Senior Product Manager

Otavo.ai; Mumbai; On-site; INR 5,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Otavo.ai is seeking a Senior Product Manager for its Mumbai-based client engagement. The role focuses on consumer app growth, retention and engagement strategies, with ownership of product metrics and experimentation.

You will collaborate with business and engineering teams to shape features for the web and mobile app, drive data-driven decisions, and deliver measurable improvements in user retention and acquisition. Five to seven years in consumer app PM at startups or scale-ups is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of core product management on a consumer app, most of it at startups or scale-ups.
• Owned retention, engagement, or repeat-purchase metrics for a consumer product (D2C preferred).
• Hands-on with experimentation and analytics tooling.
• Gamification and habit-loop design experience.
• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field; Tier-1 institute as client defines it.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute acquisition/retention strategy for the mobile app using data-driven insights.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers and developers to enhance user experience within the app.
• Lead feature ideation, planning and execution to improve retention and engagement.
• Utilize analytics and customer feedback to monitor behavior and propose data-driven improvements.
• Implement A/B testing to optimize features and strategies.
• Communicate updates to cross-functional teams and align with company objectives.
• Monitor KPIs related to user retention and report on progress.

Skills

Product management

Retention metrics

Analytics

Experimentation

A/B testing

Mobile app

Startup experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tier-1 institute

Job description

Job Description

Company Description: Otavo.ai is a global AI-powered platform focused on senior-level recruitment for roles ranging from $50K USD to $2M+ in compensation. Founded by serial entrepreneur Mahak Garg, a Stanford MBA and Forbes Under 30 honoree, the company builds on her experience scaling previous ventures and raising significant global venture capital. Otavo.ai currently partners with 30+ fast-growing companies worldwide to support their senior talent hiring needs. The platform maintains a curated network of 10,000+ high-performing candidates with 5–20 years of experience, including alumni from leading global business schools and professionals in senior roles across product, marketing, strategy, and more. For each opening, Otavo.ai shares a small number of pre-vetted, high-quality candidates, helping employers avoid long lists of weak matches and streamline decision-making.

Role Description

Otavo.ai is looking to hire for one of it's clients for the role of Senior Product Manager:

Title: Senior Product Manager

Location: Mumbai

Job Type: Full-Time- Work From Office

Need mumbai based candidates only

Work Experience - core in 5-6 years of Experience in Product - B2C companies - and more with startup.

Compensation: 55-60 L (Fixed)

Education from Tier-1 Institute

The candidate should be based out from Mumbai only

About Product Team:Our Product Team works closely with the Business and Engineering teams to ensure wedevelop the right technology solutions for customer experience, acquisition, and retention. Ifyou're passionate about making a difference in people's lives through cutting-edge productstrategies, this role is for you.The web and app are at the heart of user acquisition and retention. These platformsenable the user to get their hair loss diagnosed, purchase the hair care kit, get hair coachsupport, access features that help them remain consistent with their routine, and achievegreat hair. The product management team at the company is seeking a highly motivated, data driven Product Manager to drive the consumer-facing web and app products.A successful Product Manager must have exceptional user insights and researchbackground, data skills, strong analytical abilities, relationship-building and communicationskills across cross-functional teams, an ability to work under tight deadlines, a track recordof delivering results, and be an independent self-starter.

Must Haves

• Currently based in Mumbai and willing to work from office five days a week.
• 5–7 years of core product management on a consumer app, most of it at startups or scale-ups
• Has personally owned a retention, engagement, or repeat-purchase metric on a consumer product with numbers with a D2C brand
• Hands-on with experimentation and analytics tooling
• Gamification and habit-loop design experience
• Tier-1 institute, as the client defines it.

Responsibilities

• Acquisition/ Retention Strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensiveretention/acquisition strategy for our mobile app, utilizing data-driven insights toidentify opportunities for improvement.
• User Experience Enhancement: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, includingUX/UI designers and developers, to enhance the overall user experience within theapp, ensuring use in seamless navigation and engagement.
• Feature Development: Lead the ideation, planning, and execution of new featuresand functionalities within the app that contribute to improved user retention.Analytics and Insights: Utilize analytics tools and customer feedback to monitor userbehavior, identify pain points, and propose data-driven solutions to increase userengagement and retention.
• A/B Testing: Implement A/B testing methodologies to evaluate the performance ofdifferent features and strategies, optimizing for user retention metrics.
• Communication and Collaboration: Effectively communicate product initiatives andupdates to cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with overall companyobjectives.
• Competitor Analysis: Stay informed about industry trends, competitoractivities, and emerging technologies to inform product decisions andmaintain a competitive edge.
• KPI Monitoring: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) related to user retentionand regularly monitor, report, and analyze these metrics to track the success ofimplemented strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Product Manager with a focus on improving user retentionin a consumer company.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data andtrends.
• Experience with mobile app development and a solid understanding of userexperience principles.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectivelyin cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with A/B testing methodologies and a data-driven decision-makingapproach.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projectssimultaneously.
• Knowledge of agile development methodologies is a plus.