Senior Android SW Product Manager

Overview

Direct product strategy for complex Android software products from conception and definition through end of life. Lead product planning, roadmap development, lifecycle execution, customer engagement, and cross-functional collaboration across an established product area.

What you'll do

• Conduct complex analyses to assess product marketability based on market, customer, technology, and ecosystem demands.
• Create business cases for new products or product features, including time to market, cost, and market share.
• Market new and complex products and technologies through technical marketing opportunities, conferences, congresses, and direct customer contact.
• Drive product launch efforts.
• Prepare and deliver highly complex technical presentations for customers on new and existing products.
• Contribute to differentiated product roadmaps, promote them within the team, and ensure team understanding.
• Direct development of complex products and services with minimal supervision across functional teams.
• Complete product development and definition activities for an owned product, including cost and impact determination.
• Interact with sales teams to generate forecasts.
• Maintain expertise on competitors, technological advances, and the product ecosystem.
• Lead product development and design innovation to articulate product differentiation and identify trends.
• Communicate product plans across product and cross-functional teams.
• Ensure agreed KPIs and specifications are met upon product delivery by engineering teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and program sponsors to develop product goals, discuss feasibility, and facilitate cross-functional decision-making.
• Work independently with little supervision and solve problems using deductive and inductive approaches, data analysis, and interpretation.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, business, or a related technical field.
• 14+ years of experience.
• 4+ years of Product Management or related work experience.
• Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may substitute for up to two years of work experience: Master's degree for one year and Doctorate for two years.
• Experience in software product management, platform strategy, product planning, or a related technical discipline.
• Some experience with Android, AOSP, mobile software platforms, system software, or related ecosystem technologies.
• Experience defining and executing complex software products and technology roadmaps.
• Experience coordinating across multiple technology domains, product management teams, and engineering organizations.
• Understanding of mobile platform architecture, Android ecosystem requirements, software development lifecycle, and customer integration considerations.
• Experience working with Google, OEMs, carriers, developers, or other technology ecosystem partners.
• Ability to translate customer and market needs into product strategy, requirements, and execution priorities.
• Strong analytical, strategic planning, problem-solving, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Ability to influence decisions and drive results across organizational boundaries without direct authority.
• Experience balancing technical feasibility, customer value, business priorities, schedule, quality, and risk.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, Telangāna, India.
• The role does not include financial accountability or budgeting responsibility.