Product Associate

Product Management Product Associate Bengaluru, Karnataka   |   Full Time Apply Now About us We are building this and this and this In short, we are building the platform to drive global careers for millennials from emerging economies We work at the exciting intersection of the 2 hottest trends around - edtech & fintech! And we love that we succeed as a business while powering the dreams of talented students! Founder Profile Arnav Kumar is a graduate of IIT Kharagpur. Leap is his second company and he has raised more than $30M in capital for his startups. In his last role, he was a VC investor with SAIF Partners (Now Elevation Capital), which is an early investor in paytm, meesho, urban company, unacademy and many other unicorns. He thinks and tweets about Product, Business Models and Company Building, here Vaibhav Singh is a graduate of IIT Kharagpur. He spent his first 6 years at DeutscheBank, across Singapore & Sydney to manage a $3Bn flow book. He has built 2 fintech startups before, as a founding member of CapitalFloat and Incred, both pioneering businesses valued >$500Mn The Leap team has a fine balance of industry experience (edtech, fintech, study abroad) and technical skills (engineering, product, design) About the Role We are not looking for someone who wants to “get into product”.We are looking for someone who already behaves like a product person.Someone who builds things. Ships things. Breaks things. Obsesses over user behaviour. Has probably done 3 internships instead of 1 because they were too curious to sit still.If you have spent your college years working with startups, building side projects, running experiments, writing product docs, doing growth hacks, or vibe coding random ideas at 2 AM — this will feel familiar.At Leap, you will work closely with product, engineering to solve real user problems at scale. This is not a “shadow the PM and take notes” role. You will own things.The charter for this role will includeWorking closely with Product Managers and founders to identify key user problems and business opportunitiesSpeaking to users regularly and developing a deep understanding of user behaviour, motivations, and pain pointsWriting clear product requirement documents (PRDs), user stories, workflows, and acceptance criteria for new features and product improvementsCollaborating with engineering, design, growth, and business teams to ensure smooth execution and timely shipping of products/featuresRunning experiments across different parts of the user journey and identifying opportunities to improve activation, engagement, retention, and conversionLooking at product metrics, funnels, and behavioural data to make informed product decisions instead of relying only on intuitionConducting market research and competitor analysis to identify trends, product gaps, and new opportunities for innovationSupporting end-to-end product launches including testing, feedback collection, go-to-market coordination, and post-launch analysisTaking ownership of smaller product pods/modules independently over time and driving execution with minimal handholdingOperating in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities can change quickly and problems are often ambiguousIdeal Persona6 months to 1 year of experience in product, strategy, growth, consulting, analytics, startup roles, or similar fast-moving environmentsSomeone who has done multiple internships, startup stints, side projects, freelancing work, campus initiatives, or has consistently shown high ownership outside academicsStrong curiosity towards consumer internet products, user psychology, technology, and businessComfortable working in ambiguity and able to move fast without waiting for perfectly defined instructionsStrong communication and structured thinking skills with the ability to simplify complex ideasHigh agency individual...