About The Company:

eGov Foundation is a 20-year-old tech-for-good organization founded by Nandan Nilekani and Srikanth N to use technology to improve the delivery of public services and governance at scale and speed. Their goal? To make public services more equitable, efficient, and transparent across 30 countries by 2030. They currently work with 7 national and 16 sub-national governments and touch the lives of over 1 billion citizens, in sectors such Public Health, Water, Sanitation, Urban, Social benefits etc. Their open-source governance technology platform powers their work, DIGIT which works like an operating system to build, design, and scale digital transformation programs in as little as 100 days.

You can read more about them at https://egov.org.in/ and more about DIGIT at www.digit.org.

The Challenge and the Mission:

Government projects often experience delays and cost overruns leading to incomplete infrastructure and wasted resources. This inefficiency stems from a complex process that transfers funds between government levels, causing uncertainty for recipients like schools and hospitals and placing an administrative burden on staff . Despite advances in public finance management (PFM) through digital platforms that enhance internal efficiencies, there's still untapped potential. eGov's PFM Mission works to empower governments to spend efficiently and adapt to changing governance needs. Through their iFIX platform, they aim to ensure funds are deployed quickly, transparently, and wisely, allowing businesses to thrive and citizens to access essential services.

The Role:

As the Product Manager for our PFM initiatives, you will play a pivotal role in defining and evolving the Integrated Fiscal Information Exchange (iFIX) specifications and creating products that help governments improve financial health and enhance service delivery. Your role will span the entire product lifecycle - from problem framing and defining the product vision to driving execution, launch, and growth.

What You'll Do:

Drive Product Vision and Strategy:

- Develop and articulate a compelling product vision for iFIX, aligning with the PFM Mission and user needs to inspire change in the public finance ecosystem

- Conduct domain and user research to identify pain points and opportunities, ensuring the product narrative resonates with stakeholders

- Communicate the product vision and strategy eff ectively to stakeholders within the organisation and externally to secure buy-in

Lead Product Design and Development:

- Lead the product design and development process, collaborating with designers, developers, and domain experts to ensure that iFIX is built effectively and adopted widely

- Maintain alignment with project timelines and budgets, fostering a culture of accountability throughout the product life cycle

- Own the documentation process for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring it is integrated into the product's development and adoption strategy from the start

Champion Product Launch and Evolution:

- Spearhead the growth and adoption of iFIX, ensuring it delivers measurable value to users and meets their needs

- Develop and implement comprehensive product launch plans, including training and communication strategies that engage stakeholders at all levels

- Track and monitor product performance using key metrics to measure success, and identify opportunities for improvement

Engage and Collaborate with Stakeholders:

- Build and nurture a community of contributors and partners to enhance product capabilities and drive engagement

- Communicate product progress and insights to the leadership team, advocating for iFIX internally and externally through webinars, forums and other channels

What We're Looking For:

- 6+ years of experience in different aspects of product development and management, from problem discovery to design, development and launch

- A proven track record of taking products from concept to scale

- Excellence in user research, prioritisation, and prototyping

- Knowledge of Public Financial Management (PFM) or related fields, with a strong understanding of the PFM cycle across both revenue and expenditure streams

- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment and have experience working closely with cross-functional teams