HEAD OF PRODUCT for a B2B Marketplace

Reports to: CEO

The Company:

We are building a B2B services company that will revolutionize the Truck Rental industry in India through an online marketplace.

Truck/Freight rentals in India is a highly fragmented and disorganized industry, with a high levels of inefficiencies. Customers have little visibility to pricing and availability of trucks, and Rental Suppliers have limited options to sell available rental-capacity on short notice.

Our mission is to build a simple marketplace that brings efficiency & transparency to this market. We will accomplish this by bringing quality truck rental companies to participate in this online platform to offer their services to customers seeking truck rentals Our proposition will enable Customers seeking Trucks for hire to easily search, identify, negotiate and contract with trucking companies through an easy online process

We are at an early stage of development and this role would be a member of the founding team.

The Opportunity:

As the Head of the Product, you will have the opportunity to develop & shape the TruckMarket platform through interaction with our audience to understand their needs. You will define and establish internal processes to build a scalable internet based B2B platform that is primarily demand focussed. You will lead a team of product development engineers. The role will collaborate with the industry experts, supply-side and demand-side sales people.

The Head of Product will drive and implement the product strategy. This position will shape the Truck Market proposition, enabling us to take this product from concept to reality. This is a first in market product, and would therefore require the ability to interpret & map industry information, local-jargon, market-participants and existing business processes.

To be successful in this role, the Head of Product would bring strong product oriented thinking combined with first-rate communication, analytical and leadership skills. You require significant experience in web platform development, ideally from a B2B or related company.

This role and the rest of the execution team will be based India, potentially across more than one location. Experience working with remote teams is essential.
The role reports to the CEO

Key Responsibilities:

Define the TruckMarket product concept in detail and lead the process of building the platform

Identify & hire engineering team/partner. Hire local team to support the execution as needed.

Define and manage the product roadmap, ensuring the engineering team accurately translates business requirements into products, features and experiences that drive the business .

Set and manage expectations for the direction of the pace of this evolution with all relevant stakeholders including the founding principals.

Outsource, hire or contract as required, to create a world class team of engineers, QA, UX & Graphics designers, Marketers . Work closely with other partner stakeholders providing guidance and direction to achieve the product vision

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

A keen sense of interest in solving business process challenges with some background in the B2B pace

A record of partnering with teams across a remotely distributed organization

Understanding of Agile development, web and mobile applications, software-as-a-service design, familiarity with analytical tools and models

The ability to understand technical concepts, and discuss them in both technical and non-technical ways

A strong customer-oriented view of product development

Willingness to dive deep in understanding the product, business, and competitive landscape

Ability to think at both the strategic and detailed level

Superior verbal and written English communications skills

Basic Qualifications:

8+ years experience in product related positions with a pattern of increasing responsibility.

5+ years of experience working with large scale systems for e-commerce / software / wireless / software product management.

Excellent English oral and written communication skills.

BA/BS required (preferably in a computer science related discipline)

MBA is desirable

Benefits:

Full-time Position, Annual salary commensurate with experience,Founders Equity.

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