Product Manager

Company Description

University Living is a global student housing marketplace that offers over 2 million beds across 65,000 properties in 515 international education hubs, including the UK, USA, Canada, Europe, and beyond. Founded in 2015 by two industry experts with 20 years of experience, University Living has assisted over 2 million students from 1,000 universities in securing affordable and suitable accommodation. The platform has received numerous accolades such as the Economic Times' Power of Ideas award and SaaS Startup of the Year at the FICCI-TNIE Startup Stars Awards, among others. In addition to student housing, University Living provides value-added services and a state-of-the-art Property Management System for their accommodation partners. Based in India, the company continues to gain recognition globally as an industry leader in student living solutions.

Role Description

This is a full-time role for a Product Manager at University Living. The Product Manager will be responsible for coordinating with cross-functional teams to oversee product development processes and ensure timely delivery of business goals. The individual will contribute to prioritizing features, conducting market research, defining requirements, and analyzing data to enhance the company's offerings. This is an on-site role located in Noida.

Qualifications

Work Experience

• 3-6 years of hands-on experience in product development, ideally across fast-paced consumer internet environments.
• Technical background preferred

Qualifications

• BE/BTech/MCA or equivalent degree with strong exposure to consumer internet products.
• Proven success delivering innovative products end-to-end; you’ve shipped work you can point to with real pride.
• Balanced capability across business strategy, UI/UX thinking, and technical execution.
• Action-oriented, collaborative, and consistently driving product improvement and growth.
• Strong research mindset with the ability to unlock new opportunities and partnerships.
• Polymath-level problem solver who can leverage cross-domain insights and understand deep-level metrics.
• Exceptional product taste and design intuition.
• Data-driven operator who retrieves, interprets, and storytells with data independently, no hand-holding.
• High resilience and willingness to get hands-dirty when execution demands it.
• Ownership mindset: capable of defining and managing product charters and roadmaps.
• Proficient in creating wireframes and PRDs for new features and services.
• Solid understanding of responsive web development, digital technologies, and API integrations.
• Hands-on experience with product and analytics tools such as Jira, Confluence, Miro, Google Analytics, Martech, CRM, etc.
• Background in travel & accommodation (marketplaces, PMS, channel managers) is a strong advantage.
• Experience managing B2C/B2B products across responsive web and mobile (Android/iOS).
• Bonus: You’re someone people actually enjoy working with.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate complex domain challenges into simple, intuitive, high-quality user experiences.
• Build tight partnerships with engineering, design, analytics, and marketing teams; influence through conviction rather than authority.
• Own end-to-end delivery across product charters, with priorities evolving as the business scales.
• Track macro-level market shifts and proactively identify opportunities and risks.
• Plan, prioritize, and execute features in agile sprints without losing sight of long-term vision.
• Ensure rigorous testing and quality assurance, every release must meet a high bar.
• Act as the internal champion for the product, driving clarity, alignment, and enthusiasm across teams.

Soft Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication capabilities.
• Ability to operate independently and deliver under tight timelines.
• Flexible team player who adapts quickly to evolving processes and environments.

Disclaimer

This outline reflects the core expectations for the role. Additional responsibilities may be introduced as business needs evolve.