Product Manager

Porter: Creating Impactful Journeys

At Porter, we're not just passionate about improving productivity; we're on a vision to Moving a billion dreams one delivery at a time. We empower businesses, both large and small, to optimize their operations and unleash unprecedented growth in their core functions. Join us in pioneering the future of last-mile logistics, one that's poised to disrupt the industry and redefine the way we think about transportation.

Why Porter ?

• Industry Leadership: As the fastest-growing leader in last-mile logistics, we have a pan-India and International presence with operations spanning multiple cities. With a fleet size exceeding 750k driver partners and 15 million customers. Porter is at the forefront of this dynamic and rapidly expanding sector
• Cutting-Edge Technology: Our industry-best technology platform has garnered over $150 million in investments from renowned backers, including Sequoia Capital, Kae Capital, Mahindra Group, LGT Aspada, Tiger Global, and Vitruvian Partners. We leverage technology to drive efficiency, innovation, and unparalleled service
• Ambitious: We're not just solving problems; we're addressing a massive challenge and going after a market with a valuation surpassing $50 billion USD. Our ambition extends beyond last-mile delivery; we aim to disrupt all facets of logistics, including warehousing and LTL transportation
• Thriving Community: Join a community of passionate individuals who are committed to doing the best work of their lives. At Porter, we value the spirit of collaboration, innovation, and embracing challenges head-on.

Position Overview:

The Product Manager will assist in executing the product strategy and driving specific product outcomes related to Allocation charter. The PM will support opportunity and solution discovery, build high quality products , build cross-functional alignment, and help ensure successful product launches while working very closely with Engg, Analytics and Data Science teams to drive impact.

Role

• Drive execution of features and experiments within the Allocation charter (End-to-end allocation funnel)
• Define and prioritize product features, maintain roadmaps, and drive successful launches.
• Own the problem discovery process for short-cycle improvements that impact order allocation efficiency.
• Collaborate with engineering, data science, and business stakeholders to scope requirements, track progress, and ensure smooth launches.
• Act as the first line of defense for operational and system issues in allocation flows.
• Translate platform-level goals (reliability, efficiency) into actionable product initiatives
• Continuously iterate on existing products to improve traction and achieve product outcomes

Skills

Execution Excellence

• Writes clear user stories and acceptance criteria with minimal guidance.
• Creates product artifacts such as PRDs, experiment design docs, feature release notes, impact deep dives, and instrumentation requirements.
• Understands the technical context of proposed solutions and basic system architecture.
• Contributes to design and technical product reviews, incorporating agreed modifications.
• Actively participates in agile ceremonies and helps refine backlog priorities to improve execution efficiency.

Influencing Stakeholders

• Builds relationships with cross-functional team members and proactively collaborates with them
• Uses existing data and user insights to influence discussions with support.
• Ensures progress visibility for initiatives they are working on by following standard communication practices.
• Participates in key influence activities such as sprint planning, product analytics, and instrumentation discussions.
• Adheres to predefined processes for visibility and transparency in stakeholder communication.

Product Discovery & Solutioning

• Designs problem and solution discovery initiatives with guidance for a sub-charter, testing hypotheses through research.
• Independently executes discovery research activities or partners with research teams.
• Analyzes results independently but requires guidance in synthesis, prioritization of problems, and validation of potential solutions.

Strategic Thinking

• Understands the company's business model at a high level and follows standard operating procedures (SOPs) relevant to their feature or sub-charter.
• Learns to assess the feasibility of product features from an operational perspective.
• Supports business teams in understanding basic operations and go-to-market (GTM) processes
• Monitors product metrics, identifies anomalies, and escalates potential issues.
• Participates in sprint planning and backlog grooming but needs guidance to align priorities with broader business goals.
• 2-5 years of experience in product management within a B2C product-led organization.
• 5 years of overall experience