Associate Product Manager - Product Discovery & Strategy

Simpplr
Bengaluru +1 more
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Candidates with strong analytical and communication skills will find this product discovery role at Simpplr.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with strong analytical and communication skills who can evaluate concepts through customer and market research
    — “We have more ideas than we can build. Your job is to figure out which ones are real”
  • Individuals who can translate customer insights into clear, actionable product specifications
    — “Write the recommendation memo: build, don't build, or build something narrower. Own the call.”
  • Candidates experienced in financial modeling and product analytics, with comfort in using SQL and Excel/Sheets
    — “High Comfort with numbers: financial modeling in Excel/Sheets, basic SQL, product analytics”

Things to consider

  • Some roles require full-time in-office presence, which may conflict with remote work preferences
    — “Hub - 100% work from Simpplr office. Role requires Simpplifier to be in the office full-time.”
  • The role demands high-level communication with senior executives and customers
    — “Can hold a real conversation with a senior Global executive based in developed markets”

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate experience in validating product concepts through customer interviews and market analysis
    — “Run customer and prospect interviews; separate what people said from what you concluded”
  • Showcase your ability to write structured, data-driven recommendation memos
    — “Exceptional structured writing. Your memos are the product of this role.”
  • Highlight your use of AI tools in your professional workflow, not just awareness of them
    — “Already using AI tools in how you work, not just aware of them”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • validated product concepts
  • successful product launches
Typical background
product managementbusiness analysis

Skills & requirements

Required

Product DiscoveryMarket SizingFinancial Modeling

Preferred

AI And Machine LearningCustomer Engagement

Stack & domain

ExcelSQLProduct AnalyticsAI ToolsFinancial ModelingCommunicationProblem SolvingCollaborationStructured WritingProduct ManagementProduct DiscoveryStrategy

About the role

Original posting from Simpplr via Greenhouse

Who We Are

Simpplr is the AI-powered intranet for unifying the digital workplace. It brings people, trusted knowledge, apps, and agents into a coherent digital experience. Powered by a proprietary EX Knowledge Graph, Simpplr synthesizes signals and context across connected systems to deliver personalized information and actions. The platform serves as a digital hub supporting communications, engagement, employee services, and work. With low-code extensibility and enterprise-grade security and governance, Simpplr enables confident operation at scale. More than 1,000 organizations — including AAA, the NHS, Penske, and Moderna — trust Simpplr to keep their workforce informed, aligned, and productive. Learn more at simpplr.com.

Who we are 

Simpplr builds AI-powered intranet for modern enterprises. Our platform unifies employee engagement, enablement, and services, leveraging state-of-the-art AI models to deliver a seamless, cohesive, and personalized employee experience for everyone — wherever and however they work. 

Our mission is to transform the work experience for billions of people across the world. Because we believe that when work is good, life is better.™ 

Trusted by more than 1,000 leading brands, including DocuSign, Penske, Splunk, Nutanix, Okta, Eurostar, and SoFi, our customers are achieving measurable improvements in employee engagement, productivity, and accelerated business performance. 

Simpplr is headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA with offices in the UK, Canada, and India, and is backed by Sapphire Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, and Tola Capital. Learn more at simpplr.com. 

The role

We have more ideas than we can build. Your job is to figure out which ones are real, and turn the survivors into a product specification sharp enough for engineering to build from.

You won't be generating ideas!!  You'll be the person who decides which ones deserve investment — through live customer conversations, rigorous market sizing, and a written case that leadership can act on. Some of what you look at should die. Killing an idea well is as valuable here as championing one !!

What you'll do

Take a rough concept and design the fastest honest test of whether there's a real need behind it

Run customer and prospect interviews; separate what people said from what you concluded

Size the opportunity — TAM/SAM, pricing, unit economics — and be clear about which assumptions the number actually rests on

Write the recommendation memo: build, don't build, or build something narrower. Own the call.

Turn a validated concept into a PRD — problem, scope, what's in the first version and what isn't

Work with engineering leads on feasibility early enough that it changes the spec, not after

What we're looking for

MBA from IIM A/B/C/L/I/K or equivalent.

Exceptional structured writing. Your memos are the product of this role.

High Comfort with numbers: financial modeling in Excel/Sheets, basic SQL, product analytics

Can hold a real conversation with a senior Global executive based in developed markets (or a frustrated customer without a script !!)

Already using AI tools in how you work, not just aware of them

What you get

Direct access to CXOs on a daily basis, real ownership of investment recommendations, and a short path between your analysis and what actually gets built.

Your Voice, Unfiltered:

We value the real you. To ensure a fair and authentic experience for everyone, we ask that you do not use AI tools (such as real-time answer generators, transcription apps, or note-taking bots) during your interview

Our process is designed to hear your unique story, thought process, and lived experience in real-time. Use of unauthorized AI tools may result in disqualification, as we want to ensure every candidate is evaluated on their own individual merits. We’re excited to meet the person behind the resume!

If you need assistive technology or AI tools for accessibility (e.g., live captioning), please notify your recruiter in advance. We are committed to providing an inclusive interview experience.

Simpplr’s Hub-Hybrid-Remote Model:

At Simpplr we believe that when work is good, life is better and that belief guides all we do. Including how we approach our flexible work model. Simpplr operates with a Hub-Hybrid-Remote model. This model is role-based with exceptions and provides employees with the flexibility that many have told us they want.

Hub - 100% work from Simpplr office. Role requires Simpplifier to be in the office full-time.

Hybrid - Hybrid work from home and office. Role dictates the ability to work from home, plus benefit from in-person collaboration on a regular basis. 

Remote - 100% remote. Role can be done anywhere within your country of hire, as long as the requirements of the role are met. 

Source: Simpplr careers (Greenhouse)

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