Founding Product Manager

ABOUT THE ROLE This is a founding product role at a small, fast-moving team building software and AI tools for the skilled trades industry. You will own product direction end-to-end, working directly with engineering to ship features that make a real difference for real businesses. It is an opportunity to shape how product work is done from the ground up at an early-stage company. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Own the full product lifecycle, from uncovering user problems to defining solutions and shipping them. - Translate company goals into clear product priorities and well-reasoned 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 evolve how product work scales as the company grows. - Operate in a high-velocity, low-ceremony environment with direct feedback and no management layers. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - Genuine end-to-end product management experience with a track record of shipping, ideally gained at an early-stage startup. - Native or C1-level German (spoken and written); fluent English for internal communication. - AI-native mindset with hands-on experience applying AI tools and AI-first product patterns in product development. - Strong technical understanding and comfort scoping and designing features directly with engineers. - Sharp product taste and close attention to UX details. - High agency: you take ownership, push things forward, and do not wait for permission. - Comfortable making decisions under ambiguity and iterating fast when wrong. - Experience in fast-paced, early-stage environments; candidates whose background is primarily post-Series B or corporate are unlikely to be a strong fit. - Side projects or independently built products are a strong plus. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Salary range: 80,000 to 100,000 EUR annually. Visa sponsorship is not available. LOCATION On-site, five days a week in Berlin-Mitte, Germany. Daily in-office presence is required.