AVP/Director of Product, Platform Team

2 months ago


bangalore, India Pocket FM Full time

About Pocket FM
It’s an amazing time to join Pocket FM as we continue shaping the future of entertainment globally with audio series. Our mission is to give wings and wisdom to stories, transforming them into a strong entertainment package. Pocket FM has grown to 130+ million listeners, spending an average of over 115 minutes every day, while the total streaming on the app counts to over 6.5 billion minutes monthly.

About the Team
The Platform team plays a pivotal role in our content streaming business by building the backbone that supports content creation, management, and distribution. Our Platform team also designs technology, workflows, and capabilities that power Pocket FM’s various business needs such as content production and running advertisements. Platform team is a young team in pursuit of engineering excellence and continuous self-improvement with a strong focus on impact creation through agile collaboration in highly technical environments.

About the Role
We’re seeking a tech-driven, collaborative leader to oversee the platform product lifecycle, from defining the roadmap to launching scalable solutions for content production, management, and marketing automation. In this high-impact role, you’ll work closely with engineering, marketing, and operations to ensure the platform meets the needs of both creators and consumers. You’ll drive the development of tools and workflows to automate and optimise content distribution, campaign management, and metadata processes while leading a team of product managers to foster innovation and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Drive the automation of complex business processes in content creation, quality, moderation, management, and delivery.
Identify and develop comprehensive content platform capabilities that manage and process content and metadata, powering all client-facing products.
Develop and execute a product roadmap and strategy that leverages data insights, aligning with user and business needs.
Oversee the end-to-end media pipeline, ensuring the quality and relevance of content presented to consumers.
Create tools to automate and streamline promotional and marketing campaigns.
Effectively communicate complex ideas, fostering alignment among leadership and cross-functional teams.
Mentor and develop product managers, guiding them through the entire product lifecycle.
Collaborate with various product teams to develop solutions to shared challenges across multiple product lines.
Influence company leadership to explore and adopt bold innovations, including integrating generative AI technologies.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
9+ years of product management experience in established tech software or enterprise companies, creating internal or platform products for delivering operational excellence.
3+ years of experience in people management, with a track record building and scaling platform products.
Preferred experience in product development involving AI/ML technologies.
Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with a proactive and collaborative approach
Proficient in analytical thinking and problem-solving, translating data insights into actionable strategies.
Passion for designing and delivering innovative and scalable platform solutions.
High bias for action or high agency mindset to drive impact consistently

Location: Bengaluru



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