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Senior Manager Product Planning
Ola Electric
Bengaluru, QAT
Full Time
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Product PlanningMarket ForesightFinancial AcumenStrategic ThinkingCross functional CollaborationEV Ecosystem
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About the Role
Ola Electric is building India's clean energy and mobility backbone and seeks a Lead – Product Planning to define the future product roadmap across EVs, humanoids, drones, and energy systems.
Key Skills for This Role
Product PlanningMarket ForesightFinancial AcumenStrategic ThinkingCross functional CollaborationEV Ecosystem
Responsibilities
- Anticipate evolving consumer, societal, and policy trends to inform Ola’s long term product and portfolio strategy
- Forecast and evaluate emerging technology landscapes and assess their impact on mobility and energy ecosystems
- Build frameworks and analytical models to identify, prioritize, and validate new product opportunities
- Triangulate market desirability, technology feasibility, and financial viability to identify strategic product bets
- Drive end to end product planning from concept ideation to business case development and lifecycle management
- Collaborate with R&D, design, and manufacturing teams to ensure alignment between market insights and engineering execution
- Translate market foresight into actionable product concepts, specifications, and long term roadmaps
- Lead and mentor a small, high performing team of product planners and analysts
- Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders and external foresight councils
- Foster a culture of excellence, curiosity, and velocity emphasizing innovation and impact
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering
- 10–12 years of experience in product planning, strategy, or portfolio management within automotive, technology, or energy sectors
- Proven track record of defining and delivering high impact product strategies in fast paced environments
- Experience leading cross functional teams with maturity, foresight, and analytical depth
- Strong understanding of emerging mobility, energy, and intelligent system technologies
- Ability to link macro trends, consumer behavior, and technology readiness into actionable product directions
- Strategic thinker with sharp analytical and creative problem solving skills
- Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management capabilities
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Job Summary
- Ola Electric is building India’s clean energy and mobility backbone through innovation in electric vehicles, energy systems, and advanced cell technologies.
- The Lead – Product Planning will play a pivotal role in defining and shaping Ola’s future product roadmap across 2W/3W mobility, humanoids, drones, and energy systems.
- We are seeking a young strategic leader (10–12 years of experience) with strong foresight, curiosity, and judgment.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Foresight & Market Intelligence: Anticipate trends, forecast technology landscapes, build frameworks.
- Product Strategy & Portfolio Planning: Triangulate desirability, feasibility, viability; drive end to end planning.
- Leadership & Cross functional Collaboration: Lead a team, collaborate with stakeholders, foster culture of excellence.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering; MBA preferred.
- 10–12 years of experience in product planning, strategy, or portfolio management in automotive, technology, or energy sectors.
- Proven track record of defining and delivering high impact product strategies.
- Experience leading cross functional teams.
- Strong understanding of emerging mobility, energy, and intelligent system technologies.
- Strategic thinker with analytical and creative problem solving skills.
- Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management.
Preferred Attributes
- Demonstrated pattern recognition across industries and technologies.
- Experience collaborating with diverse external experts and innovation ecosystems.
- Ability to balance structured analysis with intuitive foresight and storytelling.
- Thrives in high velocity, promoter led organizations with dynamic priorities.
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