Product Manager – NxtWave (PM-L1 / PM-L2)

We hire at two levels (PM-L1 and PM-L2). Scope and expectations are calibrated to experience, but this is a single JD for both. You’ll learn where you slot during the interview process .

Why this role exists

We’re building an AI-first suite of edtech products—spanning teaching, learning, assessment, practice, and partner management—that helps hundreds of thousands of students upskill in latest technologies.

As a Product Manager at NxtWave, you’ll turn strategy into roadmap milestones and ship high-quality experiences across web and mobile that improve learning outcomes and business results.

What you’ll do

Strategy & Disc overy

- Translate company/category strategy into a clear product narrative and milestones
- Drive customer discovery (students, mentors, employers): interviews, JTBDs, journey maps
- Size opportunities with data; run competitive scans and build-vs-buy Assessments

AI-first Product Delivery

- Ship features leveraging LLMs, agents, retrieval, and automation; write crisp PRDs, DRDs
- Partner with Engineering, Design, and Data for rapid, high-quality delivery
- Maintain backlog clarity and sequencing across multiple initiatives.

Metrics, Insights & Growth

- Define success metrics; instrument events; build dashboards and run A/B tests
- Analyze cohorts, funnels, retention; convert insights into iteration Plans
- Work with Growth on activation, engagement, and SEO/content strategies.

Stakeholder & GTM Alignment

- Collaborate with Business Owners (P&L;), CX/Support, and Marketing
- Create clear decision documents and drive cross-functional alignment
- Enable teams with release notes, playbooks, and GTM coordination

Quality, Risk & Ethics

- Own pre-launch QA, rollout safety (guardrails, fallback), and post-launch adoption




- Ensure learner privacy, data safety, and ethical AI usage

EdTech Nuance

- Incorporate pedagogy, assessment integrity, and accessibility
- Work with Curriculum/Content teams on pipelines and standards.

What success looks like (First 90–180 days)

- Ship 2+ milestones impacting core KPIs (learning outcomes or revenue)
- Establish strong experiment cadence (measure → learn → iterate)
- Improve stakeholder satisfaction through clear planning and delivery

Qualifications

- Must-have3+ years of product management with end-to-end ownership (0→1 / 1→n)
- Proven ownership of meaningful product work
- Strong product analytics (SQL/Sheets + Amplitude/Mixpanel or similar)
- Exposure to AI stack (OpenAI/Agents, LangChain/LangGraph, vector DBs, RAG)
- Familiarity with tools like Lovable, Replit, CrewAI
- Strong written communication and storytelling
- Ability to work in ambiguity with strong prioritization

Nice-to-have

- EdTech / learning science / gamification / subscription growth experience
- Platform integrations (payments, identity, CRM)
- Ownership of revenue/cost levers or multi-team coordination

Location & Work Week

- Location: Hyderabad (HITEC City)
- Work Week: Monday–Friday (5 days)

Compensation

- Fixed salary + annual variable + multi-year retention component
- Final structure depends on level and experience

Culture & Principles

- AI-first, learner-obsessed product organization
- Think in initiatives; manage multiple streams within a pod
- Bias for action: ship fast, iterate continuously
- Data-driven decision making (dashboards, experiments, cohorts)
- Write to think: clear documentation before discussions
- Own outcomes end-to-end
- Strong partnership with Business Owners & GTM
- Focus on quality, observability, and safe rollouts.

Motto: Work hard. Have fun. Make history

📌 Product Manager (Hyderabad)
🏢 NxtWave
📍 Hyderabad