Product Manager - Food/FMCG

An opportunity to grow with a fast growing Indian Food startup and work closely with the leadership team to drive sales and new products & services!! - 

- Our client is a disruptive snacks company that is bringing to life traditional snacks but with a modern twist and with top-notch packaging. The founders are IIT Roorkee alumnus who are serial entrepreneurs and are passionate foodies. The company has in the last 3 years completely covered the Modern trade market and is present in large format retail chains across India. They also cater to large institutions such as Taj Hotels, SpiceJet etc.

- Under Make in India programme, the company was conferred the Best Food Brand of India during the 3rd National Entrepreneurship Awards in 2017. They have won the Power2sme Spirit of Manufacturing Awards in 2017 and the founder has made it to Business World 40 under 40 Achievers list. The company has recently raised strategic funding from a bunch of angel investors to topline in next quarter and also expand into international geographies - US, UK and the Middle East.

As a Product Manager, you will act as a product owner to plan and execute daily engineering activities as part of Sprint execution.

What you will do :

- Independently managing requirements  and design related activities for complex projects that focus on a single system and have multiple stake-holder types.

- Delivering PRDs through wireframes and mockups with prioritized features

- Understanding the technical architecture of complex and highly scalable web and mobile applications

- Managing technical appropriateness and/or feasibility of requirements and designs

- Taking Ownership of product features from concept till delivery with strong technical and testing understanding

- Demonstrating ability to lead and execute multiple cross-functional projects

- Performing app testing and validation against requirements

- Scoping out third-party programs/integrations with other ecosystems & applications

- Knowledge and understanding of current analytics tools including Google Analytics, WebEngage, Firebase, Wireframing tool such as Balsamiq etc.

- Analyzing product metrics regularly and use the learning for product innovations and improvements.

- Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up recommendations and drive actions.

- Ensuring project, Stakeholder management

- Ability to wear project management hat to deliver projects on time within the stipulated timeframe

- Coordinating with internal stakeholders, external vendors to execute projects

- Maintaining a strong understanding of business processes, strategies, market dynamics, and competitive landscape.

Candidate Profile :

What you need to have :

- A deep understanding of technical product management which will support product delivery from concept to implementation.

- Experience to work on both web and mobile products (iOS and Android)

- Experience in PHP and frameworks handled

- An inclination for numbers and a keen eye for business metrics

- Ability to communicate complex technical issues simply and convincingly to a wide range of audiences

- Experience eliciting and elaborating requirements

- Experience owning, developing, grooming and prioritizing product backlogs.

- Experience partnering with engineering, user experience, sales, operations, and marketing organizations

- Experience building internal and external (third-party) partnerships

- Experience with Web Services and Service Oriented Architectures

- You will align with business partners to balance business and technical objectives and manifest these as clear, stable priorities for the team.

An opportunity to grow with a fast growing Indian Food startup and work closely with the leadership team to drive sales and new products & services!!