Zycus - Vice President/Assistant Vice President - Product Management

Vice President/Assistant Vice President - Product Management (18-20 is looking for a forward-thinking, AI-native VP of Product Management who can lead the next frontier of innovation in Agentic AI and autonomous enterprise software. If youve led the creation of intelligent products that learn, act, and evolve on their own - we want you.Youll play a pivotal role in transforming Zycus suite of procurement and supply chain solutions into next-gen, AI-driven products with built-in intelligence, automation, and adaptability.At Zycus, product leaders are treated as CEOs of their products empowered with complete ownership, from vision and design to launch and market success.At Zycus, we strongly believe only an empowered Product Management Team can take a product forward and so we entrust our Product Managers to take all the product related decisions. We treat the product managers as CEOs for their products, and product managers are evaluated on the product's commercial success.Also, product managers are our evangelists - they are responsible for articulating the product's vision to customers, partners, analysts and internal stakeholders like sales, presales and implementation teams.What Youll Do:- Lead the vision, strategy, and execution of AI-first enterprise products, especially those leveraging Agentic AI, LLMs, intelligent agents, and advanced automation.- Drive product innovation that enables autonomous decision-making and enhances user experience via adaptive workflows and contextual intelligence.- Partner with engineering, AI/ML teams, and data science to shape product architectures that are scalable, secure, and continuously learning.- Define AI use cases across sourcing, procurement, supplier management, and compliance, translating business pain points into high-impact product features.- Guide end-to-end product development from discovery and rapid prototyping to deployment and post-launch iteration.- Develop a deep understanding of customer workflows and infuse AI capabilities to drive measurable business outcomes.- Champion a user-first mindset with experimentation, A/B testing, and behavioral analytics.- Work closely with GTM, sales, and marketing to define compelling product narratives and positioning.- Stay ahead of market trends, research advancements in GenAI and agentic systems, and bring those insights into the product roadmap.What are we Looking For:- Ability to handle ambiguity and change- Very strong logical thinking capabilities and analytical skills- Visualize and conceptualize new ideas and solutions- UI designing & prototyping ( use of wire framing tools)- Research and analysis (both primary and secondary research)- Customer management and excellent communication & presentation skills- Art of negotiation and prioritization- Ability to manage teams and built close relationships with different team members.- VisionaryDesired Experience:- Education: BE is a must + full-time MBA from a Tier 1 B-School (IIMs, ISB, XLRI, SPJIMR, FMS, MDI, etc.).- 13+ years in product management, with recent experience building AI-native SaaS or enterprise software products.- Proven ability to conceptualize, build, and scale AI products or intelligent platforms.- Experience working with GenAI, LLMs (like GPT, Claude), intelligent agents, or autonomous product workflows.- Strong design thinking capabilities and ability to rapidly prototype innovative solutions.- Deep analytical mindset with strong intuition for user behavior, product adoption, and growth loops.- Outstanding stakeholder management, executive presence, and cross-functional leadership.- Bias for action, clarity of thought, and the ability to operate in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.Why Should You Join Us?Five Reasons Why You Should Join Zycus- Cloud Product Company: We are a Cloud SaaS Company and our products are created by using the latest technologies like ML and AI. Our UI is in Angular JS and we are developing our mobile apps using React.- A Market Leader: Zycus is recognized by Gartner (worlds leading market research analyst) as a Leader in Procurement Software Suites.- Move between Roles: We believe that change leads to growth and therefore we allow our employees to shift careers and move to different roles and functions within the organization- Get a Global Exposure: You get to work and deal with our global customers.- Create an Impact: Zycus gives you the environment to create an impact on the product and transform your ideas into reality. Even our junior engineers get the opportunity to work on different product features.About UsZycus is a pioneer in Cognitive Procurement software and has been a trusted partner of choice for large global enterprises for two decades. Zycus has been consistently recognized by Gartner, Forrester, and other analysts for its Source to Pay integrated suite. Zycus powers its S2P software with the revolutionary Merlin AI Suite. Merlin AI takes over the tactical tasks and empowers procurement and AP officers to focus on strategic projects; offers data-driven actionable insights for quicker and smarter decisions, and its conversational AI offers a B2C type user-experience to the end-users.Zycus helps enterprises drive real savings, reduce risks, and boost compliance, and its seamless, intuitive, and easy-to-use user interface ensures high adoption and value across the organization. (ref:iimjobs.com)