Job Description - Senior Product Manager

Location:	Noida (Hybrid)
Experience:	4–6 Years
Employment Type:	Full-Time

About Appreciate

At Appreciate, we're building the future of global investing by making international financial products accessible to investors through technology. Our mission is to simplify investing across global markets while delivering seamless, secure, and intuitive digital experiences.

As a fast-growing fintech startup, we are looking for a highly driven Senior Product Manager who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys solving complex customer problems, and is passionate about building products from scratch. This is a high-impact role where you will own products end-to-end and directly influence the company's growth and customer experience.

Role Overview

As a Senior Product Manager, you will be responsible for defining product vision, strategy, execution, and continuous improvement across one or more core product lines. You will work closely with Engineering, Design, Compliance, Operations, Customer Success, Business, and Leadership teams to build innovative fintech solutions that delight customers while meeting regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate combines strong customer empathy, technical understanding, analytical thinking, and execution excellence. You should have experience building 0 → 1 products, scaling them successfully, and making data-driven product decisions in a fast-paced startup environment.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Vision

• Define and own the product vision, roadmap, and long-term strategy aligned with business goals.
• Identify customer pain points and convert them into scalable product opportunities.
• Prioritize initiatives based on customer impact, business value, technical feasibility, and regulatory requirements.
• Balance short-term execution with long-term platform strategy.

Product Ownership

• Own the complete product lifecycle from ideation to launch and post-launch optimization.
• Lead the development of 0 → 1 products, including customer discovery, problem validation, MVP definition, launch, and scale.
• Drive product adoption, engagement, retention, and customer satisfaction.
• Continuously improve products using customer feedback and usage insights.

Customer Discovery & Research

• Conduct customer interviews and usability studies.
• Work closely with customers, internal stakeholders, and partners to understand evolving needs.
• Perform competitive analysis and benchmark industry best practices.
• Translate customer feedback into actionable product enhancements.

Product Execution

• Write clear Product Requirement Documents (PRDs), user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional specifications.
• Collaborate with UX designers to build intuitive, user-centric experiences.
• Partner with Engineering teams throughout sprint planning, development, testing, and releases.
• Manage product backlogs and prioritize features based on impact and urgency.

Cross-functional Leadership

Partner closely with:

• Engineering
• Design
• Compliance
• Operations
• Customer Success
• Partnerships
• Marketing
• Business Development
• Leadership Team

Analytics & Data

• Drive experimentation through A/B testing and hypothesis-driven development.
• Analyze funnels, user journeys, retention metrics, conversion rates, and feature adoption.

Technical Collaboration

• Work closely with Engineering teams on system architecture, integrations, and platform scalability.
• Understand technical constraints and translate business needs into implementable solutions.
• Participate in technical discussions without requiring direct coding responsibilities.

Regulatory & Compliance

• Translate regulatory and compliance requirements into customer-friendly product experiences.
• Work with Compliance teams to ensure adherence to applicable financial regulations.
• Ensure risk management and customer protection are embedded into product design.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• 4–6 years of Product Management experience in Consumer, B2B, or B2B2C digital products.
• Proven track record of building and scaling products from 0 → 1, taking them from ideation and MVP to successful market launch.
• Prior experience in FinTech, WealthTech, Investment Platforms, Brokerage, Capital Markets, Banking, Trading Platforms, or Digital Financial Services is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of product management principles, Agile/Scrum methodologies, and product lifecycle management.
• Experience writing Product Requirement Documents (PRDs), user stories, acceptance criteria, and managing product backlogs.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience using product analytics, customer insights, A/B testing, experimentation, and data-driven decision-making.
• Good understanding of APIs, integrations, system architecture, and scalable platform development.
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Figma, Mixpanel, Amplitude, Google Analytics (or similar), and basic SQL is preferred.
• Experience working with customer onboarding, KYC, payments, remittances, wealth management, or financial infrastructure products will be an added advantage.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, prioritization, and execution skills.
• Previous experience working in a high-growth startup environment is highly desirable.

What Will Make You Successful

• The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive products from concept to launch.
• Be passionate about solving customer problems through simple, intuitive, and scalable product experiences.
• Possess strong systems thinking and the ability to simplify complex business and regulatory requirements into customer-centric solutions.
• Make informed product decisions based on customer insights, data, experimentation, and measurable outcomes.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment while balancing speed, quality, and business impact.
• Collaborate effectively with Engineering, Design, Operations, Compliance, Business, and Leadership teams.
• Stay curious, continuously learn, and adapt to changing business priorities and market dynamics.
• Have a strong understanding of investor behaviour, with active personal investing or trading experience in Indian or global equity markets being a distinct advantage.

Why Join Appreciate?

• Build products that redefine global investing.
• Own products end-to-end with significant autonomy.
• Work alongside experienced leaders from fintech and global financial markets.
• Solve complex, high-impact problems at scale.
• Collaborate with high-performing cross-functional teams.
• Influence strategic product decisions from day one.
• Accelerate your career in one of India's fastest-growing fintech startups.
• Be part of a culture that values innovation, ownership, transparency, and continuous learning.

If you're passionate about creating world-class fintech products and want to make a meaningful impact in the future of investing, we'd love to hear from you.