About River

River is a design company building multi-utility products. Our flagship product River Indie, #SUVofScooters, is designed to help you get things done. Engineered to be a dependable ally on your road to success.

We’re a 1000+ team headquartered in Bengaluru – backed by marquee international investors, with mobility-focused funds linked to Yamaha Motors, Al-Futtaim Automotive Group, Toyota VC, Trucks Venture Capital, Mitsui & Co. Ltd, Marubeni Ventures Inc., Lower carbon Capital, and Maniv Mobility.

Key Responsibilities

Define the long-term Vehicle Platform Strategy, including new model introductions, variants, and mid-cycle refreshes(Indie, and future models)
Conduct deep-dive Competitive Benchmarking against domestic and international EV/ICE players to ensure River maintains a "moat" in utility and performance
Develop a multi-year roadmap that balances hardware evolution with software-enabled features (SOTA/FOTA)
Establish pricing and positioning frameworks to ensure portfolio profitability and brand coherence
Define the value proposition for different vehicle trims,



ensuring clear differentiation in pricing and feature sets
Recent Product Development (NPD), Drive the end-to-end lifecycle: Concept → Design → Prototype → Validation → Production → Launch
Draft comprehensive Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) covering Performance(Range, Acceleration, Top Speed, Gradeability, and Thermal Management), Safety, Reliability, Homologation, HMI, Connectivity, Charging experience, etc
Lead the Gated Development Process, with detailed reviews against L0/PRD to ensure Vehicle requirements are met
Coordinate with Design, R&D;, Sourcing, Service, and Quality teams along with the Program team to ensure vehicles meet functional and aesthetic standards
Oversee vehicle testing for durability, safety, and performance in real-world conditions with CFT
Define GTM strategies along with Product Strategies, Sales, Marketing and Cross functional teams
Serve as the single point o

📌 Product Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 River
📍 Bengaluru