Job Description

About BranchBranch delivers world-class financial services to the mobile generation. With offices in the United States, Nigeria, Kenya, and India, Branch is a for-profit socially conscious company that uses the power of data science to reduce the cost of delivering financial services in emerging markets. We believe that everyone everywhere deserves fair financial access. The rapid spread of smartphones presents an opportunity for the worlds emerging middle class to access banking options and achieve financial flexibility.Branchs mission-driven team is led by the founder and former CEO of Kiva.org. The company presents a rich opportunity for our team members to drive meaningful growth in rapidly evolving and changing markets. In 2019, Branch announced our Series C and had garnered more than $100M in funding with investments from leading Silicon Valley firms, including Andreessen Horowitz, Trinity Capital, Foundation Capital, Visa, and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).As a company, we are passionate about our customers, fearless in the face of barriers, and driven by data. As a product-driven org, we value bottom-up innovation and decentralized decision-making. We believe the best ideas can come from anyone in the company, and we create an environment where everyone feels empowered to propose solutions to the challenges we face. As a Product Manager, you will help the team achieve its goals through deep product work and servant-style leadership.We value diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive working environment where human beings of all backgrounds can thrive.Job OverviewBranch launched its lending business in India in early 2019 and has seen rapid adoption and growth. We want to launch a new loan product for MSMEs. Product Manager of this MSME lending team is a unique opportunity to build from scratch and serve a segment underserved by even the most aggressive Fintechs.Roles & Responsibilities

• Help shape the strategy, roadmap, and execution of our MSME lending product.
• Lead cross-functional engineering projects to build and launch our new product, find product market fit, and grow the product.
• Discover deep customer insights to identify, evaluate, scope, and launch compelling new features to find product market fit.
• Lead the entire lifecycle of product development around this new product. This encompasses everything from researching, shaping the strategy, prioritizing the right MVP scope, creating detailed specs, to managing the execution and timeline of releases.
• Draw insights from experiments, data exploration, user feedback, and market research to inform project prioritization and feature design.
• Work closely with external partners and internal stakeholders such as design, research, engineering, marketing, analytics, and operations teams to define projects, triage bugs, update progress across the company, and set quarterly strategies and milestones.
• Set ambitious goals for yourself and the team. Manage team workflow to ship deliverables on time.

Requirements

• You have 3 to 5 years of experience in Product Management with a demonstrated ability to lead technical teams. Alternatively, we will also consider applications from analysts, engineers, and other PM-adjacent professionals looking to make the transition to Product Management.
• You have experience with financial services or lending business. Prior experience with the MSME customer segment is a plus.
• You have a knack for discovering deep customer insights, coming up with great hypotheses, and validating creatively and quickly to craft a differentiated product offering.
• You are passionate about solving for Bharat, Indias next billion users, a customer segment underserved by even the most aggressive consumer internet companies.
• Top-notch analytical abilities including familiarity with SQL is a must to succeed in this role. You measure initiatives quantitatively and efficiently, and you draw actionable insights to guide decisions.
• You know that startups are a team sport. Your effective communication and powerful collaboration are critical to succeed at Branch because of our globally distributed teams. You listen to others, speak your mind, and ask the right questions. You are a great collaborator and teacher. Effective written communication skills are especially important.
• You are resourceful. You know how to do more with less, and youve worked on lean teams that have had a big impact. You are not afraid of big challenges, and you do whatever it takes to get the job done.

Benefits of Joining

• Mission-driven and fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Private health insurance for you
• A monthly stipend over and above your CTC to set up and maintain a good internet connection at home
• Laptop and headset provided by the company for the duration of the contract
• Weekly team meals and social events (virtual for now!)

Branch International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company does not and will not discriminate in employment on any basis prohibited by applicable law.Powered by JazzHR

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