Associate Product Manager

Key Responsibilities -

• Lead the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for the product: requirement gathering, planning, development, testing, deployment and iteration.
• Own product delivery timelines and ensure all releases meet defined schedule milestones, quality standards and stakeholder expectations.
• Head the development team: coordinate engineers, designers, QA, and other contributors to deliver features on time.
• Take charge of the QA process: define testing strategy, validate builds, monitor defects, and ensure timely escalation of bugs and client/customer feedback.
• Translate business requirements, user needs and stakeholder input into clear product specifications, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Lead new feature development from scratch: define scope, coordinate design & engineering, launch the feature and monitor post–launch metrics and feedback.
• Stabilise and scale the existing product: identify performance and reliability improvements, plan for large-scale launch, and ensure system stability during growth.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation: product requirement documents (PRDs), release notes, sprint logs, roadmap updates and stakeholder communications.
• Maintain consistent communication channels with stakeholders: internal teams (engineering, design, marketing, sales) and external partners/clients; provide status updates, highlight risks and dependencies.
• Prioritise product backlog: balance new feature requests, enhancement work, bug fixes and technical debt in alignment with business objectives.
• Monitor product performance metrics and user feedback: analyse data, identify improvement opportunities and drive iterative optimisations.
• Foster continuous improvement by defining best-practices in process, tooling, release governance and quality assurance.
• Escalate issues appropriately: ensure risks, roadblocks, major bugs or customer escalations are flagged in a timely manner and managed through resolution.

Qualifications & Skills-

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business or a related field; or equivalent experience. 1-3 years of experience in product management, product operations, or a related role (preferably in SaaS, EdTech or B2B products).
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum frameworks, sprint planning, backlog management and SDLC processes.
• Proven experience in managing developers and driving cross-functional teams to deliver features on schedule.
• Hands-on experience with QA processes, bug tracking, defect escalation and release readiness.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Analytical mindset; able to use data to inform product decisions and monitor performance post-launch.
• Proficient with product development tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Trello, Figma, Notion or equivalent.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to manage multiple work-streams in parallel.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership and operate with minimal supervision; self-motivated and deadline-driven.
• Experience in scaling a product for large-scale launch and ensuring operational stability is a plus.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹40,000.00 - ₹55,000.00 per month

Experience:

• SDLC: 1 year (Required)
• QA: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person