Associate Product Manager at CARD91

Responsibilities & Duties

● Drive the product and business planning process throughout the company's cross-functional teams

● Analyze customer demands, current market trends and potential collaborations in terms of return on investment and build vs. buy

● Examine current offers in the market and look for differentiated offers by CARD91

● Evaluate innovative product concepts and develop acceptable go-to-market strategies

● Analyze product specifications and establish appropriate programmes to ensure that they are met

● Drive the execution of all product lifecycle processes, including product research, market research, competitive analysis, planning, positioning, roadmap development, requirements development and product launch

● Develop, implement and maintain production timelines across multiple departments

● Provide strategic and hands-on tactical direction to design, engineering and testing teams ensuring quality solutions that are in line with client requirements

● Create product strategy documents that detail business cases, high-level use cases, technical specifications, revenue and ROI

● Design product strategy such that Engineering teams translate it into comprehensive requirements for prototype construction and ultimate product development

● Develop sales strategy by analysing market data and defining product objectives for efficient marketing communications initiatives

● Work closely with engineering, production, marketing and sales departments on product development, QA and release as well as resource balancing to ensure the success of the entire organization

● Develop product messaging and positioning that distinguishes CARD91 and its features across main market categories

● Establish a long-term product roadmap, informed by customer and business needs, and partner with leaders and stakeholders to regularly drive alignment, secure resources and overcome impediments

● Understand the complexities of the payment integration landscape and identify areas where CARD91 can continue to differentiate on Card Issuance.

● Help establish API standards and best practices across all products

● Although this role does not require hands-on coding, the role does require a solid grasp of the technical aspects of APIs including design, process, governance, standards, platforms and supporting an API end to end and working collaboratively with engineering teams on this.

Qualifications & Skills

● 2-4 years of product management experience in a fast-pace technology driven company (preferably SaaS)

● 2+ years designing and delivering world-class platform products that solve big client needs, specifically in the Cards issuance domain (Processor / Cards Management System - PPI, Debit, Credit, Multi-Currency) is preferred

● Banking / Fintech experience is a plus

● Bachelor’s degree in product design or engineering

● Proven experience managing all elements of the product development lifecycle

● Highly effective cross-functional team management

● Proven analytical skills and intellectual curiosity

Note - Candidates with Credit card background are preferred

What’s on offer

● Best-in-class compensation package

● Stock options for long term wealth creation

● Group health insurance covering your family

● Vibrant, open and fun work culture

Job Location: Bengaluru

Note: To Apply, share your resume at shefali.wagadre@card91.io with the subject line as “ Application- Product Manager_ <Your Name>”.