Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Product People is the premier destination for Product Management services in Europe, focusing on empowering their Product community and managing interim roles for various clients. The role involves solving strategic challenges for digital-first companies and managing complex cross-functional initiatives while coaching the next generation of Product Managers.
Responsibilities
- Solve problems for clients and for Product People. You’ll prioritise, zoom in and out, and make a real impact. You bring clarity to chaos and orchestrate seamless execution. You’ll manage discovery and delivery for three streams at once, internally and externally. You're comfortable with both strategy and hands-on, unglamorous work, and you know when to go deep or stay broad
- Work with strong personalities and diverse teams. You adapt to communication styles and integrate quickly, feeling like part of the team within days, not weeks. People enjoy working with you, even when you push back. You're approachable, constructive, and always professional, even when challenging unrealistic demands
- Serve as an Interim Product Manager. We serve post-product market-fit digital-first companies ranging from series B to publicly listed. Some are category leaders and/or leverage the latest tech trends. You’ll be driving complex cross-functional initiatives in B2C or B2B products. It can be anything from setting and reaching quarterly OKRs at a scale-up to Continuous Discovery/Jobs To Be Done (JTBD) or A/B tests elsewhere. Or unblocking stuck initiatives
- Craft and communicate compelling product narratives. For every feature or capability, you can answer: What job/problem does this solve? For whom? How big is the market/problem? What does success look like? Why does solving this matter? You’ll share and help shape strategic context with clients’ CPOs, VPs, Directors, or Heads of Product
- Coach the next generation of PMs. Train, mentor, and delegate relentlessly to help our Associate Product Managers strengthen their skills. Manage 1-6 people depending on tenure, performance reviews, and career ambitions. Collaborate with 2-3 colleagues daily. Break down complex initiatives into manageable, quantifiable work for the team. We use the teaching hospital method (watch, do it yourself under supervision, teach others to do it)
- Rinse and repeat. Go on a new mission with a new client or in a new team, new domain, new product, or initiative every 3-6 months. Continue sharpening your edge and actively helping Product People's internal initiatives
Skills
- Experience in Product Management or related fields
- Ability to manage discovery and delivery for multiple streams simultaneously
- Strong communication skills to adapt to diverse teams and personalities
- Experience in driving complex cross-functional initiatives in B2C or B2B products
- Ability to craft and communicate compelling product narratives
- Experience in coaching and mentoring Associate Product Managers
- Ability to thrive in chaotic environments and bring clarity and structure
- Optimistic and calm demeanor during challenging situations
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to provide and receive feedback effectively
- Ability to context switch between different tasks and priorities
- Commercial awareness and understanding of business growth and metrics
Benefits
- Tenure-Based Compensation Increase. A 5% increase after 12 months and a 10% increase after 24 months of tenure. Resets and restarts when promoted to the next level.
- Uncapped bonuses (quarterly). We usually pay ~€25,000/quarter in bonuses to team members. These are transparently shared across our organisation. (e.g., €3,000 employee referral, €1,000 client expansion, €1,000 when a client returns, etc.). To be eligible, the team member must be at Product People at the end of the quarter, and not pending an exit (resignation, termination, or counsel to leave).
- Profit participation (yearly). In March, we split a % of last year’s profit between all eligible employees with 12+ months of tenure at the time of the payout and not pending an exit (resignation, termination, or counsel to leave).
- Wellness Budget, Home Office/Coworking perks, and a 3-year anniversary gift.
- Learning and networking budgets
- Generous leave policies.
- Annual workations
- Unlimited unpaid time off
- Paid sabbatical every 3 years
- Paid sabbatical accrued every 3 years.* You get a paid month off every 3 years, on top of your regular holiday allowance. Take unpaid leave anytime; we’ll cover your health insurance.
- [Optional] 4-day work week.* Free up space and time to pursue an MBA, travel for a longer time, or just do nothing. Our default is a 5-day workweek; you can opt in and out of a 4-day workweek with at least one month's notice to minimise the impact on the team’s workload. The compensation impact is 80% of the salary in years 1-2, 85% of the salary in years 3, and 90% of the salary in years 4+.
- [Optional] Germany Relocation after 24+ months*. We sponsor a relocation to Berlin, Germany for team members at L4+ levels who've been with our firm for at least 24 months. Should you decide to relocate on your own before being eligible for our support, we can only change your work contract to the German one after you have your visa and paperwork in order.
- Regular performance appraisals are led by Line Managers and the VP/Director of Product and involve monthly reviews of a 3-month development plan focusing on skill growth.
- Promotions. To be promoted, meet the role's tenure criteria, demonstrate performance at the next level for 6 months, and submit an approved promotion case.
- Continuous learning is at our core. Embracing "Spread knowledge generously," we foster growth through weekly Sharing and Rubber Ducky sessions, a dedicated #help channel, and promoting peer mentorship.
- Learning Budget to expand your Product Management knowledge.
- Accelerate your personal and career growth. 10x your learning and networking opportunities by being exposed to multiple companies and teams each year.
- We run 4-month performance reviews for each person.
- We have a supportive, high-performance, and open culture.
- Structured onboarding and support network.
- Remote working. We work distributed first. We recommend setting up a dedicated workspace for which you can choose to expense a MacBook, external monitor, ring light, room divider, and plants.
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