Associate Product Manager

SumedhaIT; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

SumedhaIT is seeking a Product Manager with 0-2 years experience to join a fast-paced startup. You will gather requirements, translate business needs into clear product specs, and help prioritize enhancements based on user insights.

You will collaborate across engineering and design, perform user research, and support launches with post-release validation. Ed-tech exposure and a data-driven mindset are highly valued.

Qualifications

• BE/BTech or BBA/MBA with product analytics exposure.
• Certifications in Product Management, Agile, Scrum or Business Analysis are a plus.
• 0-2 years of experience in product management.
• Curiosity to understand users and solve real-world problems.
• Data-driven and customer-first mindset.
• Willingness to take ownership and work across multiple functions.
• Preferably experience in Ed-tech platforms.
• Eagerness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional, regression, and user acceptance testing to ensure product quality before releases.
• Analyze product workflows and identify usability improvements and potential issues.
• Conduct competitor analysis to benchmark features, pricing, and positioning.
• Research market trends, customer needs, and emerging opportunities.
• Identify market gaps and recommend potential product enhancements.
• Create and maintain product documentation, including feature specifications and release notes.
• Support requirement gathering and translate business needs into clear product requirements.
• Assist in preparing user stories, acceptance criteria, and product backlog documentation.
• Monitor user feedback and collaborate with engineering and design teams to prioritize improvements.
• Support product launch activities and post-release validation.

Skills

Market research

Competitive benchmarking

User research

Product analytics

Requirements gathering

Documentation

QA testing

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

BE/BTech or BBA/MBA with product analytics exposure

Job description

• Perform functional, regression, and user acceptance testing to ensure product quality before releases.
  
• Analyze product workflows and identify usability improvements and potential issues.
  
• Conduct competitor analysis to benchmark features, pricing, and positioning.
  
• Research market trends, customer needs, and emerging opportunities.
  
• Identify market gaps and recommend potential product enhancements.
  
• Create and maintain product documentation, including feature specifications, release notes, user guides, and process documentation.
  
• Support requirement gathering and translate business needs into clear product requirements.
  
• Assist in preparing user stories, acceptance criteria, and product backlog documentation.
  
• Monitor user feedback and collaborate with engineering and design teams to prioritize improvements.
  
• Support product launch activities and post-release validation.
  

Requirements

Qualifications:

• B.E./B.Tech (or) BBA/MBA with product analytics exposure.
  
• Certifications in Product Management, Agile, Scrum or Business Analysis are a plus.
  
• 0-2yrs of experience in product management.
  
• A curiosity to understand users and solve real-world problems.
  
• A data-driven and customer-first mindset.
  
• Willingness to take ownership and work across multiple functions.
  
• A proactive attitude toward learning and continuous improvement.
  
• Preferably, work experience in any Ed-tech platform.
  
• Eagerness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced startup environment.
  

Skills:

• Strong market research and competitive bench-marking capabilities.
  
• Ability to conduct user research and translate insights into actionable product improvements.
  
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create clear and comprehensive product documentation.
  
• Experience in gathering, analyzing, and documenting product requirements.
  
• Understanding of product analytics and data-driven decision-making.
  
• Knowledge of manual QA testing, feature validation, and bug reporting.
  
• Ability to prioritize features based on business value, customer needs, and technical feasibility.
  
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  
• Ability to monitor project progress, track deliverables, and ensure timely execution.
  
• Familiarity with Forward Deployed Product Management principles and customer-centric product delivery.
  
• High attention to detail with a proactive, ownership-driven mindset.