About the role:

Khodro 45 is building the infrastructure for how cars are bought and sold in Iran end to end. We're looking for a Senior Product Manager to own one of our core product squads. Internally we call this role a Tribe Lead: you own a domain, you set the direction, and you're accountable for outcomes—not just output.

We're looking for someone who thinks in systems, moves fast, and can hold their own in a room full of engineers, business operators, and executives. You lead with context, not just coordination.

Our squads are engineering-heavy. You'll be in the room when architecture decisions are made, and your ability to engage technically—not just translate between business and tech—will determine how effective you are.

Responsibilities:

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Own the product roadmap for your squad—from discovery through delivery
• Translate business goals into clear quarterly OKRs; propose them, commit to them, own the results
• Identify market opportunities, user pain points, and competitive gaps your squad should solve
• Make and defend product bets using data, user research, and business context

Execution & Delivery

• Write PRDs that are clear enough that engineers don't need follow-up meetings to start building
• Scope, sequence, and ship features on time; when things slip, you know why and have a plan
• Track your squad's KRs weekly; surface risks early, not after the quarter ends
• Ensure all designs and PRDs go through the required product review process before development

Stakeholder Management

• Lead quarterly goal-setting sessions with business stakeholders: Sales, Operations, Commercial, Finance
• Present squad progress and learnings to leadership in a format that drives decisions, not just updates
• Synthesize conflicting input from multiple business units into a coherent product direction

People & Cross-Squad

• Lead and develop the designers and analysts embedded in your squad
• Collaborate with other Tribe Leads to stay aligned on shared platform needs and avoid duplication
• Contribute to the broader product culture: retrospectives, hiring, best practices

What we are looking for:

Must-Have

• 5+ years in product management: you've owned a product area end-to-end, not just features
• Technical fluency: you don't need to write code, but you understand how systems are built, can read a technical spec, and earn engineers' respect by speaking their language
• Deep experience with OKR-based goal setting and quarterly planning cycles
• Strong PRD discipline: your docs are thorough, opinionated, and actually get read
• Experience leading cross-functional squads (engineering, design, data)
• Data fluency: comfortable pulling your own analysis or working closely with a data team
• Strong stakeholder management: you influence without authority and push back when needed
• Fluent in English and Persian

Nice-to-Have

• Background in marketplace, e-commerce, fintech, or automotive tech
• Prior experience as an engineer, engineering manager, or technical PM
• Experience with AI/ML product development
• Worked in a high-growth startup

How we work:

• Every squad proposes its own quarterly OKRs: you own that process for your tribe
• OKRs are finalized in sessions with business stakeholders, not handed down from above
• All designs and PRDs go through a centralized product review for consistency across the product surface
• Performance is evaluated primarily on team outcomes, with a smaller individual component
• Chapters handle learning and technical alignment across squads separate from delivery accountability

First 90 Days