The/Nudge Institute - Senior Product Manager - Livelihoods

Description:

The/Nudge is an action institute building resilient livelihoods to alleviate poverty. We work with women, farmers, tribals and youth on rural development, agriculture, skilling and economic inclusion, along with 15+ central and state government partners.

Our economic inclusion journey for 25 million Indians, has reached 10 states with $250M of government funding to cover 1.25M people. Our incubator, accelerator and grand challenges have supported 200+ social entrepreneurs including 17 Forbes 30U30, 3 EarthShot Prize winners, 1 Time Magazine cover and more.

Set up with support from 90+ eminent philanthropists , 40+ corporates and 15+ foundations including Gates, Mackenzie Scott, Vinod Khosla, Nandan Nilekani, Tata Trusts, Skoll, Meta, LinkedIn, HDFC, Mphasis, KPMG and L'Oreal, we are contributing towards a "poverty-free India, within our lifetime".

What are we solving for?

We are solving for households in poverty who are also financially and socially vulnerable through a targeted, multi-faceted, and sequenced model called the graduation approach, which has demonstrated that we can durably pull households out of poverty.

At The/Nudge Institute, we have been piloting this program for the past 3 years and are in the process of catalyzing the propagation of the same. Our purpose is to contribute to making the most excluded individuals a contributing member to the economy:

- Enable govt to adopt by providing research, design, and implementation support

- Continue to implement on its own to iterate the design for impact at scale

- Enable more NGOs to adopt technical and capacity-building support

- Continue to generate data on poverty and evidence on graduation approach to nudge governments to adopt at-scale

- Build technology solutions for NGOs and governments to adopt and implement at scale & with quality.

What are some of the principles/ approaches we use?

- First principles thinking - Human centered design (thoughtful, action oriented, experimental & iterative process) with a gender lens (unbiased and reflective approach)

- Systems thinking (analytical, stakeholder oriented and holistic)

- Strategic planning (result oriented, logical & coherent with clearly defined outcomes, grounded on the current realities)

What will you do?

- Own the end-to-end research, product design, and development of scalable and impactful models for a farm (e.g. agriculture, goat rearing) and non-farm livelihoods (e.g. kirana store)

- Drive innovations, conduct targeted pilots and iterations to improve the product design for implementation at scale

- Collaborate with Operations and National Partnerships team to drive impact of livelihood models

- Build strong partnerships with NGOs to support on-ground implementation

- Coach and mentor a team to foster product innovation and career development

Who are we looking for in this role?

- 10+ years of work experience in product strategy, consulting, product management, or entrepreneurial roles from tech startups in education, climate-tech, marketplace, agri

- Ability to learn, iterate and pivot based on new information or constraints

- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills

- Passion and hunger for solving big social problems at scale

- Growth mindset to learn new concepts and evolve teams thinking

- Ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholdersh

- Willingness to stay and travel in deep rural areas

What We Offer:

- Growth Opportunities: Work with a high-impact, mission-driven team, engaging with diverse stakeholders across India and globally.

- Inclusive Environment: We are committed to diversity and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.