Product Head - eLearning Startup

Product Head - E-learning Startup

Role : Product Head (E-learning Startups)

About Merito :

- Merito is a curated talent platform where we identify, assess, and connect candidates for matching job opportunities. We are working with the mission to change the way hiring is done.

- The company is founded by a team consisting of alumni from IIM Ahmedabad, McKinsey with more than 2 decades of experience in recruitment, training, and coaching.

Brief Description about the Role :

- Responsibilities will include understanding requirements, helping to define a product vision and strategy, and working with engineers to execute it.

- Assume ownership of products of the portal including defining scope and developing requirements for new and advanced products as well as upgrades and progressive releases for existing products.

- The position is responsible for developing a variety of application-based products and features across all of the digital platforms (mobile devices, Web browser, connected TVs, etc.).

- Manage all aspects of the product lifecycle, including problem definition, product strategy/roadmap, customer needs, requirement/use case definition.

- Should be data obsessed. Derive insights from data and use the same for product improvements and iterations. Also educate cross functional teams with actionable derived from deep data insights.

- Strong Project Management execution skills are a given; including but not limited to creating clear roadmaps; cross-functional collaboration; relentless prioritization;

understanding the difference between experiment, MVP, and whole-product.

- Should be very hands-on and detail oriented. Constantly test his own products and write and define product specs and wireframes from scratch

- Structure, develop and enhance products to meet transactional requirements of Large Factories, local Corporates, Utility companies, Fleet operators, SME, Small Business units and Unorganised Business entities.

- A solid team player and a leader

The key deliverables are :

- Responsible for managing and leading the complete product lifecycle

- Ability to lead a team and work cross functionally with other teams from- Engineering, Marketing, Buss Dev and Design

- Create Product flows, wireframes, and prototypes . Work with QA team to check all the corner cases possible for feature development

- Identify market requirements, create preliminary design concepts and drive the implementation of the overall product roadmap.

- Define business requirements and partner with tech teams to develop solutions that meet these requirements.

- Responsible for analyzing customer needs, competitive offerings and provide direction on best practices and emerging trends in relation to new age tech capabilities.

- Responsible for innovative feature conceptualization, designing wireframes, documenting PRDs to enhance site usability & profitability.

- Responsible for developing customer wire-frames and use cases and ensure optimal level of customer services

- Analyze all customer requirements and monitor requests and manage all defects in products for all monthly releases.

- Responsible for developing new UI designs using web technologies.

Educational Qualifications & Experience :

- Graduates from Tier 1 institutes with experience of product management (preferably in an e-commerce/products industry)

- 6 to 10 years of relevant experience in Product Management.

Skill sets :

- Over obsessive understanding of the user on the internet.

- Product management experience, preferably in a large scale web environment. Experience of being in a start up will be an added plus.

- Hands on ability to execute independently.

- Strong strategy, analytical, and communication skills.

- Ability to solve complex issues to achieve objectives and deliver results on multiple projects in a complex, fast-moving environment.

- Strong business management and analysis skills. P&L experience a plus.

Core Competencies :

- Ability to solve complex issues to achieve objectives and deliver results on multiple projects in a complex, fast-moving environment.

- Should understand the building of products in an internet space.

- Should have the sense for growing the product & also a business sense.

- Understanding of iOS and Android platform capabilities and familiarity with developer ecosystems Proven ability to work in cross-functional environments including sales, marketing, business management, customer support and engineering teams.