Product Strategy Manager

📍 Job Overview

Job Title: Product Strategy Manager

Company: JoVE

Location: India

Job Type: FULL_TIME

Category: Product Strategy / Operations

Date Posted: 2026-07-27

Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level (4-7 years)

Remote Status: Fully Remote

🚀 Role Summary

• Define and execute the product strategy for JoVE Research, a critical platform for scientific research and education.

• Drive product growth by translating customer needs, market trends, and competitor analysis into actionable product priorities and strategic recommendations.

• Spearhead early-stage product discovery and validation, leveraging user research, concept testing, and pilot programs.

• Develop a forward-looking strategy for AI adoption within the research industry, assessing opportunities and risks for JoVE's platform.

📝 Enhancement Note: While the title is "Product Strategy Manager," the emphasis on understanding researcher workflows, competitive analysis, market trends, and identifying product/content opportunities to drive growth aligns closely with the strategic planning and operational execution required in Go-To-Market (GTM) and Revenue Operations roles. This position requires a strategic mindset with a strong operational understanding of how product decisions impact user acquisition, retention, and revenue.

📈 Primary Responsibilities

• Define and develop the product strategy for JoVE Research, ensuring alignment with overarching company growth objectives and market positioning.

• Translate complex inputs, including customer needs, emerging market trends, competitor activities, and product performance data, into clear, prioritized product initiatives.

• Formulate strategic recommendations for product enhancements, new product development, platform capabilities, and expansion of the research content portfolio.

• Conduct regular, in-depth qualitative research with researchers, authors, and research leaders to gain a deep understanding of their evolving needs, pain points, and scientific workflows.

• Develop a comprehensive strategy for the adoption and integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the research industry, identifying beneficial practices, potential risks, and recommending strategic JoVE adoption or avoidance.

• Lead early-stage product discovery and validation efforts through rigorous qualitative methods such as user interviews, surveys, concept testing, prototype evaluations, and pilot programs.

• Design, implement, and manage a social listening process to continuously monitor relevant industry conversations, emerging topics, online communities, and overall customer sentiment.

• Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and success metrics for strategic initiatives, ensuring measurable progress and demonstrable impact on business objectives.

📝 Enhancement Note: The responsibilities highlight a blend of strategic foresight and operational execution. The emphasis on "turning customer needs... into clear priorities" and "defining success measures and goals for strategic initiatives" requires strong analytical and project management skills, typical of operations professionals. The focus on understanding researcher workflows and AI adoption in research suggests a need for deep domain expertise, which can be leveraged through market analysis and competitive intelligence gathering.

🎓 Skills & Qualifications

Education:

• A Master's degree in Science, Engineering, Business, or a closely related field is preferred, providing a strong foundation for understanding the scientific research landscape. Experience:

• 4-7 years of progressive experience in roles such as Product Strategy, Product Management, New Product Development, New Initiatives Management, or Management Consulting. This tenure suggests a need for demonstrated strategic thinking and execution capabilities. Required Skills:

• Product Strategy Development: Proven ability to define and articulate long-term product vision and strategy.

• Market & Competitor Analysis: Expertise in analyzing market dynamics, identifying trends, and assessing competitive landscapes within the scientific research or education technology sectors.

• Customer Research & Insights: Demonstrated success in conducting qualitative user research (interviews, surveys) to understand user needs, pain points, and workflows, particularly within the scientific research community.

• Strategic Recommendation Formulation: Ability to synthesize complex information from various sources (market, customer, product data) into actionable strategic recommendations and product roadmaps.

• AI Strategy: Foundational understanding of AI technologies and their potential applications and implications within the scientific research industry.

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Experience working effectively with engineering, marketing, sales, and content teams to align product strategy with business goals.

• Quantitative & Qualitative Analysis: Proficiency in analyzing product performance data and customer feedback to inform strategic decisions.

Preferred Skills:

• Product Management Lifecycle: Deep understanding of the end-to-end product management lifecycle, from ideation to launch and iteration.

• Agile Methodologies: Familiarity with Agile development processes and experience collaborating with engineering teams in an Agile environment.

• Data Visualization & Reporting: Ability to create compelling reports and dashboards to communicate strategic insights and product performance to stakeholders.

• Social Listening Tools: Experience with social listening platforms and techniques for monitoring online conversations and customer sentiment.

• Scientific Research Domain Expertise: Prior experience working directly in life science research, supporting researchers, or conducting research would be highly advantageous.

📝 Enhancement Note: The requirements emphasize a strategic role with significant analytical and research components. The "strong understanding of researchers and research workflows" is critical and hints at a need for operational understanding of how scientific processes translate into product requirements and user adoption. The blend of strategic thinking, market analysis, and user empathy is crucial for success.

📊 Process & Systems Portfolio Requirements

Portfolio Essentials:

• Strategic Framework Examples: Showcase examples of strategic frameworks or models used to define product strategy, market entry, or competitive positioning.

• Product Strategy Documents: Include samples of product strategy documents, roadmaps, or proposals that clearly articulate a vision, key initiatives, and expected outcomes.

• Market & Competitive Analysis Reports: Present examples of in-depth market research and