Senior Product Manager

Delhi - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Experience Required: 10-12years

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Senior Product Manager

Location: India (Delhi preferred)

Department: Wadhwani Innovation Network (WIN)

About Wadhwani Foundation:

The Wadhwani Foundation is a global technology-driven not-for-profit committed to accelerating job creation innovation and skill development in emerging economies. Through a portfolio of programs in skilling entrepreneurship and innovation we aim to empower millions by 2030.

About WIN:

The Wadhwani Innovation Network (WIN) supports the translation of high-quality research into market-ready products services and startups across India. WIN is building a coy mprehensive solution to empower researchers across the innovation lifecycle from ideation to commercialization.

Role Overview:

We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to own the development of the Wadhwani Innovation Platform which will drive commercialization in three ways:

Establish a unified system for effective researcher support so that grant-funded researchers receive programmatic assistance in areas of critical need while also fulfilling their grant reporting requirements.
Build researchers entrepreneurship capacity via online programming -- such as playbooks curated/proprietary content expert sessions and targeted WIN staff support -- in key commercialization topics customized by sector.
Connect researchers to personalized live assistance from a resource network of mentors experts and investors incubators accelerators service providers and funding organizations that can provide direct assistance in the translation journey.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical product development experience combined with demonstrated success in building solutions that effectively meet users needs. This candidate has demonstrated experience in building impactful high-usage products in the fields of (a) entrepreneurship support (b) entrepreneurial Learning & Development and (c) mentor networks while also bringing deep exposure to Indias research innovation and/or startup ecosystems.

The Senior Product Manager will report to the Global Chief Product Officer and will work closely with the Wadhwani Engineering and Design Teams in development of the Wadhwani Innovation Platform. This role will also supervise a Content Manager who will lead the content curation and development effort in partnership with the Wadhwani Content Team. The Senior Product Manager must be available in the evenings IST for connects with the Global Chief Product Officer and CEO who are based in the U.S.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Overall Product Leadership

Identify key program and user needs.

Develop corresponding requirements and success metrics for the Wadhwani Innovation Platform.

Coordinate with Engineering and Design teams to build or customize platform features taking full advantage of AI technologies as appropriate.

Represent the platform to external stakeholders as required.

2. Unified Researcher Support

Design and develop a new researcher support system that enables researchers to efficiently submit reports on their grant progress (via WINs existing Grants Management tool) while also obtaining support in areas of critical needs

Enable integrated tracking and monitoring with data aggregation and disaggregation

3. Entrepreneurship Capacity-Building

Design and scale programs that equip researchers with translation and startup skills.

Embed founder-readiness content (videos playbooks templates) and expert-led master-clases into researcher journeys

Oversee Content staff in instructional design decisions and in operationalizing content development and curation.

4. Resource Network

Oversee development and implementation of algorithms to efficiently match researchers with mentors experts investors incubators accelerators service providers and funding organizations.

Design and deliver tools to capture expert insights and track usage outcomes and satisfaction to continuously improve network quality.

Required Experience:

10 years experience in software product development with 5 years experience in one or more of (a) business entrepreneurship support (b) Learning & Development and (c) start-up or business mentor networks

Experience managing data-rich multi-feature platforms that integrate learning CRM and/or workflow tools

Strongly preferred: Experience overseeing content development

Strongly preferred: Experience in innovation research translation and/or startup incubation

Demonstrated experience building and managing high-performing teams across diverse functions.
Strong relationship and stakeholder management skills combined with excellent execution skills.

Required Qualification:

Masters degree in business science or engineering fields

Required Skills:

Role Overview: We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to own the development of the Wadhwani Innovation Platform which will drive commercialization in three ways: 1. Establish a unified system for effective researcher support so that grant-funded researchers receive programmatic assistance in areas of critical need while also fulfilling their grant reporting requirements. 2. Build researchers entrepreneurship capacity via online programming -- such as playbooks curated/proprietary content expert sessions and targeted WIN staff support -- in key commercialization topics customized by sector. 3. Connect researchers to personalized live assistance from a resource network of mentors experts and investors incubators accelerators service providers and funding organizations that can provide direct assistance in the translation journey. The ideal candidate brings strong technical product development experience combined with demonstrated success in building solutions that effectively meet users needs. This candidate has demonstrated experience in building impactful high-usage products in the fields of (a) entrepreneurship support (b) entrepreneurial Learning & Development and (c) mentor networks while also bringing deep exposure to Indias research innovation and/or startup ecosystems. The Senior Product Manager will report to the Global Chief Product Officer and will work closely with the Wadhwani Engineering and Design Teams in development of the Wadhwani Innovation Platform. This role will also supervise a Content Manager who will lead the content curation and development effort in partnership with the Wadhwani Content Team. The Senior Product Manager must be available in the evenings IST for connects with the Global Chief Product Officer and CEO who are based in the U.S. Key Responsibilities: 1. Overall Product Leadership Identify key program and user needs. Develop corresponding requirements and success metrics for the Wadhwani Innovation Platform. Coordinate with Engineering and Design teams to build or customize platform features taking full advantage of AI technologies as appropriate. Represent the platform to external stakeholders as required. 2. Unified Researcher Support Design and develop a new researcher support system that enables researchers to efficiently submit reports on their grant progress (via WINs existing Grants Management tool) while also obtaining support in areas of critical needs Enable integrated tracking and monitoring with data aggregation and disaggregation 3. Entrepreneurship Capacity-Building Design and scale programs that equip researchers with translation and startup skills. Embed founder-readiness content (videos playbooks templates) and expert-led master-clases into researcher journeys Oversee Content staff in instructional design decisions and in operationalizing content development and curation. 4. Resource Network Oversee development and implementation of algorithms to efficiently match researchers with mentors experts investors incubators accelerators service providers and funding organizations. Design and deliver tools to capture expert insights and track usage outcomes and satisfaction to continuously improve network quality. Required Experience: 10 years experience in software product development with 5 years experience in one or more of (a) business entrepreneurship support (b) Learning & Development and (c) start-up or business mentor networks Experience managing data-rich multi-feature platforms that integrate learning CRM and/or workflow tools Strongly preferred: Experience overseeing content development Strongly preferred: Experience in innovation research translation and/or startup incubation Demonstrated experience building and managing high-performing teams across diverse functions. Strong relationship and stakeholder management skills combined with excellent execution skills. Required Qualification: Masters degree in business science or engineering fields

Required Education:

MBA

Job Title: Senior Product ManagerLocation: India (Delhi preferred) Department: Wadhwani Innovation Network (WIN) About Wadhwani Foundation: The Wadhwani Foundation is a global technology-driven not-for-profit committed to accelerating job creation ...