Senior Product Manager
About us:
We are B2B Travel Tech startup that is reshaping the way travel agents sell and deliver exceptional travel experiences worldwide. We enable travel agents to book flights, hotels & holidays conveniently and we provide comprehensive end-to-end on-ground travel services. We do over INR 1000 crore+ GMV (sales) and are growing rapidly.
Our strong business model and focus on delivering excellent customer experience has facilitated our sustainable growth funded by internal cashflows. To fuel innovation and growth, we have raised USD 5.5mn+ funds from marquee global investors!
Profile Overview:
Senior Product Manager at TravClan is a key role which focuses on building exciting products for the customers & believing in product first approach. You will work in close liaison with the technology team to solve customer grievances & provide them with a fruitful experience.
Growth Prospects:
Annual CTC - ₹35 to 50 LPA
ESOPs ++ promotions + aggressive growth prospects (read further) !
Fast Appraisal - Despite Covid, we had appraisals in 6 months in Jan & July 2020
Aggressive Hikes - In May'21 & Jan'22, Average Hike was 35% & 30% respectively.
Our founding team:
The founding team has aced their respective leadership roles at successful internet startups in India, which are as follows:
Ashish- Cofounder, leads technology, Ex CTO Cars24, CTO FabFurnish, Gaadi.
Arun- Cofounder, leads product, Ex Cars24, TravelTriangle, TripFactory, IIM Bangalore.
Chirag- Cofounder, leads business, Ex Oyo, TravelTriangle, IIM Ahmedabad, IIT Roorkee.
Company Profile:
You read the detailed company profile here.
To know more about us, have a look at a few videos on Youtube!
What we are looking for:
Roles & Responsibilities:
As a SPM you would be managing a specific product (Flight / Hotel / Holiday etc) and be responsible for delivering Business KPIs (GMV /Revenue / Growth / Retention). To do well in the role, one needs to:
Be a CEO of the product (business) and drive business results by working with business /marketing / content etc teams
Understand consumer & business over tech
Know importance of functionality over aesthetics
Build Product in an MVP / iterative approach –Plan, Release, Feedback, Iterate
Check if you fit in the role-
You Must-
Enjoy hands on execution with tech, business and marketing teams to deliver results
Enjoy speaking directly with customers not just for “feedback or survey” but even for “sales / solving escalations and account management”
Be able to prioritize, using data & customer interactions
You Can-
Work with designers
Get into details to create detailed product documentation and user stories for tech
You Want to-
Improve your business acumen
Drive results & projects from ideation to execution
This role is not ideal for someone who is-
Not excited about working closely with tech and business teams to execute
looking for a role to drive “strategy.” We are a startup. Execution is everything
Not comfortable with long working hours i.e. 10 - 12 hours daily
Not excited about working on Saturdays (6 days a week). Yes Product is 6 days working (but Tech is not) as Product is expected to solve business challenges /grow the business
The Recruitment Process:
1. CV Shortlisting- The first step of selection involves shortlisting candidates based on the CV.
2. Personal Interviews + Product Task: 2-3 video interviews. Detailed discussions about the job profile, company & candidature are discussed in these rounds. Also, a product task is to be completed to assess the basic product knowledge.
3. Extending an offer: On successfully clearing the interview rounds, the job offer is extended to the candidate. This includes financial benefits, ESOPs and many other benefits.
Important Points:
Office Location- Connaught Place, Delhi
Work Timings - 9:30 till work gets over. You are considering joining a startup. Building anything of value takes time. The majority of our exits happen within the first 2 months of people joining because new joiners are not able to adjust to the high pace environment. You can expect 10-12 hours of work in a day!
Looking forward to having you on board with us!