Head of Product

**AlGooru is hunting for the next generation of Product talents**

**We’re looking for a Head of Product**

**A bit about us**

**Main responsibilities**
- Gather feature requests and collect product feedback from different internal and external sources
- Identify product gaps and schedule releases accordingly
- Define AlGooru’s agile methodology taking into consideration users’ feedback and results

**A day in your life**

**Strategy Planning, Budgeting, and Roadmap Tracking**
- Set the Product department’s objectives and KPIs in alignment with the company’s vision
- Suggest creative recommendations to expand the product base, verticals, and vision
- Identify opportunities that lead the growth of products through innovation while still maintaining the fundamental business goals and priorities
- Identify product staffing needs and participate in the recruitment process when necessary
- Manage and meet with external and internal stakeholders (Leads, BOD, external parties.. )
- Delegate tasks to the Product team and make sure they're all aligned
- Prepare and manage monthly, quarterly, and annual budgets for the product division

**Develop Product Requirements**
- Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes
- Build and groom a product backlog
- Lead planning sessions and prioritize work based on user requirements, product strategy, and business effect, as well as monitor and communicate progress
- Work closely with the Tech team and UI/UX Designer teams to determine technical solutions and user experience workflows to help users achieve outcomes

**Collect and Analyze User Reviews**
- Gaining a deep understanding of our users’ experience, requirements, and preferences
- Gather feedback about our product by reaching out and interviewing our users using engaging tools and strategies
- Incorporate feedback and input from students & tutors and in-house teams on product strategy

**Manage Sprints and Schedule Releases**
- Liaise with Head of Technology to coordinate updates and release dates
- Coordinate sprints with the tech team and delegate tasks accordingly

**Market Research and Continuous Development**
- Keep track of and analyze the Competitor’s performance to suggest technological innovations
- Keep up to date on technology trends and their impact on the product roadmap (tools, software, integrations..)
- Keep informed of market pricing, competitor innovations, customer requirements

**Requirements**:
**Experience needed**
- Experience in designing innovative, strategic products focused on client needs in the Ed-tech industry
- Experience in product management and/or strategic planning in complex/matrix environments
- Customer-centric mindset with the capability of translating that into the product development process
- In-depth understanding of user experience and design
- Superior analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- A strong strategic and business mindset
- Ability to gasp future trends in digital technologies and act proactively
- Ability to multitask and perform under tight deadlines
- Screening & Intro Call (5-10 mins)
- Chemistry meeting (15-30 minutes)
- Technical interview (30-60 minutes)
- Technical assessment
- Vision-fit interview (60-90 minutes)
- Offer extended to successful applicants

**Benefits**

**Role benefits**
- Work from anywhere
- Unlimited paid sick days
- No clocking in/out
- ESOP shares
- Laptop fund
- Fast promotions (like really fast)
- Enjoy monthly Pizza Fridays
- Learn anything online and expense it on us
- Travel for company events and get reimbursed

**How to gain extra Gooru points**
- Demonstrate your entrepreneurial, hustling, and energetic spirit
- Prove your ability to take full ownership of your role without the need to be micromanaged
- Conduct proper research about AlGooru prior to your interviews with us, we love people who already know about us.
- Be extra organizedlike extra