Product Manager

Ixigo; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

ixigo, a leading Indian travel-tech platform, seeks a Product Manager - Flights to drive end-to-end flight product growth and a trustworthy customer journey. You will balance UX, business growth, and operational efficiency across a high-volume, high-stakes domain.

Lead the flight product strategy from search to post-booking, collaborate with design, backend, analytics, and AI/ML teams, and onboard airline/GDS partners to expand inventory and API distribution.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years in product management for high-growth tech or OTA/travel-tech.
• Strong understanding of conversion funnels and growth levers across search, pricing, and checkout.
• End-to-end travel booking experience awareness, incl. post-booking needs.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the flights product roadmap balancing growth, conversion, and UX.
• Own post-booking journeys including cancellations and refunds with CX teams.
• Optimize the search-to-book funnel and add-ons to raise conversion.
• Onboard airlines, GDS/NDC partners, and API distribution for external platforms.

Skills

Funnel optimization

Growth mindset

User-centric UX

Technical fluency

Execution excellence

Job description

Launched in 2007 by Aloke Bajpai & Rajnish Kumar, ixigo (Le Travenues Technology Limited) is a technology company focused on empowering Indian travellers to plan, book and manage their trips across rail, air, buses and hotels. ixigo assists travellers in making smarter travel decisions by leveraging artificial intelligence. The ixigo, ConfirmTkt and AbhiBus apps allow travellers to book train tickets, flight tickets, bus tickets, hotels, and cabs, and provide travel utility tools and services developed using in-house proprietary algorithms and crowd-sourced information. With over 54 crore Annual Active Users in Fiscal 2025, ixigo is the leading OTA for Next Billion Users in India. For more information, please visit http://www.ixigo.com

About the Role:

As a Product Manager - Flights at ixigo, you will work on the end-to-end flights product, driving growth across the booking funnel while ensuring a reliable, trustworthy experience across the customer journey.

You will balance user experience, business growth, and operational efficiency across a high-volume, high-stakes product area.

Responsibilities:

• Flights Product Strategy: Define and execute the roadmap for the flights business, balancing growth, conversion, and customer experience priorities across the funnel
• Post-Booking Experience: Own key post-booking journeys including cancellations, rescheduling, and refunds, working with CX teams to identify and resolve recurring customer pain points
• Booking Funnel Optimization: Own and continuously improve the search-to-book funnel, search relevance, seat/meal selection, add-ons — to reduce drop-offs and improve conversion at every step
• Partner Onboarding & Distribution: Lead the onboarding of new airlines, GDS/NDC partners, and supply sources to expand flight inventory. Additionally, own the B2B API distribution charter — onboarding partners who wish to integrate our flight APIs to sell flights on their own platforms, defining API/product requirements, and ensuring smooth technical and commercial integration for these partners
• Continuous Experimentation: Champion A/B testing across search, discounting, and checkout flows to systematically improve conversion and revenue metrics
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Act as the central node between Design, Backend, Frontend, Analytics, and the AI/ML teams. You will translate complex business needs into PRDs and user-centric designs
• Data-Driven Optimization: Define and track North Star metrics such as funnel conversion rate, supply coverage, partner integration TAT, and customer satisfaction, using these insights to guide roadmap decisions

Qualifications:

• 4-6 years of experience in Product Management, ideally within a high-growth B2C tech company, OTA, or travel-tech setting. Experience with funnel optimization, marketplace/supply growth, or partner integrations is a strong plus
• Funnel & Growth Mindset: Strong understanding of conversion funnels and the ability to identify and prioritize high-impact optimizations across search, pricing, and checkout
• User-Centric Mindset: An eye for great UX/UI and a solid understanding of the end-to-end travel booking experience, including post-booking needs
• Technical Fluency: Comfortable discussing API/integration structures with backend teams and airline/GDS systems
• Execution Excellence: Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders and ship reliable, high-quality features in an agile environment

Additional (Preferred):

• OTA Experience: Familiarity with the nuances of the Indian travel market and seasonal booking patterns
• Partnership & Integration Acumen: Comfort working with airline/GDS/NDC partners and translating commercial and technical integration requirements into a clear onboarding roadmap
• AI/ML Exposure: Direct experience working with data science teams to deploy machine learning models
• Growth Mindset: A "hacker" mentality—constantly looking for small tweaks that lead to outsized gains in conversion

Additional Information: Candidates are responsible for safeguarding sensitive company data against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, and for reporting any suspected security incidents in line with the organization's ISMS (Information Security Management System) policies and procedures.