Director - Product
Meesho
Bangalore, Karnataka, IndiaPosted 11 months ago
Skill Required
Product & DesignEngineeringdesign
Key highlights
- Role: Director in Product Management
- Company: Meesho
- Company scale: Nearly 5% of India's households shop with Meesho
- Market focus: Tier 2/3/4 towns in Bharat
- Cross-functional scope: Engineering, Design, Category Management, Marketing, Operations, and Finance
- Fun, engaging work culture with team activities
Role overview
Meesho's Product Management team focuses obsessively on understanding customer behavior to serve India's Tier 2/3/4 towns, with nearly 5% of Indian households shopping with them. The team operates with a user-first mindset, strong bias for action, and is driven by impact rather than features, balancing problem discovery with rigorous execution. The company culture combines hard work with fun, including activities like badminton after work. We are looking for a Director to lead a team of Product Managers, Senior Product Managers, and Product Analysts while acting as a cross-functional leader influencing senior stakeholders across Engineering, Design, Category Management, Marketing, Operations, and Finance to bring new products to life.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Developers, Product Managers, Designers, Data Scientists, and Engineers
- Lead the talented bunch of Product Managers, Senior Product Managers and Product Analysts
- Act as a cross-functional leader
- Influence senior stakeholders across teams such as Engineering, Design, Category Management, Marketing, Operations, and Finance to bring a new product to life
- Drive 'problem discovery' and delivery - not only obsess over 'what to build', but execute with rigor to create impact
Benefits
- Fun work culture that combines hard work with enjoyment
- Opportunity to engage in activities like badminton after work with teammates who are movie buffs, sportspersons, etc.
Additional details
- Product Management in Meesho closely resembles the company's rapacious growth
- Meesho has carved out an e-commerce niche in Tier 2/3/4 towns in Bharat
- Business growth is testimony to a singular focus on how they think of 'product' for unique customers - ones that have barely shopped online, but are now able to because of Meesho
- Nearly 5% of India's households shop with Meesho
- The team is driven by a 'user-first' mindset
- The team has a strong bias for action
- PMs are driven by impact, not features
- The team is super cool, including movie buffs and sportspersons