Senior Product Associate

Job description

Job Information • Date Opened 18/08/2026 • Job Type Full time • Industry Education • Work Experience 1-3 years • City Delhi • Province Delhi • Country India • Postal Code 110044 Job Description The Short Version Who we’re looking for: A Senior Product Associate who thinks in terms of problems, systems, and leverage - and operates in an AI-native way to build and deliver outcomes. You’re someone who is equally comfortable structuring ambiguous problems and getting your hands dirty building and testing solutions, with a strong bias toward action and real-world validation. What the role is about: At Kraftshala, product sits at the intersection of student experience, revenue (admissions, sales, marketing), and internal operations. You will identify high-impact problems across these areas and take them from idea to outcome. A defining part of this role is the ability to translate ideas into working solutions quickly — using AI-assisted prototyping, APIs, and lightweight systems to test, iterate, and refine before scaling with engineering. What makes this role meaningful: You will operate across multiple parts of the business with clear ownership and a direct connection between what you build and the outcomes it drives. The environment values speed, clarity of thought, and a problem-first approach — with strong emphasis on AI-enabled execution. Why you should apply: • You’ll get the opportunity to work across multiple high-stakes problem areas • You will operate with high autonomy and faster execution cycles, moving beyond documentation-heavy product work into actually building, testing, and validating solutions yourself. • This role enables you to develop an AI-native way of working - where you can prototype quickly, automate workflows, and run rapid experiments instead of waiting on long development cycles. If you’re looking for a role where you can own meaningful problems, build quickly, and see the impact of your work end-to-end, this is the role for you. About us: Kraftshala is India’s largest skilling institution in terms of marketing placements, with a 94% placement rate, and we are gunning to become the world’s largest career launchpad, across domains. We’re backed by a number of eminent investors including ex-unicorn startup founders and CXOs of global giants like RedBus, NoBroker, Nestlé, and Performics. The Detailed Version As a Senior Product Associate at Kraftshala, you will own high-impact problems across students, internal teams (admissions, sales, placements, operations, marketing), and external users. You will operate across the full lifecycle — from problem identification and structuring to solution design, execution, and measurable outcomes. A core expectation in this role is the ability to increase your execution leverage - using AI-assisted prototyping, LLM integrations, and modular systems to move from idea to usable output quickly, validate in real contexts, and refine before scaling. What you’ll own: • Problem Discovery & Structuring: Identify and prioritize high-impact problems across student journeys, revenue funnels, and internal workflows. Metrics to measure: Number of validated problems, clarity of problem definition, stakeholder alignment • Solution Design with Business Context: Design solutions grounded in user needs, operational constraints, and business impact. Metrics to measure: Expected vs actual impact, solution adoption, problem-solution fit • AI-Assisted Prototyping & Rapid Build: Use AI-assisted prototyping, prompt engineering, and tools (e.g., Cursor, Replit, Claude, Copilot) to build MVPs, workflows, or automations quickly. Metrics to measure: Time from idea to prototype, number of experiments run, validation rate before engineering involvement • Execution & Delivery with Engineering: Work with engineering to productionize and scale validated solutions. Metrics to measure: Sprint predictability, on-time delivery %, rework, cycle time • Workflow Automation & Systems Improvement: Build and improve internal tools, AI-in-the-loop workflows, and integrations to reduce manual effort and increase efficiency. Metrics to measure: Reduction in manual effort, turnaround time improvement, process efficiency gains • Iteration, Experimentation & Impact Ownership: Run tight build-measure-learn loops and continuously refine solutions. Metrics to measure: Feature adoption, conversion improvement, operational efficiency, experiment velocity How you’ll operate: • You move fluidly between problem thinking and hands-on building • You use AI as a force multiplier across workflows and execution • You design AI-in-the-loop systems where AI drafts, routes, summarizes, or assists decisions • You prioritize speed to insight over perfect upfront planning • You think in systems, not just features Monthly Outcomes Month 1: • Build strong understanding of users, systems, and business priorities • Identify and validate at least 2 meaningful problem areas • Ship at least one improvement (feature, workflow, or automation) Month 2: • Own planning and alignment with engineering • Translate validated problems into clear solutions • Prototype and test before scaling • Roll out at least one meaningful system improvement Month 3+: • Deliver 2–3 high-impact initiatives per quarter • Contribute to and progressively take ownership of a problem-led roadmap • Improve execution speed through better systems and iteration loops • Become a trusted problem solver for cross-functional teams Must Haves: • 18-24 months of product management experience for any digital product or online platform (We’re not fussed about the exact years of experience, as that’s just a proxy for your skill level.) • Hands-on experience or strong inclination toward: • AI-assisted prototyping • LLM integrations / prompt engineering • RAG, AI evals, or agent workflows (preferred) • Strong exposure to sales, marketing, or operatio