Founding Product Manager

SuperKalam (YC W23); Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

SuperKalam (YC W23) seeks a founding Product Manager to drive a 1→10 growth of our AI-powered mentor for competitive exams. You will shape activation, engagement, retention, and conversion across learning and practice, partnering with design and engineering to ship product improvements.

Ideal candidates have strong product judgment, high ownership, and comfort using data and AI to inform decisions. The role emphasizes fast learning, ownership, and delivering impact within a startup environment.

Qualifications

• Strong product thinking and attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with product data (PostHog) and writing SQL.
• Clear thinking and structured communication.
• High ownership and bias for action.
• Strong taste in product and UX.
• Uses AI actively & have build products with it.

Responsibilities

• Improve user journeys across activation, engagement, retention, and conversion.
• Identify problems using data and user behavior, and prioritize what to solve.
• Work with design and engineering to ship product improvements.
• Collaborate with the growth team on experiments and product-led initiatives.
• Continuously iterate based on user insights and performance.
• Contribute to product and design reviews.
• Take decisions balancing speed and quality.

Skills

Product thinking

Data literacy

Ownership

Attention to detail

UX taste

AI in products

Vibe coding

Communication

Tools

PostHog

SQL

Job description

This is a founding PM role focused on taking the product from 1 → 10. We are eager to talk to you if you have strong product judgment, a sharp sense of quality, and high ownership in building and improving products.

What you will work on

You will be helping in building the best AI-powered mentor for competitive exams. This involves improving how users experience the product - from first interaction to daily usage to conversion - across learning, practice, and consistency.

Requirements

• 0–2 years of experience or strong proof of work
• Strong product thinking and attention to detail
• Comfortable working with product data (PostHog) and writing SQL
• Ability to work closely with design and engineering
• Clear thinking and structured communication
• High ownership and bias for action
• Strong taste in product and UX
• Uses AI actively & have build products with it
• Have knack of vibe coding

PS: Can you break down a vague product problem and turn it into something that ships and improves metrics?

Responsibilities

• Improve user journeys across activation, engagement, retention, and conversion
• Identify problems using data and user behavior, and prioritize what to solve
• Work with design and engineering to ship product improvements
• Collaborate with the growth team on experiments and product-led initiatives
• Continuously iterate based on user insights and performance
• Contribute to product and design reviews
• Take decisions balancing speed and quality

We thrive on smooth communication, ownership, and speed. It's a must.

Who will thrive here

• Curious, fast learner, and wants to grow with a startup
• Has built tons of data dashboards and used cursor or AI in your workflows
• Can prioritise from data and feedback, and come up with ideas to solve these problems.
• Has built side projects, experiments, vibe coding or product improvements
• Strong ownership mindset with ability to execute independently
• Cares deeply about product quality and user experience