Vice President - Product - EdTech

OBJECTIVES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Supervisory Role : First and foremost, the position is a leadership position. In this capacity, the Director of Product Management oversees and is answerable to the Founders and stakeholders for all activities of the product management department. The Director of

- Product Development oversees and ensures that the functions of the Product team are efficiently and effectively executed.

- Collaboration: The role of the Director of Product Development is also one of cross-functional nature and as such, the Director is expected to liaise with other Directors of the engineering, marketing, sales, and design departments. The reason for this collaboration is to place the executive management in a position to translate the product needs into requirements and to drive consensus within the product departments, which ultimately promotes the achievement of the product goals. Collaboration leads to clear and efficient product road mapping, product planning, prioritization, and an overall agile product development process.

- Product Line lifecycle: The Director of Product Development is responsible for developing, defining, and overseeing the product's road map and managing it as required for the purpose of meeting deliverables for the business.

- Product/Market Strategy: The Director of Product Management also works intimately with the marketing department to develop marketing strategies, lead generation strategies, and sales strategies.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION & KEY SKILLS:

- A suitable candidate will have 4 - 8 years of experience in the performance of functions as a Head of Product Management. He also has a proven track record in product planning, defining and launching successful products, and unifying product portfolios. Also, candidates will need to show that they have had experience in thought leadership in order to be better positioned to drive and inspire such a large and important department.

- Experience in building and managing diverse Product & Engineering teams.

- Candidates with strong experience with Start-up firms are preferred.

- Intellectual agility and an entrepreneurial mindset with demonstrable drive, initiative, energy, and a sense of urgency in acquiring and serving customers.

- Proven analytical and decision-making abilities.

- Should have excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

- Comfortable with long and unpredictable work hours.

Our Way Of Working

- An opportunity to work on something that really matters.

- A fast-paced environment to learn and grow.

- High transparency in decision making.

- High autonomy; freedom to take risks, experiment, and fail.

- Market Competitive salary

We promise a meaningful journey with smart people, with opportunities to learn & grow. Plus, you can sleep peacefully knowing you are impacting lives in a big way, every day