Associate Product Manager |Leap Finance |Bangalore |1-2 Years

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What is Leap?
We are building this and this and this
In short, we are building the platform to drive global careers for millennials from emerging
economies
We work at the exciting intersection of the 2 hottest trends around – edtech & fintech!
And we love that we succeed as a business while powering the dreams of talented students!
How far along are we?
We are the leaders in our space by a mile!
We are backed by Sequoia, Jungle & Owl.
Read the latest fundraising news here on Techcrunch
Who are we as people?
We have a lean, rockstar team.
We have come this far with a lean team because we intend to increase the talent density with every
new member we add. Yes, we are more picky than the usual company.
We hire slowly and deliberately
You can meet our founders here -> Arnav Kumar and Vaibhav Singh
Arnav tweets here
Let’s Chat !
We are now building our leadership team and would love to chat with you
This is a great time to join the rocketship and participate in the upside –
● You will have super interesting & challenging problems to solve
● In a super fast-paced environment that will challenge you
● With enough resources to play offense
● And mentorship from the founding team
Why is this a great opportunity for the right candidate
● Experienced founding team
● Right to win – The founding team knows the business & its secrets inside out. We are
starting with a significant head start and a precise plan of action
● Barriers to entry – This is a specialized play with natural barriers to entry, allowing for
significant value creation for all equity holders
● Backed by marquee global investors
● Exposure to all aspects of company building – exposure to investors, fund-raising, decision
making, building the team & culture
● All of the above perks of joining a high potential company very early, along with a
competitive market salary.
We have ambitious plans for 2021
● Expanding the product portfolio – Credit Card, International Money transfer
● Integrating and deepening the existing product –
a. IELTS, GRE and TOEFL Preparation
b. Fully Virtual Counselling and Application Product
c. Integrating financing and scholarship in one single journey for the students
● Building a community for the study abroad segment of students
Responsibilities:
● You will own a product
● Build deep understanding of the user, market and competitive landscape
● Run the hypothesis -> MVP -> Iterate -> Scale loop for your products
● Own product releases by coordinating with technology, design and QA teams
● Work with stakeholders cross-functionally across sales, marketing, business, customer
support and engineering teams to ensure the success of your products
The best candidates will check all OR many of these boxes:
● 1-2 years working in a cross-functional role in a fast-growing startup or similar.
● Experience in working with multiple stakeholders across engineering, operations, design,
customer success
● Willing to get their hands dirty
● Ability to execute and measure experiments
● Top-notch analytical skills – candidate should be comfortable working with data
● Work experience in early-stage startups (0 ->1) or founding experience is a plus
● Bachelors or equivalent degree from top colleges is a plus
Why is this a great opportunity for the right candidate:
● Right to win – The founding team knows the business & its secrets inside out
● Backed by marquee global investors
● Full ownership & autonomy
● There is no glass ceiling for this role that limits your growth

https://leapfinance.com/