Hire a Product Manager with 1–3 years of Experience

A product area — discovery, roadmap, delivery with an engineering squad and its outcome metrics. Typical work at this band includes run discovery with users; own the quarterly roadmap; ship with an engineering squad. Works from a weekly priority list rather than daily instructions. Needs guidance on trade-offs and on anything cross-team, not on the craft itself.

As an indicative market range, ₹12–24 LPA CTC — roughly ₹1,00,000 to ₹2,00,000 a month before deductions. Pay varies with city, company size, industry and the candidate’s current CTC; metros and funded product companies usually pay towards the top of the range. This is a guide, not MyInternships.in platform data.

Focus on owning an area against a metric and improving how it works. A practical that works well: a case: prioritise a roadmap from a list of requests with data, then defend it. This is the band where titles are least reliable. Ask for specifics — what they personally owned, shipped or closed — and test that ownership in a practical exercise rather than trusting the résumé wording.

Commonly 30–60 days; in IT services 60–90 days is normal. Counter-offers from the current employer are frequent at this band, so keep the candidate warm through the notice period. Productive on real work in two to four weeks once they have access and context.

Most come from BBA/MBA and engineering graduates, and candidates moving from operations, consulting or engineering roles. Name the metric the hire will own from day one. On MyInternships.in you can post the role free and reach 63,000+ registered candidates and 45,000+ resumes on file; the platform is strongest at the entry and early-career end.

Hire at 1–3 years when the work is well defined and someone senior can set direction; hire at 3–5 years when the person must own decisions, design the approach and guide others. At 3–5 years the indicative range rises to ₹20–38 LPA, so be clear about which of those you actually need.