Product Owner

Job description

Productpine is growing incredibly fast and our products need to improve at the same pace. You will be focusing on our key products: the B2C platform, the B2B platform, and an external plugin. You will make sure the product strategy and vision is efficiently communicated and effectively executed by owning and managing the product roadmap and backlog, while maximizing the value of each product.

In order to enable the development team to rapidly develop high-quality products, you will enrich, structure and break down high-level specs or requirements into sprints, user stories and acceptance tests. These tickets are executable by the development teams and have been complemented with input from the engineers in your team on technical feasibility. In addition, you will identify and monitor KPIs and use them as a cornerstone for team focus and priorities.

You will report directly to Productpine’s CPO, who will assist you in identifying new product opportunities and validating ideas together with the design team. The work created by you and your fast-growing team will be the core driver of our business model and will have an impact on the lives of millions of consumers and thousands of brands. Exciting stuff, right?

Your profile

You are entrepreneurial and you bring your drive to work to develop engaging products every day. You derive your satisfaction from making a difference and you have a business-driven mindset with a passion for and deep understanding of technology. In addition, you are a storyteller, with experience in communicating concepts and ideas to all levels of stakeholders. Finally, you are living and working in the Netherlands.

Responsibilities

Communicate the product strategy and vision;
Execute the product strategy and vision by owning and managing the product roadmap and backlog while maximizing the value of each product;
Enrich, structure and break down high-level specs or requirements into sprints, user stories and acceptance tests;
Identify and monitor KPIs and use them as a cornerstone for team focus and priorities;
Serve as a product expert, product evangelist, and the voice of the customer;
Work cross-functionally to gather responsibilities, customer feedback, and communicate priorities;
Create mockups and prototypes to assist with development;
Analyze metrics to understand customer and product performance.

Who are you?

You are fluent in English and Dutch;
Experience in leading a product team of at least 5 people;
Minimum of 2 years product owner experience, wider product management skills are required;
Proven hands-on experience with agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban) and collaborative tools;
You can show a portfolio of delivered digital products that have made a measurable impact on your customers and business;
You actively promote product discovery and experimentation;
You love to gain an in-depth understanding of customer needs and users and steer the product accordingly;
You can identify future potential of your products and get your teams and customers excited about it;
You have experience with tools such as Jira or Productboard.

What we offer

A competitive salary according to experience and a good benefits package;
Flexible working schedule;
An informal and international environment, with a bright and young team;
Remote working model but opportunity to go to the office in Amsterdam;
The opportunity to grow in a fast-growing company;
The autonomy to initiate and execute projects to drive a start-up’s growth, with guidance and support from the management team;
Feeling like you’re part of one of the largest and most important movements in the commerce space, that truly adds value to the world;
The freedom and responsibility to make a real difference.

Who we are

Productpine is a fast-growing Amsterdam based start-up. We envision a world in which brands thrive instead of retailers. This world is better for our precious environment, for millions of consumers that are looking to improve their lives, and for thousands of brands that are so passionate about telling the stories behind their amazing products. To get there, we make direct-to-consumer sales 80% cheaper for brands, so brands can increasingly sell directly to customers without middlemen. We’re doing this by building a next-generation marketplace, empowered by advertising technology that allows brands to share advertising costs. We then help brands to invest their savings to improve our planet.

Our team.

Although our team is geographically distributed, our office is in the city center of Amsterdam, alongside the canals and next to lots of urban hotspots and great restaurants. It’s just a 15 min. walk from the central train station, and it is easily accessible by bike and public transport. For most of us, Productpine feels like a second home where you can just be (and develop) yourself to get the best out of yourself.

Our core values.

We’d love to get in touch with candidates that blend well in our young and tight-knit team. We expect you to be entrepreneurial by taking complete ownership over your tasks and role, while being proactive and curious. You are solution-orientated and communicate honestly, directly, and openly with others. Your resilience allows you to cope well with difficulties and changes, since you remain positive and future orientated. More importantly: you have a lot of passion about what you do, because you are optimistic and full of energy and ambition. Let’s push those boundaries together.

Entrepreneurial

You’re willing to take action and do not sit still when something has to be done.

Solution-Oriented

You choose to focus on solutions, rather than to be stuck with problems.

Sincerity

You take responsibility for your actions and have a deep desire to be genuine.

Resilient

You remain positive, future-oriented and strong during challenging situations.

Passion

You believe in what you do and take satisfaction in exercising your discipline.

We have abig

announcement.

We have raised 2.5M EUR Seed funding from established investors

We have raised seed funding from established investors (previously invested in Pinterest, Square, Classpass, Wish, GoStudent, Shipbob), well-known entrepreneurs (HomeToGo, Afterpay, Binckbank) and senior executives (eBay) to help direct-to-consumer brands thrive and consumers improve their consumption decisions. With 90 active brands on our platform and over 600 brands in the waiting list, we are entering a period of rapid growth and are inviting you to be part of it.

We'd love to get in touch and can’t wait to hear from you.

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