AVP Product

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Min Experience: 8 years

Location; Bengaluru

JobType: full-time

We are seeking a senior product leader to own product vision, strategy, and execution for a large-scale, data-centric platform serving institutional and enterprise users. This role requires strong systems thinking, deep customer empathy, and the ability to translate complex operational problems into scalable, AI-enabled product solutions. You will work closely with business, engineering, and domain experts to drive measurable outcomes across multiple industry verticals.

Key Responsibilities

Product Vision & Strategy (35%)

• Define and articulate a 12–24 month product vision aligned with long-term organizational goals.
• Own the core product problem: addressing inefficiencies caused by fragmented data ecosystems and designing platform-led solutions.
• Drive product strategy across multiple vertical pods (e.g., agriculture, mining, power, infrastructure).
• Define and evolve core platform capabilities, including data collection, structuring, integration, monitoring, and decision support.
• Lead AI/ML roadmap decisions, identifying capabilities that deliver the highest business and operational impact.

Roadmap Ownership & Prioritization (30%)

• Own quarterly roadmap planning, balancing customer needs, revenue opportunities, and platform stability.
• Partner with senior leadership to align feature ownership and delivery across vertical teams.
• Make informed trade-offs between new feature development and technical debt reduction.
• Establish and track product KPIs, assessing product-market fit and performance across verticals.

Cross-Functional Alignment (25%)

• Act as the central connector between business development, domain experts, and engineering teams.
• Translate customer and market requirements into clear, executable product specifications.
• Participate in deal and scope reviews to ensure feasibility and alignment with platform capabilities.
• Collaborate with operations and customer-facing teams to track adoption, success metrics, and outcomes.
• Engage with advisory panels and industry experts to drive vertical-specific innovation.

Customer Empathy & Feedback Loops (10%)

• Engage directly with institutional customers, including on-site interactions where required.
• Deeply understand operational workflows, decision-making processes, and pain points.
• Drive improvements in customer satisfaction and NPS through product enhancements.
• Establish structured feedback loops to continuously inform product development.

What We’re Looking For

Core Competencies

• 8+ years of experience in product management, including 3+ years in a senior or leadership role.
• Strong systems thinking with the ability to understand end-to-end data and operational workflows.
• Familiarity with large institutions and government-style procurement and decision-making processes.
• Solid data and AI intuition—understanding what is feasible, scalable, and impactful.
• Technical fluency with the ability to collaborate deeply with engineering teams and review technical artifacts.
• Outcome-driven mindset with strong ownership over business and product results.

Proven Experience

• Track record of building and scaling products from zero to maturity.
• Experience in B2B SaaS, enterprise platforms, or government-focused technology.
• Demonstrated success delivering cross-functional initiatives involving engineering, sales, and operations.
• Experience owning product metrics and driving revenue, adoption, and customer satisfaction through product decisions.

Cultural Fit

• High ownership and comfort making decisions with incomplete information.
• Strong intellectual curiosity and willingness to dive deep into complex institutional workflows.
• Mission-driven mindset focused on delivering meaningful impact.
• Lean and disciplined approach to prioritization.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous, evolving environments.

Key Skills

• Product Strategy & Leadership
• Product Roadmapping & Prioritization
• Institutional & Procurement-Driven Products