Founding Product Manager
- Location
- Berlin
- Type
- full-time
- Level
- Mid-Level
- Work mode
- onsite
- Salary
- 80,000 to 100,000 EUR annually
Founding Product Manager for an early-stage company building software and AI tools for the skilled trades industry. Requires end-to-end product lifecycle management, product strategy, and AI tools application experience. Opportunity to shape product development from the ground up in a fast-moving team.
About the Role
This is a founding product role at a small, fast-moving team building software and AI tools for the skilled trades industry. You will own product direction end-to-end, working directly with engineering to ship features that make a real difference for real businesses. It is an opportunity to shape how product work is done from the ground up at an early-stage company.
What You'll Do
Own the full product lifecycle, from uncovering user problems to defining solutions and shipping them.
Translate company goals into clear product priorities and well-reasoned tradeoffs.
Work closely with engineering to scope, design, and ship features quickly.
Make product decisions with incomplete information and course-correct as needed.
Develop a deep understanding of users, their workflows, and real-world constraints.
Bring clarity to the team on what is being built, why, and what done looks like.
Help define and evolve how product work scales as the company grows.
Operate in a high-velocity, low-ceremony environment with direct feedback and no management layers.
What We're Looking For
Genuine end-to-end product management experience with a track record of shipping, ideally gained at an early-stage startup.
Native or C1-level German (spoken and written); fluent English for internal communication.
AI-native mindset with hands-on experience applying AI tools and AI-first product patterns in product development.
Strong technical understanding and comfort scoping and designing features directly with engineers.
Sharp product taste and close attention to UX details.
High agency: you take ownership, push things forward, and do not wait for permission.
Comfortable making decisions under ambiguity and iterating fast when wrong.
Experience in fast-paced, early-stage environments; candidates whose background is primarily post-Series B or corporate are unlikely to be a strong fit.
Side projects or independently built products are a strong plus.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range: 80,000 to 100,000 EUR annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site, five days a week in Berlin-Mitte, Germany. Daily in-office presence is required.
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