About Affinity Affinity is pioneering new frontiers in AdTech developing solutions that push past today s limits and open new opportunities We are a global AdTech company helping publishers discover better ways to monetize and enabling advertisers to reach the right audiences through new touchpoints Operating across 10 markets in Asia the US and Europe with a team of over 575 experts we are building privacy-first ad infrastructure that opens opportunities beyond the walled gardens Position Associate Manager Product Type of role Team Contributor Work Location Mumbai Role Overview You are a talented intellectually curious product thinker who thrives at the intersection of technology and business In this role you will contribute to the product strategy and execution for AI-powered features within our Advertising and Monetization Products You will partner closely with AI ML engineers product leaders and engineering teams to translate emerging AI technologies into innovative solutions that drive measurable impact This is a hands-on role where you will own projects end-to-end from problem discovery through launch and iteration You will have direct exposure to product strategy customer conversations and technical decision-making If you re intellectually ambitious passionate about AI and eager to accelerate your growth in a high-ownership environment this role will challenge and develop you Key Responsibilities Product Discovery Strategy Identify opportunities where AI LLM technologies agentic systems RAG semantic understanding generative capabilities can solve real customer problems in advertising and monetization Conduct customer research interviews and data analysis to validate product hypotheses synthesize findings into clear product recommendations Collaborate with senior product and engineering leaders to define requirements scope features and build the product roadmap Stay current with AI advancements evaluate emerging models techniques and tools for potential application to AdTech use cases Hands-On Product Development Own the full development cycle for assigned projects discovery requirements gathering PRD creation user story specification design collaboration and launch Work directly with AI ML engineers and backend teams to understand technical constraints feasibility and design trade-offs Create wireframes flowcharts and product specifications that clearly articulate feature behavior and user workflows Define success metrics and measurement frameworks establish baseline expectations before launch and track performance post-launch Technical Engagement Learning Develop practical proficiency with AI LLM tools and frameworks hands-on experimentation with LLMs prompt engineering RAG implementations and agentic workflows Understand how transformers embeddings context windows and model selection impact product design and user experience Engage deeply with AI ML engineers ask sharp questions about model behavior latency cost and edge cases Prototype and validate ideas independently comfort writing prompts running experiments and iterating quickly Cross-Functional Collaboration Work with engineering design data and business teams to scope work manage dependencies and drive execution Translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders represent customer needs to engineering teams Support GTM teams sales marketing customer success with product enablement and customer-facing messaging Participate in design reviews technical planning and product retrospectives contribute thoughtfully to team decisions Required Experience Skills Educational Qualified Background Bachelor s degree in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Physics or related technical discipline IIT or equivalent tier-1 institution strongly preferred 3-4 years of relevant experience in one or more of Product Management Product Operations or Technical Program Management Product Business Thinking Strong foundational understanding of product development practices user stories requirements gathering PRD writing wireframing and launch execution Ability to think quantitatively comfort with metrics data analysis and translating insights into recommendations AI LLM Technical Proficiency Hands-on familiarity with Large Language Models practical experience using ChatGPT Claude N8N or similar tools comfort experimenting with different prompts and techniques Active engagement with AI tools frameworks or APIs OpenAI API LangChain HuggingFace etc not just theoretical knowledge Basic understanding of how LLMs work embeddings tokenization attention mechanisms and why these matter for product design Comfort with technical ambiguity ability to learn new AI concepts quickly and ask informed questions Communication Collaboration Excellent written communication ability to articulate ideas clearly in PRDs design docs and presentations Strong interpersonal skills collaborative mindset without need for formal authority Ability to present complex ideas to diverse audiences engineers business stakeholders customers This Role is Perfect If You Graduated from IIT or equivalent tier-1 institution with technical depth Have 3-4 years in product technical or data-driven roles Are genuinely curious about AI and have experimented with LLMs RAG or agentic frameworks Think deeply about problems and challenge conventional wisdom Are excited by ambiguity and rapid iteration Want to be a founder or product leader see this as a springboard for that journey Care deeply about customer problems and building products people love