Product Manager (MVP Delivery) One-Site

Product Manager (MVP Delivery)

Position Summary

We are hiring a Product Manager to lead the delivery of a new digital platform. This role converts founder-led direction into validated requirements, measurable execution plans, and weekly delivery outputs. The position is documentation-intensive and requires high accountability under changes, time pressure, and frequent iteration.

Key Responsibilities

· Plan and execute discovery and validation activities such as; customer discovery, competitor benchmarking, and pricing feasibility testing.

· Convert findings into structured outputs with sources and confidence levels; maintain a tested-assumptions register (validated / invalidated / pending).

· Produce a build-ready Product Requirements Document (PRD) including user journeys, functional requirements, acceptance criteria, and edge cases.

· Maintain a prioritized backlog and control scope through documented tradeoffs and approvals.

· Run weekly delivery cadence (planning, tracking, written reporting) and coordinate with engineering to ensure requirements are implementable and testable.

· Maintain a risk/issue log, decision log, and action tracker with clear owners and dates.

· Document end-to-end pilot workflows, including exception handling and escalation paths; define minimum operational requirements (admin tooling, traceability, service standards).

· Prepare evidence-backed investor/partner support materials (narrative, roadmap, KPI framework, risks and mitigations) to support founder-led discussions.

Required Qualifications (Non-Negotiable)

· Education: Bachelor’s degree (mandatory) in Business Administration, Engineering, Economics, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, or a closely related discipline.

· Experience: Minimum 5 years in Product Management (or equivalent product delivery role) with demonstrable 0→1 delivery.

· Strong written communication and structured thinking; comfortable operating under ambiguity and pressure with disciplined weekly outputs.

· Practical technical literacy: APIs, integrations, authentication/authorization, data flows, and logging/traceability concepts.

Preferred Qualifications

· Experience in marketplaces, logistics, travel tech, fintech, e-commerce, or other high-transaction digital platforms.

· Experience working with operational constraints and compliance-driven requirements.

· Familiarity with workflow/process documentation and KPI tree design.

Expected Deliverables (Non-Negotiable)

Within 60–90 days, the Product Manager must deliver the following in publishable form:

· Validation & Market Pack (v1): discovery summary, competitor benchmark (sourced), pricing hypotheses and test outcomes.

· MVP Definition Pack (v1): MVP scope, workflows, success metrics and measurement plan.

· PRD + Prioritized Backlog (v1): acceptance criteria and edge cases included.

· Pilot Workflow Pack (v1): exception handling, escalation paths, minimum admin/traceability requirements.

· Weekly Execution Report: progress, risks, decisions required, and next-week plan.

Application Requirements

· CV.

· Short cover notes (max 200 words) describing one 0→1 product delivered and the candidate’s direct contribution.

· Work samples (redacted acceptable): PRD, backlog, roadmap, discovery summary, launch plan, KPI framework, or equivalent.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract