Digital Products & AI Lead (Founding Team)

Location: Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, India

Centre: Srini Raju Centre for IT and the Networked Economy (SRITNE)

Reports to: Executive Director, SRITNE

About the Indian School of Business

The Indian School of Business (ISB) is one of Asia's leading business schools, recognized globally for excellence in research, management education and executive development. Through its faculty, centres and strategic partnerships, ISB works closely with industry, government and civil society to address some of the most important opportunities and challenges shaping business and society.

About SRITNE

The Srini Raju Centre for IT and the Networked Economy (SRITNE) is ISB's flagship centre dedicated to understanding how technology is transforming businesses, markets and society.

Operating at the intersection of technology, business research and societal impact, SRITNE develops research, digital products, strategic partnerships and institutional capabilities that help organizations harness technology for sustainable growth and meaningful impact.

Rather than functioning solely as a research centre, SRITNE seeks to transform research into practical tools, scalable platforms and real-world solutions that benefit businesses, governments, development organizations and communities.

A Founding Team Opportunity

SRITNE believes that research should create more than publications. It should also create products, datasets, tools and digital capabilities that improve decision-making and generate measurable impact.

As a member of the Founding Team, you will help establish how SRITNE develops, experiments with and deploys digital products.

Rather than joining an established product organization, you will help create one. You will work alongside researchers, faculty, students and external partners to build AI-enabled products that translate research into practice.

During the Centre's formative years, every member of the Founding Team is expected to contribute beyond their functional responsibilities by helping establish new initiatives, build institutional capabilities and create a culture of experimentation, collaboration and continuous learning.

The Role

The Digital Products & AI Lead is responsible for identifying opportunities where technology can amplify SRITNE's research and societal impact and translating those opportunities into practical digital products.

The role is centred on product ownership rather than software engineering.

Working closely with faculty, researchers and partner organizations, the successful candidate will understand user needs, define product requirements, develop prototypes, coordinate technology development and ensure that products create measurable value.

The role combines product thinking, AI-enabled development and user-centred design to build digital solutions that support research, teaching, industry engagement and community impact.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy





Develop and maintain SRITNE's portfolio of digital products.

Identify opportunities where technology can improve research, field operations, teaching, stakeholder engagement and institutional effectiveness.

Prioritize products based on user needs, strategic importance and potential impact.

Develop product roadmaps aligned with SRITNE's long-term strategy.

Product Design

Work with faculty, researchers and partners to understand problems worth solving.

Translate research frameworks and field insights into clear product concepts.

Develop user journeys, wireframes, feature specifications and product requirements.

Ensure products remain simple, intuitive and user-centred.

AI-Enabled Product Development

Leverage AI throughout the product lifecycle to accelerate design, prototyping and development.

Develop AI-enabled tools such as:

- Research assistants
- Survey builders
- Interview copilots
- Customer discovery tools
- Field data collection applications
- Decision-support systems
- Knowledge assistants
- Research dashboards
- Learning tools

Continuously evaluate emerging AI technologies that can strengthen SRITNE's products.

Rapid Prototyping

Develop and test early-stage product prototypes using modern AI-assisted and low-code development tools where appropriate.

Validate ideas through rapid experimentation and user feedback before investing in full-scale development.

Promote an iterative approach to product development.

Product Delivery

Coordinate the development of products with external developers, technology partners, interns and student teams.

Manage timelines, product backlogs and feature prioritization.

Ensure products are delivered to a high standard while balancing speed, usability and long-term sustainability.

User Research

Engage regularly with researchers, students, businesses, government agencies and development organizations to understand user needs.

Conduct product testing and gather feedback.

Continuously improve products based on evidence and user behaviour.

Digital Infrastructure

Support the development of reusable digital capabilities across SRITNE, including:

- research repositories
- survey management platforms
- internal knowledge systems
- analytics dashboards
- AI workflows
- collaboration platforms

Recommend technologies that improve the Centre's long-term capabilities.

Innovation and Ecosystem Development

Monitor developments in AI, product management and digital innovation.

Identify opportunities to collaborate with startups, technology companies and academic partners.





Contribute to building SRITNE's reputation as a centre that combines research excellence with practical digital innovation.

What Success Looks Like

Within the first two years, the Digital Products & AI Lead will contribute towards:

- Launching multiple digital products supporting SRITNE's research and engagement activities.
- Establishing an efficient product development process built around rapid experimentation.
- Embedding AI across SRITNE's internal workflows and products.
- Building reusable technology assets that can support multiple initiatives.
- Creating products that are actively used by researchers, students, partner organizations and practitioners.
- Establishing SRITNE as a recognised innovator in research-driven digital products.

Qualifications and Experience

Applicants should possess:

- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Design, Product Management or a related discipline.
- Approximately 3–6 years of relevant professional experience.
- Experience developing or managing digital products.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and modern product workflows.
- Robust analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams.

Experience in startups, product-led organizations or innovation-focused environments will be an advantage.

Desired Competencies

The successful candidate should demonstrate experience or interest in:

- Product Management
- AI-assisted Development
- User Experience Design
- Human-Centred Design
- Rapid Prototyping
- Low-Code/No-Code Platforms
- Prompt Engineering
- Workflow Automation
- APIs and Integrations
- Agile Product Development
- Data Visualization
- Product Analytics

Experience with tools such as Figma, Cursor, Replit, Bubble, Lovable, GitHub Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, or similar AI-enabled development platforms would be an advantage, but an eagerness to learn and experiment is valued just as highly.

Personal Attributes

We are looking for individuals who are:

- Passionate about building useful products.
- Curious about emerging technologies and AI.
- Comfortable working with ambiguity and learning by experimentation.
- Able to translate ideas into practical solutions.
- Collaborative and eager to work with researchers, students and external partners.
- Entrepreneurial and excited by institution building.
- Motivated by creating products that generate meaningful societal impact.

Why Build with SRITNE

Joining SRITNE offers a unique opportunity to help create one of India's leading research and innovation centres focused on technology-enabled growth and societal transformation.

As a member of the Founding Team, you will help shape how research is transformed into digital products that support researchers, businesses, governments and development organizations.

If you enjoy building products, experimenting with AI and working at the intersection of technology, research and real-world impact, we would be delighted to hear from you.

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