Product Manager - Logistics/Infrastructure

Designation - Product Manager

Company Background - The Porter (https://theporter.in/) is a funded early-stage startup disrupting the logistics space in India. We are an online marketplace for surface logistics and are trying to address market inefficiencies and low capacity utilization in the logistics sector, namely difficulty in getting the return trip/fare or idle unused inventory using mobile technology. We are working on cutting- edge scheduling and route optimization algorithms, payment solutions and fraud prevention strategies that scale.

Job Description - We're looking for team players with natural product intuition who can help us build world-class solutions for the logistics space in India. As a member of our Product team, you'll have a direct impact on the customer experience for both customers and drivers. You will be developing various parts of the application that will directly affect the user experience .We are working on some ground-breaking assignment and fleet optimization solutions, dynamic pricing algorithms, active- geofencing and heat-map analysis. You- ll get an opportunity to work with some of the best minds in the country to make a major dent in the 150 billion dollar surface transport industry.

Desired Skills - We- re seeking a talented product leader to define and execute against a giant vision that we have for the logistics sector. As a Product Manager at The Porter, you- ll work among star engineers and designers in a fast-paced, rapidly growing, hybrid technology/operations environment. The role demands good technical depth, innovative thinking, a high design bar and great product judgment.

Responsibilities:

Deeply understand The Porter's mission and strategies.

Lead market, user research; drive innovation, definition, roadmap planning, deliverable tracking and design of new Porter products and product features to deliver against team and company goals.

Requires challenging all members of cross-functional team (engineering, business, design, etc.) to think boldly and creatively and then to funnel that energy into concrete products and execution plans.

Be data driven: The product design and direction should be based on data (customer behavior analytics, business metrics etc.). Solicit and embrace critical feedback.

Monitor and measure launched products and feed leanings back into product development process.

Clearly communicate product plans, benefits and results, as appropriate, to all the stakeholders. Requirement:

Software engineering experience and a very sound technical understanding.

Have an experience in delivering consumer Internet products from the ideation board to the customer.

Stellar design instincts and product taste

Ability to leverage data to make decisions without getting stuck in analysis paralysis and a never ending desire to grow and learn.