# Founding Product Manager

**Company:** [Weekday AI](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/pxG9rDgnvZm2c86JUchT1j.md)
**Location:** Bengaluru, India
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Weekday's Client via platform

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## Description

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗥𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 - 𝗥𝘀 𝟰𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 (𝗶𝗲 𝗜𝗡𝗥 𝟮𝟬-𝟰𝟬 𝗟𝗣𝗔)

Experience: 3+ yrs

Location: Bangalore

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for a hands-on **Founding Product Manager** to work closely with customers, founders, and engineering teams to shape and execute products that transform complex mechanical and manufacturing workflows.

This role is ideal for a product leader who can operate at the intersection of **product strategy, customer discovery, CAD, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and software development**. You will translate real-world customer problems into clear product requirements, prototypes, milestones, and measurable outcomes while helping engineering teams build products that solve genuinely difficult problems.

## Requirements

### Key Responsibilities

-   Own end-to-end **product execution**, from customer discovery and problem definition to product delivery and iteration.
-   Translate customer needs and business priorities into clear **product requirements, PRDs, prototypes, milestones, timelines, and evaluation criteria**.
-   Engage directly with customers to understand workflows, pain points, requirements, and opportunities for product improvement.
-   Develop a strong understanding of **CAD workflows, engineering drawings, mechanical design, manufacturing processes, and industrial workflows**.
-   Work closely with engineering teams to communicate product behavior, edge cases, technical trade-offs, and expected outcomes.
-   Prototype product ideas quickly and use customer insights to validate concepts before development.
-   Break complex product problems into practical milestones and communicate priorities clearly to engineering teams.
-   Reproduce, investigate, and clearly document product issues to support effective debugging and resolution.
-   Partner with engineering, design, operations, and customer-facing teams to ensure high-quality product releases.
-   Define product **evaluations, acceptance criteria, and quality benchmarks**, including evaluations for AI-powered features or agents where applicable.
-   Participate in sprint planning, reviews, release discussions, QA processes, and product prioritization.
-   Improve processes around product planning, customer feedback, documentation, QA, and release management.
-   Identify opportunities to simplify workflows, reduce ambiguity, and help engineering teams move faster without unnecessary processes.
-   Continuously research technical challenges and emerging technologies to understand what is possible and how it can be applied to customer workflows.
-   Take ownership of ambiguous and technically complex problems and drive them toward practical product outcomes.

### What Makes You a Great Fit

-   **3+ years of experience** in product management, product development, or other product-centric roles.
-   Proven experience working closely with **software engineering teams** and successfully shipping software products.
-   Exposure to or hands-on experience with **CAD, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, 3D workflows, or industrial technology**.
-   Strong understanding of user workflows and the ability to translate complex customer problems into clear product requirements.
-   Excellent ability to **prototype ideas quickly**, evaluate product quality, and define what a great user experience should look like.
-   Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to break complex problems into actionable milestones.
-   Comfortable working with highly technical engineering teams and understanding enough technical detail to make informed product decisions.
-   Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate between **technical, business, and customer perspectives**.
-   Comfortable operating with limited information, ambiguity, and rapidly changing priorities.
-   Strong ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive initiatives from **0 to 1**.
-   Experience working in a **startup, entrepreneurial environment, or early-stage product organization** is highly desirable.
-   Strong customer empathy and experience building products that users genuinely value.
-   Experience defining **evaluation frameworks for AI products or AI agents** is a strong advantage.
-   Background in **3D, CAD, manufacturing, mechanical engineering, or industrial automation** is preferred.
-   Demonstrated entrepreneurial mindset, with experience building something independently or an ambition to take ownership of products and businesses at a leadership level.
-   Comfortable using modern AI-assisted development and productivity tools to research, prototype, analyse, and accelerate product execution.
-   Willingness to work **on-site in Bengaluru** with a fast-moving, highly collaborative team.