Product Manager

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 2050000 - Rs 2950000 (ie INR 20.5 - 29.5 LPA)

Min Experience: 5 years

Location: Remote (India)

JobType: full-time

We are seeking a highly execution-focused and hands-on Product Manager to take full ownership of a core cybersecurity platform. This role is centered on structured delivery, roadmap governance, and operational continuity to ensure sustained product growth and platform stability.

This is not a strategic advisory or C-level role. It is a delivery-driven position designed for a long-term contributor who thrives on execution excellence, backlog discipline, and cross-functional coordination.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

1. Product Ownership & Strategic Direction

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the platform’s architecture, roadmap, and business objectives.
• Define and prioritize product initiatives across maintenance, enhancements, and new capabilities.
• Ensure alignment between product development efforts and long-term business outcomes.
• Maintain roadmap clarity and ensure consistent execution across releases.

2. Primary Day-to-Day Product Lead

• Act as the central point of accountability for all product-related decisions.
• Serve as the primary liaison between stakeholders and engineering/delivery teams.
• Provide clarity on scope, priorities, timelines, and trade-offs.
• Facilitate collaboration across distributed and offshore teams to ensure seamless execution.

3. Backlog & Pipeline Management

• Own and manage the end-to-end product backlog.
• Prioritize and balance:
• Ongoing maintenance and support
• Infrastructure and pipeline initiatives (including cloud-hosted applications)
• Feature enhancements and new product capabilities
• Ensure backlog items are clearly defined, groomed, and aligned with sprint capacity planning.
• Maintain structured governance over delivery pipelines and release planning.

4. Maintenance & Long-Term Continuity

• Establish a structured maintenance model to ensure platform reliability and long-term engagement.
• Drive proactive, meaningful product initiatives rather than reactive or ad-hoc tasks.
• Support scalability and long-term platform evolution through disciplined roadmap management.

5. Hands-On Execution & Agile Delivery

• Participate actively in backlog grooming, sprint planning, and requirement clarification.
• Translate business objectives into clear, actionable user stories and technical requirements.
• Operate within Agile/Scrum frameworks to deliver predictable, measurable progress.
• Ensure cost-efficient and scalable execution practices.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5–8+ years of experience in Product Management or Product Ownership roles.
• Strong background in managing SaaS or platform-based technical products.
• Proven experience working closely with engineering teams in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Experience managing distributed or offshore delivery teams.
• Hands-on experience with Jira or similar backlog management tools.
• Strong prioritization, stakeholder communication, and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to translate business goals into structured technical requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in cybersecurity domains such as MSSP, SOC operations, Red Teaming, or Application Security.
• Familiarity with cloud-native environments (GCP preferred).
• Experience managing infrastructure or pipeline initiatives alongside feature development.

Core Skills

Product Management | Product Ownership | SaaS Platforms | Agile/Scrum | Jira | Stakeholder Communication | Backlog Governance | Roadmap Execution