Lead Product Manager Data Platform

Role summary

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The Lead Product Manager, Data Platform will define and deliver strategy for Grab’s data-platform products, enabling reliable, scalable and accessible data for engineering, analytics and business teams. Requirements typically include substantial product-management experience, preferably with data platforms, cloud infrastructure, APIs, governance or developer tools; strong knowledge of data architecture and agile delivery; and the ability to work with engineers, data scientists and senior stakeholders. Candidates are expected to set a clear roadmap, prioritize investments, translate technical complexity into business value, measure product outcomes, and communicate effectively across a regional organization. Experience in a high-growth technology or marketplace business is advantageous.

About the employer

Grab is a Southeast Asian technology company headquartered in Singapore, operating across mobility, deliveries and digital financial services. Its platform connects consumers, driver-partners, merchant-partners and businesses in multiple countries, including Indonesia. Grab began as a ride-hailing service and expanded into food and parcel delivery, payments, lending, insurance and other financial products. The company relies heavily on technology, data and regional operations to manage a large, multi-sided marketplace. Employees typically work in cross-functional, fast-moving teams serving diverse markets, with opportunities to influence products used by millions of people. Grab’s culture emphasizes customer focus, collaboration, entrepreneurial ownership and responsible innovation. Roles connected with data platforms support the infrastructure and tools that help teams make informed decisions, build reliable services and scale operations throughout Southeast Asia.

Working in Indonesia

Indonesia offers technology, product, engineering, finance, logistics and commercial opportunities, especially in Jakarta, with growing hubs in Bali, Bandung, Surabaya and Yogyakarta. Jakarta provides the broadest career market and highest salaries, but it is busy, densely populated and affected by traffic. Bali offers a more relaxed lifestyle and international community, though local technology opportunities and housing affordability vary. Indonesian culture values hospitality, family, respect, community and religious diversity; workplace communication is often collaborative and relationship-based. Living costs range widely, with Jakarta and popular Bali areas generally more expensive. Foreign employees normally need employer sponsorship and an appropriate work or limited-stay visa; working while on a tourist visa is not permitted. Relocation planning should cover immigration, tax registration, health insurance, housing, transport and local banking. English is common in multinational companies, while basic Indonesian is valuable for daily life.