Sr Manager/ AD- Product Management, Bangalore

Ground Zero; India; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Ground Zero in Bangalore is seeking a Senior Manager/AD-Product Management to lead strategy and development of technology-enabled learning products. You will turn user insights into scalable experiences, shape roadmaps and validate innovations through research and data.

The role collaborates with cross-functional teams including UX, engineering and learning design to create learner- and educator-centric journeys that improve outcomes across diverse learning environments.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of product management experience.
• Experience leading technology-enabled learning products.
• Strong cross-functional leadership across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead product strategy, discovery, and problem framing based on user research and insights.
• Own end-to-end product journeys and define experience principles and flows across digital platforms.
• Translate opportunities into PRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria for engineering and design teams.
• Develop and manage the product roadmap aligned with strategic objectives and user needs.
• Define success metrics and run A/B tests, pilots, and usability studies to validate features.

Job description

Role: Sr Manager/ AD- Product Management, Bangalore Experience: 6+ years Salary: 20- 28 LPA

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced product leader to drive the strategy and development of technology-enabled learning products. The role will focus on understanding user needs, shaping product experiences, defining roadmaps and validating innovations through research and data. Working closely with cross-functional teams, the individual will translate insights into scalable, user-centric products that improve learning experiences and outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Product Strategy, Discovery & Problem Framing Lead product discovery and problem definition, drawing on user research, programme insights and field realities. Identify user needs, pain points, constraints and opportunities across learners, educators and other stakeholders. Conduct user interviews, stakeholder consultations and field immersions to validate problem statements. Translate qualitative and quantitative insights into clear product opportunities and solution directions. Ensure product strategy is aligned with organisational priorities, user needs and intended learning outcomes.
• Product Experience & Journey Ownership Own end-to-end user journeys, from exploration and decision-making to learning and career transitions. Define experience principles, product flows and interaction requirements across digital platforms and supporting touchpoints. Work closely with UX and Learning Experience Design teams to create intuitive, engaging and accessible experiences. Identify friction points affecting user engagement, retention, completion and learning outcomes. Champion learner- and educator-centric design, particularly for users in low-resource and diverse learning environments.
• Product Definition & Execution Translate product opportunities into clear product requirements, PRDs, user stories and acceptance criteria. Define feature scope, expected outcomes, dependencies and success measures. Collaborate with Engineering and Design teams to assess feasibility and ensure effective product delivery. Guide teams through product trade-offs while maintaining focus on user value and strategic priorities. Ensure alignment between product requirements, content experiences, technology and programme implementation.
• Product Roadmap & Prioritisation Develop and manage the product roadmap in alignment with strategic objectives and user needs. Prioritise initiatives based on user value, learning outcomes, organisational priorities and evidence from research and experimentation. Balance immediate product improvements with long-term product vision and scalability. Continuously review and refine priorities based on user behaviour, performance data and emerging insights. Build stakeholder alignment around product direction, timelines, priorities and trade-offs.
• Product Analytics, Experimentation & Validation Partner with Analytics and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) teams to define product success metrics, behavioural indicators and learning outcomes. Drive data-informed product decisions through user behaviour analysis, feedback and performance insights. Design and oversee A/B testing, usability studies, pilots and other product experiments. Establish hypotheses, validation criteria and measurement frameworks for new features and initiatives. Interpret experiment findings and translate them into actionable product recommendations. Identify whether challenges are related to product design, content quality or implementation, and use evidence to determine appropriate interventions.
• Innovation & Product Governance Lead product-related contributions to innovation frameworks, validation processes and stage-gate reviews. Define MVP assumptions, learning questions and validation criteria for new product opportunities. Work with Programme, Product Operations, Analytics and Knowledge Management teams to assess and validate innovations. Use evidence from pilots and experiments to determine whether initiatives should be scaled, refined, redesigned or discontinued. Contribute to portfolio reviews, innovation assessments and strategic product decisions. Ensure that product innovations are supported by clear adoption, engagement, learning and impact measures.
• Experience Quality & Continuous Improvement Establish and maintain standards for usability, accessibility, consistency and overall product experience. Monitor product health indicators and identify opportunities for continuous improvement. Work with Design, Engineering and Learning Experience Design teams to improve product quality and user satisfaction. Ensure product experiences remain simple, relevant and effective across different user groups and operating contexts.
• Leadership & Stakeholder Management Provide strategic direction and functional leadership across product experience initiatives. Build strong working relationships with cross-functional teams, sen