(Senior) Product Manager

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Product Manager who is passionate about building products that customers love. You will join a dynamic and fast-paced environment and work with cross-functional teams to design, build and roll-out products that deliver the company’s vision and strategy.

Who are we?

High quality talent and large enterprises are moving towards a more flexible model of work that benefits both sides. By being flexible and project based, professional freelancers are able to work on interesting projects, gain valuable skills, and produce more outcomes, vs. being in traditional roles. Enterprises are also able to move much faster by getting the right skills, at the right time, while reducing risk and increasing the speed and quality of project outcomes.

The world is changing, and Outsized is playing a big part. Outsized is a curated talent marketplace that helps large enterprises, in growth markets, find professional freelancers on-demand. We are present in Southeast Asia, South Africa, India and the Middle East.

We have a super strong team of founders that have experience in marketplace building, growth markets, technology, and financial services. Our CPO, Azeem, leads the entire product and engineering team and has worked for and built amazing products at companies like Housing.com, Qure.ai and ShopX. This one’s going to be bigger and better!

You will be joining a team that has, on a bootstrap budget, built a strong cash-flow generating business with over 20,000 quality assured professional freelancers on the platform, and over 100 global enterprises including some of the biggest global consulting firms and financial services companies out there (wish we could name them, but we can’t!)

But now, we are ready to scale into the big leagues with an amazing investor that is backing our Series A. And that is where YOU come in. Our business is growing rapidly and there are so many opportunities to do cool things with us.

Who are you!?

We value those with an entrepreneurial spirit and those who bring experience from established organizations. You ought to be comfortable in dealing with lots of moving pieces. You must have excellent attention to detail; and you should be flexible and comfortable to learn new technologies and systems.

Our colleagues, clients, freelancers, and investors may see a problem. You, however, see an opportunity. You listen to your stakeholders and push through the constraints and boundaries that inhibit a solid and flawless experience for them. You have hustle, grit, and integrity. You get things done and rock it. You are seen as a leader and problem solver. You are detailed oriented while progressing the bigger, strategic picture. "You are like a the conductor of a symphony, your orchestra includes designers, developers, architects, and you are brilliant at bringing them all together through each crescendo, that's otherwise called a sprint”

Responsibilities

• Gain a deep understanding of customer experience, identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share, improve customer experience and drive growth
• Create buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners
• Develop product pricing and positioning strategies
• Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes
• Scope and prioritize activities based on business and customer impact
• Work closely with engineering teams to deliver with quick time-to-market and optimal resources
• Drive product launches including working with public relations team, executives, and other product management team members
• Act as a product evangelist to build awareness and understanding
• Represent the company by visiting customers to solicit feedback on company products and services

Qualifications

• 7-12 years of experience
• Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product launch from conceptualization all the through the second or third iteration of the product
• Proven product execution experience at a startup or startup-like environment
• Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies (javascript, node.js, sql)
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
• We will be looking for people with:Fundamental, independent, structured thinking
  Self-driven, independent, and can work without needing constant oversight or direction
  Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams
  Amazing attention to detail and ability to prioritize (with demonstrable frameworks and categorizations)
  Excellent communication and collaboration skills.