Director - Product - Recruitment Firm

About Aasaanjobs (an OLX Group Company) :

Aasaanjobs.com is a recruitment company for entry level blue grey-collar jobs in the country. We are in the process of creating a digital identity for millions who play such a crucial role in the ever-expanding service industry of the country. A platform to truly address the - Next Billion Users.

The company is focused on disrupting the extremely frictional recruitment industry by making the process quick, convenient and smooth for all the collaborators. The play-field is a multi-billion-dollar domestic market and an even bigger international market which is looking for meaningful consolidation. Such a consolidation would ensure that people are not haggling with sub-standard products but are being offered a delightful one. Started in 2014, the team is composed of young, energetic and highly motivated IIT Bombay alumni, coming from different professional backgrounds.

Website - www.aasaanjobs.com

Funding Information

Seed Round - January 2015 - Inventus, IDG

Series A - November 2015 - Aspada, IDG, Inventus

Series B - November 2018 - Naspers/Olx

Role Description:

- Manage the entire Life Cycle of the existing products for our Employers

- Develop a clear product strategy for the Product Portfolio, ensuring they are positioned correctly in terms of breadth and depth of functionality

- Identify new business opportunities within the market segment (range extension, new product/service offerings, new channels to market, third party alliances, etc.) and develop costed Business Proposals for these opportunities

- Growth hacking - Experimenting across alliances, acquisition programs, product variants & data analytics for product and business growth

- Develop product pricing strategy which is well researched, clear and communicated to customers and internal stakeholders

- Monitor product performance on a monthly basis taking corrective action (e.g. pricing review, promotional program, analysis of sales) where necessary

- Lead a team of product managers and cross functional stakeholders to deliver roadmap

Skills & Qualifications:

- Ideal candidate should have 7-10 years of experience, of which 5-7 yrs of experience in product management. Price modeling experience is a good-to-have

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering is a must - Preference would be given to Engineers & MBA from Tier 1 institutions

- Deep understanding of how B2B and B2C marketplaces operate for mobile services

- Analytical thinking - analyze data, determine how to incorporate findings into projects

- Excellent communication skills

- Ability to work nimbly across multiple projects, with fast-paced, iterative product development cycles

- The flexibility to quickly adapt and produce in a rapidly-changing environment, meeting aggressive product launch schedules