IT Product Manager

Job Summary

About the role

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy Discovery

• Own the product lifecycle from problem discovery to deployment and continuous improvement .
• Work with users, government stakeholders and domain experts to identify problems and translate them into product opportunities.
• Conduct user interviews, field visits, workshops and discovery exercises to understand workflows, pain points and unmet needs.
• Define product vision, objectives, user personas, journeys and key use cases.
• Assess whether a problem requires a technology solution and determine where AI, data, automation or conventional software can create value.
• Develop and maintain product roadmaps aligned with user needs, business objectives and implementation realities.

Product Definition Delivery

• Translate requirements into clear product specifications, PRDs, user stories, workflows and acceptance criteria .
• Prioritise features and requirements based on user value, impact, feasibility, effort and strategic importance.
• Work closely with engineering, design, data and AI teams throughout product development.
• Participate in sprint planning, reviews, backlog refinement, UAT and release planning.
• Ensure products are designed for reliability, usability, security, scalability and maintainability .
• Coordinate pilots and production releases and ensure that learnings from implementation are incorporated into subsequent product iterations.
• Manage dependencies, risks, trade-offs and product decisions across multiple stakeholders.

Technology Data

• Be technically comfortable discussing APIs, integrations, databases, cloud platforms, data flows and system architecture with engineering teams.
• Understand how different systems can exchange data and identify opportunities for integration and interoperability.
• Work with data and AI teams to define data requirements, product workflows, analytics and AI-enabled features.
• Ensure that AI-enabled products have appropriate human oversight, explainability, data governance and operational safeguards where relevant.
• Understand the implications of privacy, security, access control and responsible data use in public-sector products.

Product Analytics Improvement

• Define product KPIs and measures of success for adoption, engagement, operational efficiency and user outcomes.
• Use product usage data, user feedback and field observations to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Establish feedback loops between users, implementation teams and product development.
• Monitor product performance after deployment and drive continuous improvement.

Stakeholder Implementation Management

• Work directly with senior government officials, departmental teams, field personnel and other ecosystem stakeholders.
• Communicate product decisions and technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Manage expectations across stakeholders while maintaining a clear product direction.
• Support product pilots, demonstrations, training and adoption activities.
• Travel across Andhra Pradesh to understand implementation realities and work directly with users.

What we are looking for

• 4-8 years of experience in product management, preferably in technology products, SaaS, digital platforms, data products or AI-enabled products.
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end product management lifecycle .
• Experience working with engineering and design teams to build and launch digital products.
• Strong ability to convert ambiguous problems into clearly defined product requirements and priorities.
• Experience with PRDs, user stories, product roadmaps, backlog management, prioritisation and product analytics .
• Good technical understanding of APIs, databases, integrations, data and modern software systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fluent in Telugu and English , both written and spoken.
• Willingness to be based in Vijayawada and travel regularly across Andhra Pradesh.

Good to have

• Government or public-sector technology products
• Agriculture, horticulture, livestock or fisheries
• Rural technology or digital public infrastructure
• AI or data products
• SaaS or enterprise software
• Digital transformation programmes
• Field-based technology deployments
• Working with state government departments or large institutional stakeholders

The kind of person we are looking for

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