About Inkle:

Inkle is a US tax & accounting software startup based in San Francisco and Bangalore. We exclusively serve US technology startups. We're on a mission to make accounting, tax and compliance easy, scalable, affordable and on-demand for US-registered companies - using software and human services. We are a team of passionate and creative individuals who believe in the power of technology to simplify complex processes. Inkle launched in 2022, and already serves well over 500 US companies, and we’re growing fast. We’re backed by leading global VC funds.

About the team and this role:

The product management team owns the growth of the product by becoming "CEO of a specific product". At Inkle, we require PMs to own growth because building products alone is not enough. You'll own at least one entire flagship product as well as managing other junior PMs.

Responsibilities:

• Product & Business Understanding: Quickly develop a strong understanding of the products being built at Inkle, business strategy & organization goals.
• Domain Expertise: Since products at Inkle are deeply technical & domain-specific (US Tax & Accounting), quickly build domain expertise, as it is a prerequisite to be able to contribute to product development.
• Product Roadmap & Development: Build the product roadmap based on internal/external inputs & market research. Prioritise & break down the features into workable chunks & then document workflows, design & engineering requirements.
• Development Pipeline Ownership: Ensure you have a pipeline ready for your design, backend & frontend engineering pods.
• Customer Interviews & Feedback: Conduct user interviews regularly, maintain the same to extract information to make product decisions. Build features based on customer inputs & maintain customer communication wherever necessary.
• Product Analytics: With every feature pushed, incorporate necessary analytics and build & maintain funnels for the same.
• UI/UX Ownership: Work closely with designers across all phases from brainstorming to ideation to deployment. You would not be designing screens, but you would need to present the UX concepts and ideate with the designers through iterations. You would be the sole owner of the UI/UX of your application.
• Product Pricing & Positioning: Do market research & competitor analysis - come up with a pricing strategy for your product
  
• Adoption: Drive adoption of the product/features with the internal & external stakeholders (Can be internal teams, partners, customers, etc).
• Growth: Define & execute the growth targets for your product, build internal & external outreach strategies, and lead cross-functional teams to achieve the growth metrics for your product.
• Marketing & Product Launches: Build marketing/launch strategies for your product. Drive your product marketing initiatives across the marketing team, PR, internal & external stakeholders, if any.

Who we’re looking for:

• 3-5 years of experience in product management.
• Extreme proactiveness. This is the number one trait we’re looking for. We will not micromanage you - you must be a complete self-starter, and make yourself super busy and just take care of things without being asked.
• Agile Mindset. You should be able to quickly adapt to changing requirements, be comfortable in building & failing quickly.
• UI/UX Finesse with very high attention to detail. As a product manager, you will own the experience & roadmap of an entire product - you should be extremely vigilant of the UX, copy, feature requests, priorities & edge cases across the product without anyone having to remind you of the same.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Working with lots of software - speed is of the essence, and you must be comfortable using AI tools to get even faster.

Benefits that we’ll provide:

• Highly competitive salary: Inkle offers a competitive compensation package benchmarked to local norms in Bangalore and San Francisco.
• Stock option scheme - all Inkle employees receive generous stock options with very favourable terms.
• Health insurance - all Inkle employees are covered under the Group Medical Insurance policy.
• Relocation allowance - Inkle provides a one-time expense allowance to cater to moving costs when you join the office in Bangalore.
• Inkle has a very generous leave policy. This includes 1 day of Period Leave per month for all female employees.
• Inkle employees are granted 10 work-from-home days (per year, pro-rated). This is on top of their leave.
• A comfortable, fun, and safe office environment in the heart of Bangalore with great transport links and eateries nearby.
• All employees receive MacBooks and external monitors as required.

Diversity Statement:
Inkle is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture that promotes our belief in humanity excelling when we celebrate our differences. We are an equal opportunity provider and invite applicants from all backgrounds.