Associate Product Manager (APM)

As an Associate Product Manager at Peoplebox , you will be responsible for owning and scaling critical product modules that impact how modern organizations manage performance and talent. We are looking for individuals who are highly analytical, technically-sound, and driven by a strong sense of ownership. You will work closely with the founding team and engineering to solve complex problems, move from 1 to 10 on new initiatives, and optimize existing workflows to deliver a premium user experience.

Key Responsibilities Product Discovery : Deeply understand customer pain points through interviews, data analysis, and competitive research. End-to-End Execution : Using AI tools create prototypes and mockups, iterate on the same after feedback, and work with engineers to ship high-quality features. Data-Driven Decision Making : Define success metrics for your modules and use data to iterate and improve product performance. Cross-Functional Collaboration : Act as the bridge between engineering, design, customer success, and sales to ensure product alignment. Product Roadmap : Contribute to the long-term vision of the product by identifying high-leverage opportunities for growth. What We’re Looking For Essential Qualifications: Technical Foundation : A B.Tech/B.E. in Computer Science from a premier institute (IITs, NITs, BITS, or equivalent). Analytical Rigor : Ability to break down complex problems into first principles. You should be comfortable with data modeling. Product Thinking : A deep empathy for the user. You don't just build features; you solve problems. Communication : Ability to articulate technical constraints to designers and business needs to engineers. Ideal Profile (One of the following): The Premier Fresher : You are a top-tier CSE graduate with a passion for product. You have built side projects The Dev-turned-PM : You have 1-2 years of experience as a Software Engineer and are now looking to move to a product role Bonus Points (Good to Have): Ex-Founder / Founding Team Member : You have tried to build something from scratch. You understand the "zero to one" grind and have high ownership. Evaluation Criteria & Interview Process

1. The Product Sense Round (Case Study) Objective : Test your ability to design a product from scratch. Case : "Design a class/lecture hall management system for a university campus." What we look for : User personas, edge cases, prioritization, system thinking, creativity. 2a. The Technical & AI Deep Dive Objective : Test your CSE background and ability to use AI to build products. Example : "Need to see what they have built using AI" What we look for : Understanding of API limits, prompt engineering logic, data security, and system architecture. 2b. The Ownership Round Objective : Test for "Ownership" What we look for : Stories of grit, ability to handle ambiguity, and alignment