Director / Associate Director, Product & Strategy

SquadStack.ai; Dadri; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

SquadStack.ai in India is seeking a Founder's Office (Strategy) to shape the next set of products and business verticals, working closely with the founders to take ideas from concept to launch and early traction.

You will lead research, develop hypotheses, pricing and go-to-market plans, and own end-to-end execution to build scalable verticals, with a path to leading new AI-driven products.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years in a client-facing role at a top-tier management consulting firm (McKinsey, BCG, Bain)
• Exceptional structured problem-solving, with rigour and attention to detail
• A genuine passion for building, and the energy to take ideas from concept to results
• Comfort with ambiguity, and a track record of creating structure where there is none
• Strong business judgement, and the ability to bring senior stakeholders to a decision
• Experience in startups, tech or product management is a plus

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate and prioritise new product and business opportunities with the founding team
• Lead primary and secondary research, including customer discovery with enterprise decision-makers
• Develop hypotheses, business models, pricing and go-to-market plans, and drive them to decision
• Build and test early product prototypes using AI tools, working with product, engineering and design
• Represent SquadStack with senior stakeholders and secure early adopters
• Own execution end to end, from first milestones to scalable verticals

Skills

Strategy

Product leadership

Research

Stakeholder management

AI tooling

Executive presence

Job description

SquadStack.ai builds outcome-driven AI Agents for consumer sales in India. We run 50 lakh+ AI interactions a day for 60+ large consumer brands, including Kotak, IndusInd, IndiaMART, PhonePe and BankBazaar. We are a Series B company backed by Bertelsmann India Investments, Chiratae Ventures and Blume Ventures and have raised 190 crore till date.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Founder's Office (Strategy) to shape SquadStack's next set of products and business verticals. Working closely with the founders, you will identify and shape new initiatives, build the case for them, and take them from concept to launch and early traction. The role combines strategy, product, and business ownership, and offers a path to leading a new product and business line.

What you will do

• Identify, evaluate and prioritise new product and business opportunities with the founding team
• Lead primary and secondary research, including customer discovery with enterprise decision-makers
• Develop hypotheses, business models, pricing and go-to-market plans, and drive them to decision
• Build and test early product prototypes using AI tools, working with product, engineering and design
• Represent SquadStack with senior stakeholders and secure early adopters
• Own execution end to end, from first milestones to a scalable verticals

Requirements

• 2-3 years in a client-facing role (Engagement Manager/Project Leader/Sr. Consultant) at a top-tier management consulting firm (McKinsey, BCG, Bain), with experience leading engagements
• Exceptional structured problem-solving, with rigour and attention to detail
• A genuine passion for building, and the energy to take ideas from concept to results
• Comfort with ambiguity, and a track record of creating structure where there is none
• Strong business judgement, and the ability to bring senior stakeholders to a decision
• Executive presence and strong communication skills
• Curiosity about AI, and a willingness to work hands-on with AI tools
• Experience in startups, tech or product management is a plus
• Work at the frontier of applied AI, at a company that is already leading the market
• Close partnership with the founders, and real ownership of what you build
• A clear path to becoming an AI product/business leader