Product Owner (Travel Tech)

About the Client

Our client is a corporate-backed startup, formed through a joint venture with a publicly listed company in Thailand. This is a rare opportunity to join a pioneer team with the backing, resources, and network of an established corporationwhile operating with the agility and ownership of a startup. The company is focused on building a B2C digital product in the travel industry, with the ambition to disrupt how travel experiences are discovered and booked in Thailand.

About the Role

The company is seeking a Senior Product Owner to lead the development of its flagship product from the ground up. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys working at the intersection of strategy and execution, and is driven by the challenge of achieving Product-Market Fit.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the full product lifecycle from ideation to MVP launch and post-launch iteration in a zero-to-one environment

• Design and manage a strategic product roadmap with clear priorities and timelines

• Make confident decisions under ambiguity, even with limited or incomplete data

• Act as a mediator between high-level stakeholders and the product teambalancing business demands, user needs, and technical feasibility

• Apply best practices in early-stage product management while adapting methods to fit the evolving context

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (engineering, design, business) to deliver outcomes aligned with product goals

• Conduct user research, validate assumptions, and drive continuous product experimentation

• Define and track key product metrics to evaluate progress toward Product-Market Fit

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience, with a strong track record in building early-stage or zero-to-one products

• Experience as the first product manager in a startup or having led the development of new products from scratch

• Candidates from large corporates must demonstrate experience in building new businesses or products, not just optimizing existing or mature platforms

• Deep understanding of lean product development, MVP design, and agile practices

• Strong expertise in product roadmap creation, feature prioritization, and trade-off decision making

• Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills, particularly with executive-level stakeholders

• Strong communication skills and the ability to align diverse teams around a shared product vision

• Experience in the travel industry is a plus

• High sense of ownership, adaptability, and bias toward action