Sekel Tech

Job Description :

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Assistant Product Manager to oversee the entire product lifecycle from ideation to launch and beyond. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in product management, a deep understanding of the SAAS industry, and a passion for hyperlocal discovery.

Key Responsibilities :

Product Vision and Strategy :

- Define and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with the company's goals.

- Conduct market, product and user research along with competitive analysis to identify pain points and opportunities for product innovation and growth.

Team Leadership :

- Oversee the Product Design Team, ensuring the creation of intuitive, user-friendly designs that meet market needs. Orchestrate and facilitate the UI/UX designers by providing user walkthroughs, wireframes, and references.

- Lead the Software Engineering Team, prioritising development tasks and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality features.Able to communicate with Tech, define requirements, articulate the system required in small requirements to major features at ease.

- Manage the Quality Analyst Team, ensuring rigorous testing and quality assurance processes are in place.

Collaboration and Communication :

- Work closely with the company's founder to align on product development, strategic goals, and growth initiatives.Conduct discovery sessions, and brainstorm different features or requirements. Breakdown it into executions and experiments.

- Facilitate effective communication between cross-functional teams, ensuring all stakeholders are informed and aligned on project progress and goals.

- Act as the primary point of contact for product-related inquiries and updates for both internal and external stakeholders.

Product Development and Launch :

- Drive the end-to-end product development process, from research to ideation, prioritisation, development, release, post-release capacity building and monetizing

- Defining the business goals, answering the basic questions of, why, who, what and whens of each feature.

- Coordinate with design, engineering, and QA teams to ensure seamless execution and timely delivery of product features and improvements.

Customer Focus :

- Engage with customers to understand their pain points, identify solutions, prioritise development, generalise the features, and reduce custom development to a minimum.

- Analyse user data and metrics to inform product decisions and drive continuous improvement.

Metrics and Reporting :

- Establish and track key product performance metrics, using data-driven insights to inform product strategy and decision-making.

- Create OKRs, measure the results, set KPIs and present them regularly to the management team.

- Prepare and present regular product updates and performance reports to senior management and stakeholders.

Qualifications :

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree is a plus.

- 3+ years of experience in product management, preferably in the SAAS and B2B industry.

- Proven track record of successfully managing product teams and delivering high-quality software products (Web and Mobile both)

- Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate cross-functional teams.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.

- Deep understanding of product design principles, software development processes, and quality assurance methodologies Along with understanding Growth levers.

- Analytical mindset with a data-driven approach to problem-solving and decision-making.

- Passion for hyperlocal discovery and a keen interest in emerging trends and technologies in the industry.