Contract Product Manager, Hyperlocal Placement Solution
Job Description
The Wadhwani Foundation (WF) is developing a Hyperlocal Placement Solution to drive fulfillment of in-demand, mid-skill entry-level roles in targeted ecosystems within our target geographies: India, Mexico, Brazil, Philippines, Indonesia, Egypt. Using both Predictive and Generative AI, the Solution will accelerate employer demand fulfillment, enable skilling institutions to align their offerings to local demand, and enable candidates to embark upon family-wage supporting careers.
The Hyperlocal Placement Solution will be part of WF’s Genie AI platform, a cutting-edge, mobile-first jobs platform focused on both job creation and job fulfillment. It will complement Genie AI’s existing AI-driven job fulfillment features for candidates (such as career advisory support, skilling content, and interview preparation practice), while also engaging local employers and skilling institutions directly in the job fulfillment process.
We are seeking a Contract Product Manager to work under our Senior Product Manager, who is spearheading the development of this Hyperlocal Placement Solution. The Contract Product Manager will support the Senior Product Manager building compelling user experiences for employers, skilling institutions, and candidates, with a focus on driving effective job placements. The Contract Product Manager will also collaborate closely with senior leaders, other members of the Product team, and members of the Content, Go-To-Market, Product, Engineering, and Design teams.
Key Responsibilities
Conduct Need and Opportunity Analysis: Analyze the needs of stakeholders (including employers, skilling institutions, and candidates and potential partners such as government job portals) in order to inform the market requirements definition.
Develop Product and Process Requirements: Create product requirements definitions and supplementary process documentation..
Drive Product Launch: Manage the development and release of key product features. Subsequently, test those features in Beta with strategic partners and refine those features as needed before production launch.
Drive Product Enhancement Based on Market Data: Seek user feedback and identify enhancements for subsequent build cycles on regular basis based on stakeholder feedback.
Skills & Experience
5 years’ Product Management experience, with at least 3 of these years specifically in the job placement or recruiting space (non-negotiable)
Preferrably experience in incorporating Predictive AI and Generative AI into product features
Proven success as developing products or large product features across the entire product lifecycle from conceptualization to launch and adoption
Conducting market research
Defining user roles, user journeys, and product requirements
Working with UX designers in mocking wireframes and visuals for mobile and web
Collaborating closely with engineering in defining requirements, prioritization, and sprint planning
Discussing tech architecture, design, and scoping with engineering
Defining pilot, beta, and production launches and gathering data from each to inform future improvement
Proven success at interacting with 3rd party partners to define and execute win-win integration strategies
Strong relationship and oral communication skills
Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to thrive in fast paced, startup environment with tight deadlines