Product manager

About the product manager role

Product managers take on a leading role throughout all stages of the product lifecycle. You connect the dots from an early concept towards product-market fit.

As a product manager at Panenco, you'll wear multiple hats, balancing strategic planning with day-to-day execution while keeping both the business and customers’ needs at the forefront.

The essential dimensions you will work on:

• Define functional objectives and a clear delivery roadmap
• Shape and execute the go-to-market and roll-out of new products and features
• Interact with users to capture their feedback
• Test, validate and iterate towards product-market fit

What we look for in an outstanding product manager:

• You have an entrepreneurial mindset
• You carry out our values and assure high delivery quality standards
• You inspire teams to deliver their best work
• You understand and honour great software engineering
• You fundamentally care about end users
• You'll continuously contribute to operational efficiency gains
  

About yourself

• You have a master's degree
• You have a minimum of 3 years of professional experience in closely related fields with previous experience in functional or technical analysis
• You thrive in a dynamic environment where things move fast
• You're extremely hands-on while safeguarding a strategic vision

What you'll do on a day-to-day basis:

• Work on product roadmaps and functional specifications
• Map the defined roadmap into a product design, technical architecture and functional description
• Continuously build a backlog of user stories and correctly prioritise features
• Shape communication campaigns to interact with user audiences
• Keep oversight over the operating model (sprint planning, daily standups, demos)
• Communicate with all stakeholders, both internally and externally
• Keep a tight grip on budgets
  

Locations

We're flexible with regards to remote work, but we do expect you to be at one of our offices at least 2 days per week for team cohesion.

• Leuven, Belgium (Hypen-One - Kolonel Begaultlaan 1A/51, 3012 Leuven)
• Kyiv, Ukraine (123 Peremogy Avenue, office number 520)

We offer

We offer a friendly, dynamic and inspirational working environment with a dynamic team that wants to move fast. During our bi-weekly product management labs sessions we share experiences from the various products that we're building. A fair compensation, office snacks and fun afterwork drinks are included of course!

The interview process

The interview process is short (but thorough) and will consist of 4 steps:

• Intro conversation (videocall): 20min conversation to validate your fit with the position and align on the approach for the on-site
• Technical interview (on-site): you present a personal project or one of your prior involvements from end to end, with our team asking targeted questions
• Feedback (written/videocall): you will receive feedback about the on-site interview either in written form or through a call
• Contractual alignment (videocall): our operations manager will walk you through our overall compensation package and practical arrangement

How to apply:

Please apply through the form here underneath the vacancy and write a personal note on why you would see yourself as a great fit for this position. Applications without a proper motivation will be rejected by default. Character traits we’re looking for: entrepreneurial, intellectually curious, genuine and humble.

Want to work on the edge of the digital industry? Apply today!