Product Manager

Product Manager NxtWave (PM-L1 / PM-L2)

We hire at two levels (PM-L1 and PM-L2). Scope and expectations are calibrated to experience, but this is a single JD for both. You’ll learn where you slot during the interview process.

Why this role exists

We’re building an AI-first suite of edtech products—spanning teaching, learning, assessment, practice, and partner management—that helps hundreds of thousands of students upskill in latest technologies.

As a Product Manager at NxtWave, you’ll turn strategy into roadmap milestones and ship high-quality experiences across web and mobile that improve learning outcomes and business results.

What you’ll do

Strategy & Discovery

• Translate company/category strategy into a clear product narrative and milestones
• Drive customer discovery (students, mentors, employers): interviews, JTBDs, journey maps
• Size opportunities with data; run competitive scans and build-vs-buy assessments

AI-first Product Delivery

• Ship features leveraging LLMs, agents, retrieval, and automation; write crisp PRDs/DRDs
• Partner with Engineering, Design, and Data for fast, high-quality delivery
• Maintain backlog clarity and sequencing across multiple initiatives

Metrics, Insights & Growth

• Define success metrics; instrument events; build dashboards and run A/B tests
• Analyze cohorts, funnels, retention; convert insights into iteration plans
• Work with Growth on activation, engagement, and SEO/content strategies

Stakeholder & GTM Alignment

• Collaborate with Business Owners (P&L), CX/Support, and Marketing
• Create clear decision documents and drive cross-functional alignment
• Enable teams with release notes, playbooks, and GTM coordination

Quality, Risk & Ethics

• Own pre-launch QA, rollout safety (guardrails, fallback), and post-launch adoption
• Ensure learner privacy, data safety, and ethical AI usage

EdTech Nuance

• Incorporate pedagogy, assessment integrity, and accessibility
• Work with Curriculum/Content teams on pipelines and standards

What success looks like (First 90–180 days)

• Ship 2+ milestones impacting core KPIs (learning outcomes or revenue)
• Establish strong experiment cadence (measure learn iterate)
• Improve stakeholder satisfaction through clear planning and delivery

Qualifications

Must-have

• 3+ years of product management with end-to-end ownership (01 / 1n)
• Proven ownership of meaningful product work
• Strong product analytics (SQL/Sheets + Amplitude/Mixpanel or similar)
• Exposure to AI stack (OpenAI/Agents, LangChain/LangGraph, vector DBs, RAG)
• Familiarity with tools like Lovable, Replit, CrewAI
• Strong written communication and storytelling
• Ability to work in ambiguity with strong prioritization

Nice-to-have

• EdTech / learning science / gamification / subscription growth experience
• Platform integrations (payments, identity, CRM)
• Ownership of revenue/cost levers or multi-team coordination

Location & Work Week

• Location: Hyderabad (HITEC City)
• Work Week: Monday–Friday (5 days)

Compensation

• Fixed salary + annual variable + multi-year retention component
• Final structure depends on level and experience

Culture & Principles

• AI-first, learner-obsessed product organization
• Think in initiatives; manage multiple streams within a pod
• Bias for action: ship fast, iterate continuously
• Data-driven decision making (dashboards, experiments, cohorts)
• Write to think: clear documentation before discussions
• Own outcomes end-to-end
• Strong partnership with Business Owners & GTM
• Focus on quality, observability, and safe rollouts

Motto: Work hard. Have fun. Make history.

Hiring Process

1. Intro Call (15 mins) – motivation & past work
2. R1 – Product deep dive (strategy, metrics, rollout)
3. R2 – Vibe coding / agentic system design
4. R3 – Head of Product discussion (scope & fit)
5. R4 – HR discussion (compensation & logistics)