Senior Product Manager

Senior Product Manager

About the Company:

Our client is a leading provider of MQTT platform solutions, trusted by major brands such as Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Siemens, and more. Their platform helps businesses in industries like automotive, energy, logistics, and smart manufacturing build smarter IoT projects and modernize operations. With a remote-first approach and a global team, they are committed to empowering businesses through seamless IoT data communication under real-world stress.

Role Overview:

This is a unique opportunity for a hands-on Product Manager to join a high-impact team working on the greenfield development of a Unified Namespace solution for factory data. You will play a pivotal role in shaping a product that addresses real customer pain points and serves technical end users such as engineers, architects, and developers.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with a small, skilled team of senior engineers and architects, driving both strategy and execution. The product is based on customer discovery and will address critical challenges in industries like factory automation, manufacturing, automotive, and energy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop Product Strategy: Lead the strategy and execution of a new Unified Namespace product, from customer discovery to product delivery.
• Customer-Centric Discovery: Conduct interviews and research to identify user pain points and opportunities, using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Collaborative Development: Work cross-functionally with engineering, sales, and internal teams to iteratively build and improve product features.
• Greenfield Experience: Take ownership of a new product from scratch, ensuring it meets technical requirements and delivers value to end users.
• Technical Focus: Serve the needs of technical users, such as engineers, architects, and developers, ensuring the product aligns with their workflow and pain points.

Key Requirements:

• Technical Background: Ideally, you are an engineer turned Product Manager with experience in cloud infrastructure, middleware, or other technical domains.
• Hands-On Product Management: You are not just strategic—you thrive on execution and delivering tangible results.
• Greenfield Development Experience: Proven experience in building new products from scratch, ideally in a fast-paced, resource-constrained environment.
• Customer-Driven: Experience conducting customer interviews and using data to drive product decisions.
• Industry Knowledge: Experience in factory automation, manufacturing, automotive, energy, or similar industries is a plus.
• Preferred Tools & Tech: Experience with middleware, AWS, MongoDB, Snowflake, or similar tools is desirable.

Location: Germany (Remote)

Salary: Up to €130K base + stock options + benefits

Interview Process:

1. Initial Screening – Evaluate fit and background.
2. Problem Discovery Use Case – Show how you approach problem discovery and solving customer pain points.
3. Technical Interviews – Interview with key product, engineering, and architect stakeholders.
4. Final Interview – Discussion with the CTO and additional team members.