Principal Product Manager or Head of Product, Central Product & Platform (x/f/m)
This position can be office-based in one of the following countries: New York City, Munich, London, Amsterdam
At Personio, your work transforms the way millions of people experience work every day. Join our Product & Technology team, where we drive our customers’ outcomes by designing, developing and delivering innovative and high quality products. Be empowered to take ownership of your areas and make an impact on your team, our product, and our customers.
We are looking for an experienced Product Manager to join our Central Product & Platform product area working on a series of critical horizontal initiatives for the company. These include teams owning the Mobile experience (on both iOS and Android), the Search, Navigation, Dashboard and Settings experiences and the Personio Design System.
This is a strategic and rewarding role that will shape the vision, strategy and execution of core surfaces for Personio. We believe in a low level of managerial overhead where our senior product people are hands-on in building. This role involves close collaboration with the department leadership group, working with a world-class product team, and (optionally) growing a small team of product managers.
You have spent 7+ years building incredible product experiences for B2B or B2C platforms with diverse product offerings. You are great at working with designers and engineers to identify and develop performance and scalable experiences that users love. You can drive collaboration autonomously on cross-platform initiatives with other product teams and are a great communicator.
Role Responsibilities: What you'll doStrategic Vision and Execution:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive global strategy for core horizontal products for Personio, including Mobile, Home, and Search, with your design and engineering counterparts
- Develop a scalable design system and front-end technical system for other teams to build into
- Align your team around strategic goals, relevant KPIs, and measures of success
- Identify new business opportunities by addressing unmet user needs and delivering differentiated solutions. Develop an opinionated command of our product differentiation strategy and its associated expression on Home and Mobile surfaces
- Utilize usability studies, data analysis, and industry trends to generate insights for informed decision-making.
- Define and track appropriate goal metrics for the various product areas. Align your team around strategic goals, relevant KPIs, and measures of success
- Set high standards for product quality and craftsmanship within the team and set an example by directly contributing towards the product.
- Effectively resolve cross-team tradeoffs in a timely mannerDirectly own and contribute towards products owned by the team
- Shape team efforts to drive superior customer and product insights.
- Actively manage and coach reports to enhance their skills and deliver business value for Personio.
- Take ownership of the team's well-being by actively monitoring individual and collective morale, and addressing issues proactively.
- Maintain a high bar for talent, attracting, hiring, and integrating top-notch professionals
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in product management in a B2B or B2C multi-product company, specializing in the development of global customer-facing products
- Have experience thinking about or creating systems for other teams to adopt or build into
- Work in a complex product area using analytical problem-solving skills to make decisions
- Demonstrated success in conceptualizing, developing, launching, and scaling platform-backed products within a fast-paced environment.
- Have a business, technical or design background, a highly collaborative mindset, and direct experience implementing best-in-class solutions with design and engineering counterparts
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to leverage data and metrics to support assumptions, formulate business cases, and establish OKRs
- Ability to think big yet pay attention to details, exhibiting a strong bias for action and the capacity to manage multiple competing priorities, fostering a sense of urgency in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Strong sense of accountability and ownership; ability to work collaboratively in a result-oriented way.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a track record of effectively managing stakeholders, including C-level executives.
- Fluent in English
- Optional: Have experience managing a team of Product Managers
- Bonus: Human Resources / Complex organizations domain knowledge
Personio is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building an integrative culture where everyone feels welcomed and supported. We embrace uniqueness and understand that our diverse, values-driven culture makes us stronger. We are proud to have an inclusive workplace environment that will foster your development no matter your gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, education level, or race.
- Receive a robust reward package – reevaluated each year – that includes salary, benefits, and pre-IPO equity
- Enjoy 20 days of paid vacation, plus an additional day after 2 and 4 years (because we love what we do, but we also love vacation!)
- Invest in your future with a 401(k) retirement account and a Personio match of up to 5%
- Get comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for yourself and your family
- Make an impact on the environment and society with 2 (fully paid) Impact Days – one for an individual project of your choice and one for a company-wide initiative
- Receive family leave, mental health support, and sabbatical opportunities with PersonioCares
- Grow your skills with an annual personal development budget to use on professional memberships, external certifications, conferences, and more
- Connect with your fellow Personios at regular company and team events like All Company Culture Week and local year-end celebrations
- Engage in a high-impact working environment with flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes