Senior Product Manager

The Senior Product Manager is responsible for driving product strategy, managing cross-border product development, and ensuring the successful delivery of solutions that meet customer needs and business objectives. **This role is based in Singapore and manages distributed product teams across Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam, with high anticipation of expanding to other ASEAN countries.**The position serves as a key strategic partner to the CEO and CTO, bridging business requirements with technical execution across ASEAN markets.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Product Strategy & Vision**:

- Partner with the CEO to develop and execute the product vision and roadmap aligned with business objectives
- Conduct market research and competitive analysis for Singapore and ASEAN markets.
- Define product positioning, go-to-market strategies, and value propositions.
- Translate business requirements into precise product specifications and user stories.
- Drive product-market fit initiatives and expansion strategies

**Cross-Border Team Management**:

- **Manage and mentor Product Owners/teams across Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam**(remote management)
- Collaborate closely with the Technical Director and development teams across multiple ASEAN countries.
- Coordinate product development activities across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and future ASEAN markets.
- Establish product management processes and best practices for distributed teams across diverse regulatory environments.
- Facilitate cross-cultural communication and alignment across ASEAN markets with varying business practices.

**Product Development & Execution**:

- Own product backlog prioritisation and feature roadmap planning
- Write detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and product requirements documents
- Partner with CTO and engineering teams to ensure technical feasibility and optimal solutions
- Lead agile development processes, including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
- Make data-driven decisions on feature development and product iterations

**Stakeholder Management & Communication**:

- Serve as primary product liaison between Singapore business strategy and Malaysia/Indonesia/Vietnam execution teams.
- Present product updates, roadmaps, and performance metrics to the CEO and senior leadership
- Collaborate with sales, marketing, and customer success teams across multiple ASEAN markets on product launches.
- Gather and analyse customer feedback from diverse cultural and business contexts to inform product decisions.
- Manage expectations and communication across multiple time zones, languages, and cultural frameworks.

**Solution Architecture & Business Analysis**:

- Bridge the gap between business requirements and technical implementation across diverse markets.
- Work with engineering teams to design optimal solutions for complex business problems across multiple jurisdictions.
- Ensure product solutions comply with the regulatory requirements of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and future ASEAN countries.
- Support technical architecture decisions that impact user experience and business outcomes across different cultural contexts.

**Required Qualifications**:
**Education & Experience**:

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- 5-8 years of product management experience with 2+ years in senior product roles
- Experience managing remote or distributed product teams
- Proven track record of successful product launches and delivery

**Technical & Business Skills**:

- **Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and agile methodologies (MANDATORY)**:

- **Experience building and managing software products with complex user workflows (MANDATORY)**:

- **SaaS platform experience strongly preferred**(subscription models, user onboarding, retention, churn management)
- Experience with product management tools (Jira, Confluence, Figma, Analytics platforms)
- Business analysis and solution design capabilities for software solutions
- Data analysis skills and experience with product analytics (user behaviour, conversion funnels, cohort analysis)
- Understanding of UX/UI principles and user-centred design for software products
- **Knowledge of ASEAN market dynamics and customer behaviours is preferred**

**Leadership & Communication**:

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Experience mentoring and developing junior product team members
- Strong presentation and stakeholder management abilities
- Cross-cultural communication and remote team leadership experience
- Ability to influence without authority across organizational boundaries

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Master's degree (MBA preferred) or relevant advanced certification
- Product management certification (Certified Scrum Product Owner, Product Management Institute)
- Experience in EdTech, LMS, or AI-powered learning solutions preferred but not required
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