Founding Product Manager

Department: Engineering

Location: Berlin

Employment Type: FullTime

About the Role

This is a founding product manager role at an early-stage B2B SaaS startup building software and AI tools for the trades industry. You will own product direction end-to-end, working directly alongside engineering to ship fast and shape how product work scales at the company. It is a high-ownership, hands-on role with real influence over what gets built and why.

What You'll Do

• Own the full product lifecycle, from understanding user problems to shipping solutions.

• Translate company goals into clear product priorities, bets, and 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 shape how product work scales as the company grows.

• Operate in a fast, low-ceremony environment with direct feedback and no management layers.

What We're Looking For

• Genuine product management background with end-to-end product ownership experience at early-stage startups (pre-Series B).

• Native or C1-level German proficiency (spoken and written), as the product and many partners operate in German.

• Fluent English for internal communication.

• AI-native mindset with hands-on experience applying AI tools and AI-first product patterns.

• Strong technical understanding and experience scoping and shipping features directly with engineers.

• Sharp product taste with close attention to UX and product details.

• High agency: you take ownership, push things forward, and do not wait for permission.

• Comfortable making decisions under uncertainty and correcting course quickly.

• Able to work on-site daily in Berlin.

• Side projects or independently built products are a strong plus.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: 80,000 to 100,000 EUR annually.

• Visa sponsorship: Not available.

Location

On-site, five days a week in Berlin-Mitte, Germany.