Product Discovery Manager [PDD]

What the role is
We are looking for a Product Discovery Manager to drive our digital experimentation initiatives. In this role, you will work with the product team to design and execute experiments to validate product hypotheses, from initial concept to implementation. You will leverage data analytics and user insights to guide experimental decisions, while working closely with cross-functional teams to transform successful experiments into scalable solutions.

What you will be working on

Key Skills and Competencies:

Product Development & Strategy

• Assist in end-to-end digital product development, with a focus on experimentation and innovation.
• Conduct comprehensive user research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities for innovation.
• Implement experimental frameworks to validate product hypotheses.
• Some experience in business case development.
• Hands-on experience with rapid prototyping, proof-of-concept development, and implementation.

Analytical and Experimental Design

• Design and implement experiments to validate product hypotheses and explore innovative solutions.
• Establish and work with the product analyst to track key success metrics for experiment and product performance.
• Ability to break down complex challenges into testable hypotheses.
• Possess a strong analytical mindset and synthesize customer feedback to assess experimental results and optimize performance.

Agile Delivery Excellence

• Understand agile methodologies and the nature of iterative development.
• Experienced in working within fast-paced, cross-functional teams, and open to negotiation and constructive feedback.
• Ability to prioritize experiments based on business impact and feasibility.

Stakeholder Management & Communication

• Support the development of compelling business cases for experimental initiatives to secure resources.
• Support cross-functional collaboration efforts in product conceptualization, experimentation, and execution.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and expectations.
• Ability to present experimental ideas and results to diverse internal and external audiences.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for documenting and sharing experimental outcomes.

What we are looking for

Responsibilities:

• Carry out product experiments to assess proof of concept and proof of value.
• Assist the Senior Product Owner on end-to-end experimental product development, from concept testing to implementation, and be open to pivoting the experiments to meet user and testing requirements.
• Evaluate market trends and user needs to identify opportunities for innovation, keeping an eye on the experimental landscape to observe how developments in career guidance are progressing.
• Ability to articulate and present business cases to different stakeholders to justify project rationale and funding.
• Track experiment success metrics to measure OKR outcomes and impact.
• Provide regular proactive updates to senior management on experiment outcomes and learnings.

All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.