Associate Product Manager

Parspec is transforming how $5 trillion in building construction products are sold annually around the world by digitizing and organizing the industry’s product data. By making this data more accessible and useful, our digital platform enables designers and builders to quickly identify the right products for their projects and helps the supply chain to generate new leads and close deals faster. These benefits are enabled by proprietary AI and workflow automation technology.Founded in 2021, Parspec has raised over $11M in seed financing from leading deep tech and construction industry investors to achieve its ambitious mission, including Innovation Endeavors (founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt).

We invite you to be at the forefront of innovation for one of the oldest and largest industries in the world!Parspec is helmed by technologists and construction supply chain veterans with a common passion to digitally transform our industry:LeadershipParspec is helmed by technologists and construction supply chain veterans with a common passion to digitally transform our industry:FOUNDERS:- Forest Flager (Co-Founder & CEO) - Former Director of Software at Katerra and Stanford University faculty member; Stanford BS, PhD. MIT MEng. Harvard MDes.- Pratyush Havelia (Co-Founder & CTO) - Construction-tech engineering leader for 8+ years; Stanford MS & MEng, IIT-R B.Tech.India Leadership: - Anjali Sinha (Product Manager) - a seasoned product leader with 7+ years of experience in project & product management, operations strategy, and analytics; National University of Singapore - M.Tech- Sharique Arshi (Lead Software Architect) - 10+ years of experience in software engineering with distributed systems, architecture design, microservices; IIT-G B.Tech. - Saurabh Khemka (AI Lead) - 8+ years of industrial experience in large scale model building and deployment, PhD in Neuroscience - Switzerland, IIT-R B.Tech.- Abhijit Mitra (Lead Frontend Engineer) - Spent 8+ years building highly scalable web applications, monorepo, micro-frontend architecture; ex-Tekion; Gauhati University B.Tech.- Sameer Kulkarni - (HR and Operations Lead) 7+ years of experience across a number of HR and Operations roles including learning and development, organizational development and project management; SPPU - Masters in Industrial and Organizational PsychologyROLE SUMMARY As an

at Parspec, you will be responsible for delivering a best-in-class product experience for our flagship web application. You will:- Coordinate with multiple functional teams - QA, Development, Web Crawling, AI, Product and Business teams - in order to ensure we are on track and aligned with high-level business objectives- Setup metrics, create dashboards and monitor app performance for a certain set of features and evaluate for potential improvements- Support overall engineering tasks related to dataset preparation projects, with minimal oversight This is an exceptional opportunity to bring an entire industry to the forefront of the digital age, and we are excited to work together with like-minded and ambitious leaders like you to realize this potential.This role is a hybrid role based out of Bengaluru.

WHO YOU AREYou are a proven project manager with experience in coordination with multi-function teams and enabling them towards common goals, and are looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity to build a top-tier product. You agree with the following:- You are a seasoned

with experience in incentivizing, coordinating and managing different teams- You are

, but also understand the importance of rapid iteration in an agile development environment- You are

and believe that no task is beneath you when it comes to delivering a world-class product- You have the

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is unmatched- You are self-driven and take pride in your work- You are willing to occasionally make yourself available outside regular working hours to

WHAT YOU WILL DO

- Query and analyse product data and events. Work with other Product Managers on data pull requirements for new feature development- Define data points & metrics across different product offerings- Setup dashboards to track these effectively- Setup process to continuously scope out data and tracking requirements for new features & execute them- Help product teams understand user behavior that would potentially inform improvements and new features

- Create and maintain feature progress & release trackers - Track sprint progress & completion, scope creep etc.- Establish and maintain effective communication channels with stakeholders- Manage the coordination over calls or async to ensure alignment with timelines and scope. Proactively communicate blockers, improvements or any ad hoc requirements

- Identify & improve inefficiencies / bottlenecks in existing processes- Propose and implement processes/improvements to enhance product and engineering  productivity and project outcomes.

- Define clear and scalable processes for QA of data inputs and pipelines- Leading the QA effort for these teams with daily coordination meetings and progress trackers- Willingness to dive into detailed, time-consuming tasks when necessary. - Understand the importance of groundwork in achieving project success.- Meticulous attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in all aspects of project management, documentation, and QA efforts.- Constantly evolving the process based on iterative inputs from Product & Engineering teams.- Clearly reporting findings to the other teamsWHAT DOES YOUR ARSENAL LOOK LIKE

- 2-3 years of product management & project management experience working with multiple teams OR have been in product adjacent roles and are interested to transition into product management - Have prior experience analyzing complex data, uncovering insights, progress tracking and reporting findings (BI / data analysis experience)- Have prior experience coordinating with multiple technical and business teams- Excellent problem solving, documentation, and communication skills- Independent and curious, you set clear goals, ask for help when you need it, and are always looking to learn something new- Demonstrated ability to learn fast, handle multiple and complex projects, prioritize tasks and meet deadlines- Demonstrated ability to work in ambiguity environment- Eagerness to learn and adapt in a rapidly evolving field- Experience with rapid scaling of early-stage products

- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related fields- Sufficient experience in any construction or building engineering firm - with the goal of having a clear understanding of how building products are spec’d- Prior experience working with web crawlers or QA of data pipelines meant for AI ecosystems- Prior experience working on technology products for construction or other similar industries, e.g., automotive, aerospace, manufacturing- Experience working with geographically distributed teams and users across multiple time zones- Proficiency with Google workspace, Loom, Slack, Mixpanel, TableauWHAT YOU CAN EXPECT As an integral part of building Parspec from the ground up, you will share in our success.

We offer: - Competitive salary and benefits- Company equity- Flexible hours- Hybrid work setup- Opportunity to grow with a rapidly scaling company addressing a large market ripe for digital transformationTHE PARSPEC ETHOSAt Parspec, we lead from every seat. Our team members are self-starters that embrace ambiguity, think big, and bring their own uncompromising standards of excellence. We embrace diversity with a belief that different backgrounds, ideas, and skillsets result in better outcomes. Parspec does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Parspec encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQIA, people with disabilities, veterans and those with diverse life experiences.Job ID: #PIPL-PROD-#0901Apply for this job