Porter.in - Director - Product Management

Director - Product Management

Company Overview :

- At Porter, we are passionate about improving productivity. We want to help businesses, large and small, optimize their last-mile operations and empower them to unleash the growth of their core functions. Last mile delivery logistics is one of the biggest and fastest growing sectors of the economy with a market cap upwards of 50 billion USD and a growth rate exceeding 15% CAGR.

- Porter is the fastest growing leader in this sector with operations in 15 major cities, a fleet size exceeding 1L registered and 50k active driver partners and a customer base nearing a million with 3.5M being monthly active. Our industry-best technology platform has raised over 150 million USD from investors including Sequoia Capital, Kae Capital and Mahindra Partners, LGT Aspada, Tiger Global and Vitruvian Partners.

- We are addressing a massive problem and going after a huge market. We're trying to create a household name in transportation and our ambition is to disrupt all facets of last mile logistics including warehousing and LTL transportation. At Porter, we're here to do the best work of our lives.

- If you want to do the same and love the challenges and opportunities of a fast paced work environment, then we believe Porter is the right place for you.

Company URL: https://porter.in/

Roles and Responsibilities :

- Take responsibility for the strategic direction, enhancement and financial performance of Porter's products and services

- Lead and develop product roadmaps for all products in conjunction with the Senior Team and relevant Product Management Boards

- Influence profitable growth for assigned Business Vertical.

- Oversee the creation and management of pricing models for Business Vertical.

- Define and develop communications strategy and plan

- Work collaboratively with Analytics, Engineering and Operations to ensure effective delivery and support of products and services

- As leader of Product Management, you will be responsible for the commercial performance of our products which you will achieve by defining the strategy and roadmap for each product.

- Develop and manage budgets and resource requirements

- Provide strategic input into the company's business plan

- Keep abreast of latest developments within the industry

Skills Required :

- Experience as a leader in a product-focused technology business which is driven by quality and customer service

- Previous experience leading and developing a product management and marketing function

- Previous experience of Internet Services and/or a passion for the Internet and related emerging technologies is essential

- Engaging leader who gains buy-in and respect from team/peers

- Sound people management skills and experience

- Ability to delegate, prioritize and manage a considerable workload

- Sound financial and budgetary management and solid commercial acumen

- Strong analytical, project management and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail.

- Ability to think strategically whilst achieving results in immediate area of responsibility

- Excellent communicator able to communicate at all levels and adopt a flexible & consultative approach

- The ability to adapt to a changing business and marketplace

- Ability to think creatively and exploit business opportunities