Associate Director - Product

Product Vision & Strategy

• Define and drive the long-term product vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with Wadhwani AI's organizational mission and strategic priorities.
  

• Build a scalable product portfolio across multiple domains and AI-enabled solutions.
  

• Identify emerging opportunities where AI can generate meaningful impact in underserved communities.
  

• Drive product prioritization by balancing user needs, organizational goals, technical feasibility, and program impact.
  

Product Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of Product Managers and Group Product Managers.
  

• Establish product management frameworks, processes, and best practices across the organization.
  

• Foster a culture of customer-centricity, experimentation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
  

• Provide coaching and career development to product team members.
  

Product Delivery & Execution

• Oversee end-to-end product development from discovery through deployment and scale.
  

• Ensure timely and high-quality execution across multiple concurrent product initiatives.
  

• Partner closely with Engineering, AI Research, Design, Programs, and Implementation teams to drive successful product delivery.
  

• Resolve cross-functional dependencies and remove execution bottlenecks.
  

Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with government agencies, donors, implementation partners, and internal leadership to understand evolving needs and translate them into product strategy.
  

• Represent the product function in executive reviews, donor meetings, strategic discussions, and external engagements.
  

• Build alignment across multiple stakeholders with differing priorities.
  

Product Discovery & User Research

• Champion user research and evidence-based product development.
  

• Ensure product decisions are informed by field insights, user feedback, implementation learnings, and impact data.
  

• Promote rapid validation through pilots, usability testing, and iterative product development.
  

Product Operations

• Establish product planning, roadmap management, prioritization, release planning, and governance processes.
  

• Drive agile product development practices across teams.
  

• Monitor product health, delivery milestones, adoption metrics, and implementation outcomes.
  

• Improve operational efficiency through standardized tools, workflows, and reporting mechanisms.
  

Product Quality & Adoption

• Ensure products are intuitive, scalable, reliable, and aligned with user needs.
  

• Define product success metrics and monitor adoption, engagement, and impact.
  

• Drive successful implementation and user adoption through collaboration with program and deployment teams.
  

Organizational Leadership

• Contribute to organizational strategy as a member of the leadership team.
  

• Support fundraising efforts through product strategy, demonstrations, and proposal development.
  

• Influence technology investments, product architecture decisions, and long-term innovation initiatives.
  

Requirements

• 10-15 years of overall experience, with significant experience leading product organizations and cross-functional teams. 
  

• Proven experience defining and executing product strategy for enterprise software, SaaS platforms, AI/ML products, or digital public goods.
  

• Strong experience managing multiple Product Managers and building high-performing product organizations.
  

• Demonstrated success in driving complex, cross-functional initiatives from concept to scale.
  

• Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience working across engineering, design, research, business, and external partners.
  

• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, product lifecycle management, and modern product development practices.
  

• Ability to simplify complex technical concepts into customer-focused product solutions.
  

• Experience with user research, product analytics, roadmap planning, prioritization frameworks, and product metrics. 
  

• Strong strategic thinking, execution, communication, and leadership skills. 
  

• Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous, and mission-driven environments.  
  

Benefits

• Insurance Benefits - Medical Insurance, OPD Coverage, Accidental Insurance, Life Insurance.
  
• Wellness Program - Employee Assistance Program, Annual Health Check-Ups, Onsite Medical Centers, Emergency Support System.
  
• Parental Support - Maternity Benefit, Travel Reimbursement for Expectant Mothers during Last Trimester, Paternity Benefit, Day Care Support Program
  
• Mobility Benefits - Travel Policy, Relocation and Deputation benefits,
  
• Statutory Benefits - Employee PF Contribution, Gratuity, Leave Encashment
  
• Other Benefits – Unlimited Leave Policy, Professional Development Policy, Referral Bonuses, Internet and Telephone Allowance.