Senior Manager - New Product Development (Senior Product Manager ) OTT, Bangalore

Job Description:

The role reports to General Manager – New Product Development
Location – Bangalore
co. is visionary in its ambition to build a one-view, one-subscription product across
the top OTT apps in the country. It is a challenging product to build and enhance as it brings
together different OTT environments and experiences - wrapping them in a single content
discovery & access paradigm. However, it brings with it the promise of a new way to consume
and subscribe to over the top content along with a new distribution model which makes it both
innovative & ahead of the curve.
co.in its current form offers a highly immersive, tailored user experience offering
Movies, Originals, TV Shows & Documentaries from more than 10 OTT partners across 12+
languages with the simplicity of a single subscription. The service which was initially launched in
2019 only on co. special edition Amazon FireTV stick has been extended to new platforms,
Android and iOS for mobile phones, and Hybrid Android TV set top box, with a host of new
experience & differentiated features.
Role Summary
You'll work closely with technology, business, marketing, design and operations to break down
complex problems into goal-oriented product plans and specifications that will drive our
business forward.
To be successful in this role you will need to be creative, consumer oriented, analytical and
have product management experience. The ideal candidate will be KPI-driven with strong
ownership and focus. You will need to be able to prioritize effectively in a fast-moving
environment, and communicate clearly and persuasively.
Your Background:
? 6 to 8 years of experience with at least 4+ years of product management or product
design experience.
? Worked on mobile app ideally in an OTT space with a large user base and with
familiarity with Analytics, Engagement, Recommendations, CMS platform etc.
? Familiarity with technologies used in OTT and be able to evaluate and drive solutions
with support from product engineering team.
? Strong analytical skills.
? You write and communicate your thoughts / ideas effectively.
? Thorough understanding of the digital video market segments, and continually assess
the landscape and emerging industry trends.
? Collaboration: You know how to influence people to get things done across any job
function.
Key responsibilities:

? Take business requirements and turn them into a roadmap with some guidance.
? Execute on roadmap and product strategy to grow the business.
? Work closely with technology and design team to deliver a best in class consumer
experience (not just a feature list)
? Prototype, Measure, iterate to deliver delightful products while prioritizing which
features to build on and which to kill.
? Driving the product testing, assisting the go-to-market strategy, monitoring customer
adoption and feedback.
? Drive the features roadmap not only internally but build buy-in and support with
content & OTT partners who need to support the features that influence customer
experience on Binge.
? Extend the co. experience and proposition to other platforms & devices –
both managed and unmanaged, helping to enrich the platform & product and making it
comparable with the best experiences on those devices.
? Leverage consumer insights using analytics to inform product decisions.

Desired Profile / Criteria / Skills :

• Candidates to be identified/sourced from Mobile Application Platform or OTT Platform only.
• Candidate to be based out in Bangalore or ready to be relocated to Bangalore.
• Someone who has experience in Content Creation.
• Someone who has experince in Revenue Driver Applications.
• Mgr or Sr Manager fitment.
• 3 to 8 years of exp.
• Can look at Aspiring Product Managers form OTT Industry – who has worked on Tech at Entry level (2-3yrs)
• Associate Managers , Assistant Managers , Product Analysts , Consumer Analyst.
• Pls target from companies like Disney Hotstar, Zee 5, Voot , MX Player, Airtel Xstream, Jio Platforms etc.

What to look for in a profile

• Should have worked in D2C organization in last 2 years – handling a D2C product. Please don’t send CVs of candidates working in B2B organizations. Candidate needs to have consumer experience.
• Should have exposure of mobile technologies and should have ideally worked on a mobile app (not mandatory though).
• Analytical bend of mind
• Should have experience working with technology teams and driving solutions – deep tech knowledge is not required. We are NOT looking at product managers driving revenue and retention.
• A strong Product Analyst who wants to switch to product management is also welcome – we need data-oriented product manager.