Product Associate
Full-timeRemoteproject_management
- Location
- Remote / Work from home
- Experience
- Entry-level; fresh graduates and candidates with relevant internship experience may apply
Job description
- We are looking for a Product Associate to support the research, planning, testing, and delivery of websites and software products.
- You will help us understand user needs, research competing products, document requirements, create basic wireframes, test features, and coordinate development tasks. You will work under the guidance of the Founder / Product Lead, who will set priorities and approve product decisions.
- This role suits someone with a software testing background who wants to develop broader skills in product development.
- Reporting to: Founder / Product Lead
- Training and Initial Focus: The initial focus will be software testing and competitor research for one assigned product. Responsibilities will expand gradually to include requirements documentation, basic wireframes, user research, and project coordination.
- Guidance, practical assignments, and regular reviews will support this learning. Depending on the agreed onboarding arrangement, the initial designation may be Associate Product Trainee.
- How to Apply: Share your resume and a brief introduction describing your testing experience, relevant projects, and interest in product development. You may also include sample test cases, bug reports, research notes, or wireframes.
Responsibilities
- Market and Competitor Research: Research competing products, their features, pricing, and user experience.
- Market and Competitor Research: Identify customer problems and opportunities for improvement.
- Market and Competitor Research: Prepare concise comparison reports with sources and recommendations.
- User Research and Feedback: Support user interviews, surveys, and feedback collection.
- User Research and Feedback: Understand how users complete tasks and where they face difficulties.
- User Research and Feedback: Organise findings into clear problems and suggested improvements.
- Requirements and Documentation: Convert product discussions into clear feature requirements.
- Requirements and Documentation: Document user flows, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Requirements and Documentation: Record expected behaviour, validation rules, and important scenarios.
- Requirements and Documentation: Keep product documentation updated as requirements change.
- Basic Wireframing: Create simple screen layouts and user flows using Figma or similar tools.
- Basic Wireframing: Show how users will navigate and complete key actions.
- Basic Wireframing: Revise wireframes based on feedback before development begins.
- Quality Assurance: Prepare test scenarios and perform manual testing of websites and applications.
- Quality Assurance: Test forms, workflows, permissions, and behaviour across devices and browsers.
- Quality Assurance: Perform basic API testing where required.
- Quality Assurance: Report bugs with clear steps, expected results, actual results, and supporting screenshots.
- Quality Assurance: Verify fixes and check that existing features continue to work.
- Quality Assurance: Identify usability issues alongside functional defects.
- Project Coordination: Maintain task lists, priorities, progress updates, and issue records.
- Project Coordination: Follow up with developers and designers on assigned tasks.
- Project Coordination: Flag unclear requirements, dependencies, and blockers promptly.
- Project Coordination: Prepare meeting notes and track agreed actions.
- AI-Assisted Work: Use approved AI tools to assist with research, documentation, and test preparation.
- AI-Assisted Work: Review and verify AI outputs before using them.
- AI-Assisted Work: Follow company guidance when handling confidential information and user data.
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical skills.
- Basic understanding of websites, software applications, and the development process.
- Familiarity with manual testing, test cases, and bug reporting.
- Clear written and verbal communication.
- Ability to organise information and document it accurately.
- Attention to detail and a willingness to ask questions.
- Ability to work independently, follow through on tasks, and communicate reliably in a remote setting.
- Willingness to learn research, requirements documentation, wireframing, and coordination.
- Good to have: QA or software testing internship experience.
- Good to have: Familiarity with Postman, Figma, spreadsheets, or task management tools.
- Good to have: Basic knowledge of APIs, databases, SQL, or test automation.
- Good to have: Experience using AI tools and checking their outputs.
- You do not need prior experience in every responsibility listed. We are looking for a strong foundation, curiosity, and willingness to learn.
- How success will be measured: Research is accurate, relevant, and supported by sources.
- How success will be measured: Requirements are clear enough for the team to implement.
- How success will be measured: Testing covers important user journeys and edge cases.
- How success will be measured: Bug reports are reproducible and fixes are verified.
- How success will be measured: Task records remain current, and blockers are raised early.
- How success will be measured: Assigned work is completed reliably with improving independence.
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