Product Manager

PRODUCT MANAGER Role & responsibilities : Key Responsibilities 1. Product Lifecycle Management Deliver end-to-end product lifecycle management from concept, discovery, requirements, development, release, adoption, feedback and enhancement. Work with Product Leadership to define product vision, feature priorities, roadmap milestones and release plans. Maintain product-level documentation including product roadmap, product backlog, feature briefs and roadmap trackers. Convert market gaps, business inputs and field feedback into structured product requirements. Ensure configurability, scalability and extensibility of products across the industry domains. 2. Product Roadmap & Release Planning Own and maintain feature-level roadmap trackers for different products and associated RFID/AIDC solutions. Create quarterly roadmap with rolling 4-quarter visibility. Track feature status, product backlogs and ensure roadmap execution. Prepare monthly product roadmap updates for internal stakeholders. 3. Market Research & Competitor Analysis Conduct structured market research across RFID, AIDC, retail technology, supply chain technology, enterprise automation, IoT and platform ecosystems. Build competitor comparison models covering product capabilities, platform maturity, pricing, positioning, customer segments and technology direction. Create competitor capability maps / moon representations to compare i-TEKs current state, competitors and target future state. Identify market trends, emerging technologies and opportunities such as EPCIS, Digital Product Passport, object traceability and tracking. Provide insights for product positioning, differentiation and roadmap prioritization. 4. Customer, Use-Case & Industry Understanding Understand operational workflows across industries like retail, warehouse, logistics, manufacturing, defence, banking and other RFID/AIDC-led domains. Study market-wise spaces and translate them into product capabilities. Define reusable product features from project-specific implementations. Ensure product standardization while maintaining configurability across industries and customers. 5. Product Commercialization Support Support creation of product positioning notes, feature value propositions, ROI templates and product comparison documents. Work with Sales and Marketing teams to create product decks, brochures, case studies and demo narratives. Support pricing inputs by helping define product modules, feature bundles, add-ons and value drivers. Track customer feedback and adoption metrics to improve product-market fit. Desired Candidate Profile 4-6 years of experience in Product Management, Product Analysis, Solution Consulting, Technology Product Development, or Product Lifecycle Management. Experience in enterprise software, SaaS platforms, RFID/AIDC, IoT, retail technology, supply chain technology, warehouse automation, industrial automation, or related technology domains preferred. Strong understanding of product lifecycle management, roadmap planning, requirements gathering, product documentation and release tracking. Experience in competitor analysis, market research, product benchmarking and industry trend analysis. Ability to work with both technical and business stakeholders and translate business requirements into structured product requirements. Good understanding of APIs, dashboards, workflows, enterprise integrations, software release cycles and configurable platform capabilities. Exposure to hardware-integrated software products, RFID readers, IoT devices, embedded systems, or edge solutions will be an added advantage. Strong analytical, documentation, communication, presentation skills. Educational Qualification MBA / masters degree or specialization Product Management, Digital Business, Technology Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, Product Design, or a related discipline. Professional certifications or structured learning in Product Management, Agile / Scrum, Business Analysis, Design Thinking, Data Analytics, or Product Strategy will be beneficial. Relevant product experience, domain understanding and ability to work across business, technology and customer teams will be considered more important than a single specific degree stream. Key Skills Required Product Lifecycle Management Product Roadmap Planning Market Research Competitor Analysis Product Documentation SaaS / Platform Thinking Product Benchmarking Analytical and Presentation Skills Enterprise Software Understanding RFID / AIDC / IoT exposure is an added advantage Success Metrics Quality and completeness of product documentation. Timely maintenance of roadmap and backlog. Quality of competitor and market intelligence. Accuracy and clarity of product requirements. Timely product roadmap execution. Improvement in product standardization and configurability, scalability and extensibility. Contribution to product positioning, collateral and customer-facing narratives.