Technical Product Manager

About the Company:
Sif Homes came out from Alchemist in May 2021. Broadly, we are disrupting the networking industry with novel mass-market consumer devices and software offerings on top of that. This could pay off well given our pricing, tech, team, timing, and UX.**

Our team includes IIT, Stanford engineers, ex-SharkTank funded growth ninjas, and very solid UX guys who have worked on Google's UX Projects. Our advisory board includes the CXOs of CISCO and other Fortune 500 companies.

Here’s why we're dedicating the next decades of our lives to Sif Homes:
1. We are solving the notorious WiFi dead zones problems in Work/Learn from Home in a very clean, scalable, and generalizable manner.
2. Our team packs 30+ years of experience with consumer hardware and 20+ years of experience selling $10M+ worth of products on Amazon.
3. We'll potentially disrupt the mesh router business globally by offering a better, faster, and more affordable alternative that doesn't depend on distance from router/APs.
4. We aim to become a go-to platform for better WiFi for 500 million Indians through our ₹199/month/user(or $2.5/user/month) sachet model.
5. We're deeply focused on building software moats for long-term defensibility & have identified a few key areas where we could be effective.

Having Sif Homes' presence in the walls to expand Wifi footprint allows some extra interesting integrations. One of the features with instant value is the ability to monitor and control high power devices such as a geyser. The most popular geyser on Flipkart uses 3kW of power. A geyser running for 20 minutes will cost 6INR, with costs rising every year. If Sif can save 11 hours of geyser use per month, either by predictive means or by allowing remote access in case the geyser is accidentally left on during the day, the customer has already paid back their subscription. Air conditioners also use similar amounts of energy, so this area of investment into the Sif Homes space is both helpful to the function of the home and the economics of a home.

About the Role:
Sif is looking for a Technical Product Manager who is passionate about defining the core user experiences for millions of customers around the world. In this role, you’ll work with the company leaders to build a product strategy and roadmap to grow the business, globally.

The pace of our growth is incredible – if you want to tackle hard and interesting problems at scale, and create an impact within an entrepreneurial environment, join us!

Job Responsibilities:
1. Uncover and understand customer needs and translate them into requirements.
2. Ability to work well with internal teams, including developers, engineers, sales, quality assurance, and operations. Ensure requirements are fully understood and that implementation plans match expectations.
3. Understand, research, and follow technical trends in the industry and in general. Able to assess emerging products and companies to measure their potential value or threat to the company and its products, as well as make recommendations on which new technologies to invest in or leverage.
4. Follow competitors and conduct capability analysis regularly.
5. Provide internal and customer training on how to use the product.
6. Answer incoming questions about the product and its capabilities.
7. Assess and address technical risks.
8. Understand and analyze data pipelines, algorithms, and automated systems.
9. Serve as a product evangelist and subject matter expert to the technical/developer community.
10. Coordinate beta tests.
11. Use database queries to analyze performance indicators, evaluate experiments, etc.
12. Define success criteria for testing and product acceptance.
13. Facilitate the creation and maintenance of proper product documentation.

Job Requirements:
1. You have 3-5 years of experience as a Backend Engineer or 1-3 years of experience as Technical Product Manager.
2. You are proficient in using JIRA, Confluence, Software Engineering Tools, and other Product Management tools.
3. You have great problem solving skills and analytical skills.
4. You can work both in a team and independently.
5. You are able to evaluate opportunities and progress towards goals without getting bogged down by complexity or ambiguity.
6. You can evaluate key business goals and turn them into an effective roadmap.
7. You write and communicate your thoughts / ideas effectively.
8. You are located anywhere in India or anywhere in the APAC region.
9. You thrive in a startup environment.

What it’s like to work with us:
1. Competitive total compensation package including performance based bonus.
2. We value a calm company with concerted, deliberate effort.
3. We give our employees the freedom, tools, trust, and support to do the best work of their careers here at Sif.
4. We have flexible work hours and we can work from anywhere; we prioritize quality and accuracy over quantity and fast turnaround times.

If you are interested in this role, please send your cover letter and CV to [email protected] and [email protected]. Please include your interview availabilities.