage requirement and design reviews
- Collaborate with cross-functional peers to solve complex problems.
Requirements :-
- Passion and alignment with our core vision of A world with no boring jobs
- 3+ years product management experience, ideally with previous VP-level responsibilities
- Work history in both core product development (e.g. product/market fit) and growth product initiatives (e.g. SEO, funnel optimization)
- Consumer SaaS product experience as well as experience in one of the following areas: E- Commerce and E-Learning, digital content and community.
- Experience with SEO, growth product execution, content strategy development

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- Collaborate with data scientists, machine learning engineers, and product teams to define project requirements, technical feasibility, and timelines.
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Documentation and Code Quality
- Maintain high standards of code quality, write clear, maintainable code, and conduct thorough unit and integration tests.
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Research and Innovation
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Hands-on experience with LangChain for building language model-driven applications, and LlamaIndex for efficient data indexing and querying.
Python Programming
Proficiency in Python for building AI applications, working with frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, and others.
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Strong experience developing RESTful APIs using FastAPI, with a focus on high-performance, scalable web services.
NLP & Machine Learning
Solid foundation in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and machine learning techniques, including data preprocessing, feature engineering, model evaluation, and fine-tuning.
Database & Storage Systems Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases, data storage, and management strategies for large-scale AI datasets.
Version Control & CI/CD
Experience with Git, GitHub, and implementing CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployment.
Preferred Skills
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Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) for deploying scalable AI applications.
Data Engineering
Experience in working with data pipelines and frameworks such as Apache Spark, Airflow, or Dask.
Knowledge of Front-End Technologies Familiarity with front-end frameworks (React, Vue.js, etc.) for integrating AI APIs with user-facing applications.
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Responsibilities:
- Design and develop high-quality, responsive, and user-friendly web applications using ReactJS and Material UI.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to ensure the project meets the business requirements and user needs.
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
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- Develop reusable UI components and libraries.
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- Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in ReactJS, Material UI, and front-end development.
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to the development of best practices.
- Mentor and guide junior developers in the team.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
- At least 7 years of experience in front-end development, with at least 4 years of experience in ReactJS and Material UI.
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and related web technologies.
- Experience with Redux, Redux-Saga, and other state management libraries.
- Experience with building scalable and complex web applications.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Experience with Agile development methodologies.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience with Git and version control.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Experience with GraphQL and Apollo Client.
- Experience with server-side rendering using Next.js .
- Experience with AWS or other cloud providers.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation.
- Experience with testing frameworks like Jest, Enzyme, or Detox.
- Experience with UX/UI design and prototyping tools.
SUMMARY OF THE POSITION:
Product Development Engineer is responsible for front end development of modules of enliven CEM.
The engineer is responsible for end to end delivery of specific components in the module and integrate them with existing modules
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Working with technical architects, able to convert the architecture into design and code in Java (Spring Boot), AngularJS, and NodeJS.
- Able to generate LLD documents.
- Ability to write Quality code with minimum defects.
- Unit Test and following the coding standards.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS:
- 5+ years strong programming and logical skills in Java (Spring Boot), AngularJS, Object Oriented Java script, NodeJS and HTML5
- Hands on Experience on Java (Spring Boot), and MySQL is mandatory. Must have completed at least 2 full projects using Spring boot and AngularJS.
- Excellent knowledge and experience in Spring JPA, RESTful web services implementation.
- NodeJS experience is value add
- Should have participated in, and be familiar with, Agile (Scrum) project methodology and practices.
- Must be able to mentor and guide junior technical resources.
- One who is proactive and comes forward with technology related initiatives. Motivated selfstarter.
- Good Communication skills. English - Oral and Written.
Responsibilities
- Software Engineering
- Design and develop highly scalable, available, reliable, secure and fault tolerant systems with minimal guidance for a market leader in the logistics industry
- Partner with team members on functional and nonfunctional requirements and spread design philosophy, goals and improve the code quality across the team
- Research new technologies and tools that enable building the next generation of our services
- Provide technology leadership to the team and foster engineering excellence
- Product Delivery
- Partner with product managers to define and execute on the feature roadmap
- Translate business requirements into scalable and extensible design
- Coordinate with various cross functional teams on planning and execution
- Maintaining automated build / test / deployment environments
Qualifications
- Software Engineering
- Deep knowledge of one of the programming language they have experience in
- Proficient in OOP and Design Patterns, experience with functional programming would be a plus
- Data modelling experience in Relational Databases
- Ability to design and implement low latency RESTful services
- Product Delivery
- Ability to scope, review and refine user stories for technical completeness and to alleviate dependency risks.
- Well versed in working with agile methodologies which includes phases such as design, development, code review, testing and release management
- Ability to have worked in a CI/CD environment, with hands on experience with Git or any similar source code management tools
- Product Maintenance
- Experience troubleshooting server performance issues such as memory tuning, GC tuning, resource leaks etc
- Continuously refactor applications to ensure high quality design
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AVP - People and Culture
Responsibilities :
- Lead the People & Culture practices across the organization
- Actively identify gaps, and deploy impactful people strategies that enable the organization to mitigate risk, perform effectively, and scale efficiently as it grows.
- Implementation of relevant HR Tech tools to do HR process automation.
- Manage the hire to retire employee life cycle & employee experience across the organization.
- Play a key role in working with managers on change management and talent management initiatives.
- Manage people initiatives like OKRs, One on One Feedback, Employee surveys, Employee development, L&D, Employee Wellbeing etc
- Drive people & culture practices with data driven insights.
What are we looking for?
- MBA in HR from premier colleges like IIMK, XLRI, TISS & similar.
- Experience: Range of 5+ years and one of the experiences should be with a startup or technology company.
- Should have experience of managing teams at a global level.
- Extensive knowledge of HR automation tools and software.
- Strong experience in planning, creating, and implementing HR strategies.
- Solid understanding of people analytics.
What can you look for?
A wholesome opportunity in a fast-paced environment will enable you to juggle between concepts yet maintain the quality of content, interact, share your ideas, and have loads of learning while at work. Work with a team of highly talented young professionals and enjoy the benefits of being at Xoxoday
We are
A fast-growing SaaS commerce company based in Bangalore with offices in Delhi, San Francisco, and Dublin with over 300 employees. We have three products in our portfolio: Plum, Empuls, and Compass. Xoxoday works with over 2000 global clients. We help our clients engage and motivate their employees, sales teams, channel partners, or consumers for better business results.
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