Principal Product Manager

2 Months ago • 8 Years + • Product Management

Job Summary

Job Description

The Principal Product Manager will drive product-market fit and growth agendas for India. They will collaborate with local and global teams to deliver the future of the product experience in India. Responsibilities include drafting business strategies, developing product strategies and roadmaps, understanding FinTech regulations, and influencing data strategy. They will also be responsible for launching products, analyzing product performance, and solving user issues. They will work closely with the General Manager and other members of the India Leadership team.
Must have:
  • 8+ years experience in Product Management roles in finance.
  • Deep understanding of the India FinTech space and consumer mobile ecosystem.
  • Ability to ship and iterate consumer facing software products.
  • Experience building 0 to 1 products across various customer segments.
  • Identifying customer problem statements and delivering solutions.
  • Experience conducting vendor due diligence and API integration.
  • Create hypotheses, set up experiments, and analyze product performance.
  • Capable consumer of modern analytics tools with strong data fluency.
  • Strong understanding of modern development practices and planning processes.
  • Comfort working in a fast paced environment with distributed teams.
  • Strong leadership presence with ability to vision set and manage through influence.

Job Details

About Tala

Tala is on a mission to unleash the economic power of the Global Majority – the 4 billion people overlooked by existing financial systems. With nearly half a billion dollars raised from equity and debt, we are serving millions of customers across three continents. Tala has been named by the Fortune Impact 20 list, CNBC’s Disruptor 50 five years in a row, CNBC’s World's Top Fintech Company, Forbes’ Fintech 50 list for eight years running, and Chief's The New Era of Leadership Award. We are expanding across product offerings, countries and crypto and are looking for people who have an entrepreneurial spirit and are passionate about our mission.

By creating a unique platform that enables lending and other financial services around the globe, people in emerging markets are able to start and expand small businesses, manage day-to-day needs, and pursue their financial goals with confidence. Currently, over nine million people across Kenya, the Philippines, Mexico, and India have used Tala products. Due to our global team, we have a remote-first approach, and also have offices in Santa Monica, CA (HQ); Nairobi, Kenya; Mexico City, Mexico; Manila, the Philippines; and Bangalore, India.

Most Talazens join us because they connect with our mission. If you are energized by the impact you can make at Tala, we’d love to hear from you!

The role holder will drive product market fit and growth agendas for India, one of Tala’s most exciting and valuable growth markets. As a member of the India team, you will be responsible for delivering the future of our end to end product experience in India, working in close collaboration with the local and global product, business, design, engineering and program teams to achieve exceptional business results while delivering in market on Tala’s vision of financial agency for all.

What You'll Do

    • Thought partner with the GM and other members of the India Leadership team and the global Expansion team to draft winning business strategies for the India market and align global stakeholders and guild leaders
    • Develop and optimize the product strategy and product roadmap for India in collaboration with the GM and the global expansion team
    • Develop a deep understanding of fintech regulations in India and craft regtech strategies in partnership with legal and compliance teams to help Tala establish a competitive moat.
    • Influence the data strategy for India as it pertains to compliance and as a competitive advantage for Tala’s core product portfolio
    • Cultivate a deep understanding of Tala’s audience, opportunity, and competitive landscape in India
    • Launch and deliver PMF for Tala products in India by constantly iterating and personalizing products as per the diversity that exists in the market 
    • Leverage quantitative and qualitative insights coupled with a deep understanding of both consumer behavior and the local financial services ecosystem to drive outsized impact and ROI 
    • Deliver clear and compelling product specs, partnering closely with engineering to ensure excellent development execution
    • Launch new products and features, decide success metrics, test their performance, and iterate constantly to deliver business impact and time-bound results
    • Track overall product performance metrics and effectively solve for product and user issues that arise along with the engineering team

What You'll Need

    • 8+ years experience in Product Management roles with track record of success in finance, consumer mobile apps or related industries
    • Deep understanding of the India FinTech space and consumer mobile ecosystem
    • Demonstrated ability to ship and iterate consumer facing software products and deliver meaningful business results, especially in the fintech space
    • Experience of building and growing 0 to 1 products across a wide range of customer segments (including at least one major fintech product)
    • Proven track record of identifying customer problem statements and delivering products that solve for those problem statements successfully
    • Experience of conducting vendor due diligence, integrating 3rd party API’s, and customizing implementation
    • Ability to create hypotheses, set up experiments, query data, and analyze product performance and success in order to derive actionable insights
    • Capable consumer of modern analytics tools with strong data fluency
    • Strong understanding of modern development practices and planning processes
    • Comfort working in a fast paced, dynamic environment with distributed teams
    • Strong leadership presence with ability to vision set and manage through influence
Our vision is to build a new financial ecosystem where everyone can participate on equal footing and access the tools they need to be financially healthy. We strongly believe that inclusion fosters innovation and we’re proud to have a diverse global team that represents a multitude of backgrounds, cultures, and experience. We hire talented people regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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