Founding Product Manager

Department: Engineering

Location: San Francisco

Employment Type: FullTime

About the Role

A fast-moving, seed-stage B2B SaaS company building software and AI-powered tools for the home services and trades sector in Germany is looking for a Founding Product Manager to join their tight, ambitious early-stage team in Berlin-Mitte.

This is a true founding-team role — you will own product direction end-to-end, ship features alongside engineering, and directly shape how product work scales at the company. If you thrive in high-velocity, low-ceremony environments with real ownership and direct feedback, this is for you.

Note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Fluent German and English are both required.

What You'll Do

• Own product direction from understanding user problems to shaping solutions and shipping them.

• Translate company goals into clear product bets, priorities, and tradeoffs — including AI-first considerations.

• Work closely with engineering to scope, design, and ship features quickly.

• Make product decisions with incomplete data and course-correct as needed.

• Develop a deep understanding of users, workflows, and real-world constraints in the trades/home services space.

• Bring clarity to the team on what is being built, why, and what "done" means.

• Help define how product work is structured and scaled as the company grows.

• Operate in a fast, low-ceremony environment with direct feedback and minimal management layers.

• Be present in-office daily in central Berlin.

What We're Looking For

Must-haves:

• Fluent German (spoken and written) — required for product interface and partner communications.

• Fluent English — required for internal communication.

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

• End-to-end product ownership experience: from problem discovery through to shipping.

• Comfortable making decisions under uncertainty and correcting course quickly.

• Experience collaborating closely with engineers to scope, design, and iterate on features; ability to reason about systems and technical constraints.

• Experience in fast-paced, early-stage startup environments.

• Domain experience building products for crafts, trades, home services SMBs and/or similar environments.

• Experience translating company goals into product priorities and strategic tradeoffs.

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

Nice-to-haves:

• Strong UX sensibility and attention to UI/UX details, even without formal design training.

• Personal side projects or things you have built independently.

• Good product taste and a clear point of view on what makes a product great.

This is a mindset-focused hire. The team cares more about how you think and act than years of PM experience on a CV.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: €80,000 – €100,000 per year

• Founding team equity opportunity at an early-stage, venture-backed company

• Direct impact on product strategy and company direction from day one

• Modern, light-filled office workspace in central Berlin

Location

• Berlin-Mitte, Germany — on-site, daily presence expected

• Remote work is not available for this role

• Visa sponsorship is not available