Senior Product Manager

Wfnen; Delhi; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wadhwani Foundation is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead the development of the Wadhwani Innovation Platform. The role focuses on creating an integrated system that supports researchers from ideation to commercialization, aligning with WIN’s mission to empower researchers across India.

The ideal candidate brings a strong track record in software product development, entrepreneurship support, and learning-and-development-focused products, with the ability to manage cross-functional

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software product development.
• 5+ years in entrepreneurship support, Learning & Development, or mentor networks.
• Experience managing data-rich, multi-feature platforms integrating learning, CRM, or workflow tools.
• Strongly preferred: innovation, research translation, and/or startup incubation.
• Demonstrated experience building and managing high-performing cross-functional teams.
• Strong relationship and stakeholder management skills with solid execution.

Responsibilities

• Overall Product Leadership for the Wadhwani Innovation Platform.
• Define requirements and success metrics; coordinate with Engineering and Design teams.
• Design a unified researcher support system enabling grant progress reporting and support.
• Oversee Content staff and instructional design decisions for content development and curation.
• Develop algorithms to match researchers with mentors, experts, investors, and service providers.
• Track usage, outcomes, and satisfaction to continuously improve network quality.

Skills

Mentor networks

Learning & Development

Entrepreneurship support

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

Master’s degree in business, science, or engineering fields

Tools

CRM platforms

Learning management systems

Job description

• Functional Area Sales / Business Development / Client Servicing

Job Description

Job Title: Senior ProductManager

Department: Wadhwani Innovation Network (WIN)

About Wadhwani Foundation:

The Wadhwani Foundation is a global, technology-drivennot-for-profit committed to accelerating job creation, innovation, and skilldevelopment in emerging economies. Through a portfolio of programs in skilling,entrepreneurship, and innovation, we aim to empower millions by 2030.

About WIN:

The Wadhwani Innovation Network (WIN) supports thetranslation of high-quality research into market-ready products, services, andstartups across India. WIN is building a coy mprehensive solution to empower researchersacross the innovation lifecycle from ideation to commercialization.

Role Overview:

We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to own thedevelopment of the Wadhwani Innovation Platform, which will drive commercializationin three ways:

• Establisha unified system for effective researcher support so that grant-fundedresearchers receive programmatic assistance in areas of critical needwhile also fulfilling their grant reporting requirements.
  
• Buildresearchers’ entrepreneurship capacity via online programming -- suchas playbooks, curated/proprietary content, expert sessions, and targetedWIN staff support -- in key commercialization topics, customized by sector.
  
• Connectresearchers to personalized live assistance from a resource network ofmentors, experts, and investors, incubators, accelerators, serviceproviders, and funding organizations that can provide direct assistance inthe translation journey.
  

The ideal candidate brings strong technical productdevelopment experience combined with demonstrated success in building solutionsthat effectively meet users’ needs. This candidate has demonstrated experiencein building impactful, high-usage products in the fields of (a)entrepreneurship support, (b) entrepreneurial Learning & Development, and (c)mentor networks, while also bringing deep exposure to India’s research,innovation, and/or startup ecosystems.

The Senior Product Manager will report to the Global ChiefProduct Officer and will work closely with the Wadhwani Engineering and DesignTeams in development of the Wadhwani Innovation Platform. This role will alsosupervise a Content Manager who will lead the content curation and developmenteffort in partnership with the Wadhwani Content Team. The Senior ProductManager must be available in the evenings IST for connects with the GlobalChief Product Officer and CEO, who are based in the U.S.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Overall Product Leadership

Identifykey program and user needs.

Developcorresponding requirements and success metrics for the Wadhwani Innovation Platform.

Coordinatewith Engineering and Design teams to build or customize platform features,taking full advantage of AI technologies as appropriate.

Representthe platform to external stakeholders as required.

2. Unified Researcher Support

Designand develop a new researcher support system that enables researchers toefficiently submit reports on their grant progress (via WIN’s existing GrantsManagement tool) while also obtaining support in areas of critical needs

Enableintegrated tracking and monitoring, with data aggregation and disaggregation

Design and scale programs that equip researcherswith translation and startup skills.

Embed founder-readiness content (videos,playbooks, templates) and expert-led master-clases into researcher journeys

Oversee Content staff in instructional design decisionsand in operationalizing content development and curation.

4. Resource Network

Oversee development and implementation of algorithms to efficiently match researcherswith mentors, experts, investors, incubators, accelerators, service providers,and funding organizations.

Design and deliver tools to capture expertinsights and track usage, outcomes, and satisfaction to continuously improvenetwork quality.

Required Experience:

10+ years experience in software product development,with 5+ years experience in one or more of (a) business entrepreneurshipsupport, (b) Learning & Development, and (c) start-up or business mentornetworks

• Experience managing data-rich, multi-featureplatforms that integrate learning, CRM, and/or workflow tools

Strongly preferred: Experience in innovation,research translation, and/or startup incubation

• Demonstrated experience building and managinghigh-performing teams across diverse functions.
• Strong relationship and stakeholder managementskills, combined with excellent execution skills.

Required Qualification:

• Master’s degree in business, science, orengineering fields