Senior Product Manager

Summary

Join Hike Gaming Nation as a Senior Product Manager and play a pivotal role in transforming a successful product into a daily habit for millions of Indian users. You will leverage your expertise to scale existing features while pioneering new ones tailored to the Indian market's unique complexities. Your responsibilities will encompass defining product strategy, conducting user research, driving experimentation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will also mentor junior PMs and contribute to the overall product culture. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on a rapidly growing company in the real-money gaming industry. You will be at the forefront of scaling what works while pioneering new features that define how India plays. Every decision you make will shape how millions across India engage with Hike Gaming Nation.

Requirements

• 6-8 years of product management experience, ideally in gaming, skill gaming, or consumer-tech
• Experience with mobile-first products; strong grasp of user funnels and engagement loops specifically for Indian users across tier 1-3 cities
• Strong understanding of game economies, player motivations, and monetization models with proven ability to balance player value with business outcomes
• Experience presenting to and influencing Executive-level stakeholders
• Track record of driving growth and retention in a live product (1→100 phase) with measurable impact on key metrics
• Track record of influencing product direction at organizational level
• Sharp instincts for product prioritization; a bias for action and ruthless focus with ability to make complex trade-offs
• Strong sense of user empathy with ability to deeply understand Indian player psychology, trust factors, and regional behaviors
• Ability to translate business goals into product outcomes while maintaining delightful user experiences
• Hands-on experience working with cross-functional teams (engineering, design, marketing, data) with proven ability to influence without authority at senior levels
• Experience driving product strategy across multiple workstreams or product areas
• Experience in A/B testing, experimentation frameworks, and analytics tools with data-driven approach to decision making
• Comfort working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with distributed teams while maintaining high quality bar
• Proven ability to mentor junior PMs and contribute to product org development

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision and strategy, working closely with leadership to define long-term goals for Hike Gaming Nation
• Improve and scale the core product experience — from gameplay to payments
• Define and track key metrics — retention, ARPU, session time, churn — and act on insights with hourly/daily/weekly reporting cadence
• Conduct deep user research and competitive analysis to identify new product opportunities
• Stay ahead of RMG trends, compliance needs, and platform best practices
• Develop product strategy for different user segments (casual vs pro players, tier 1 vs tier 2/3 cities)
• Create product roadmap aligned with Indian cultural moments (IPL, festivals) that impact engagement
• Lead strategic planning and drive alignment across multiple teams
• Define product principles and frameworks that guide decision-making across the team
• Identify AI opportunities that enhance player experience and business metrics
• Run experiments to test hypotheses across onboarding, retention, and monetization with focus on statistical significance
• Drive experimentation at scale – from onboarding flows to rewards systems
• Champion the voice of the player in every decision made through regular user interviews and feedback loops
• Pioneer India-first features (vernacular support, regional game preferences, local payment methods)
• Innovate on trust-building mechanisms for first-time RMG users
• Identify and drive breakthrough opportunities that can 10x impact
• Collaborate with Rev Ops, Growth and Marketing to drive user engagement and reactivation through data-driven campaigns
• Identify and fix key friction points across the user journey with focus on payment success rates and depsit/withdrawal experience
• Partner with Design and Engineering to ship high-quality, impactful features on aggressive timelines
• Launch new features, iterate quickly, and use data to optimize performance with post-launch monitoring
• Identify and resolve user pain points – make the experience frictionless especially for new-to-RMG users
• Write comprehensive PRDs with clear success metrics and edge cases
• Manage feature rollouts with phased approach (beta → staged → full launch)
• Coordinate with customer support to understand user issues and iterate quickly
• Own product operations metrics - crash rates, load times, payment success rates
• Drive process improvements that increase team velocity and quality
• Own relationships with key platform partners (Apple, Google) and payment providers
• Own & present product insights and strategy to senior leadership
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across functions and influence product direction
• Lead hiring and building world-class product team & Mentoring junior PMs to help them grow their careers
• Share learnings and best practices across the product organization

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building AI-powered features in consumer products
• Ability to collaborate with data science teams and translate ML capabilities into product features
• Understanding of AI/ML fundamentals and their application in gaming contexts

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Exciting global exposure
• A chance to be part of something truly transformative