The Opportunity:
As Head of Product - Experiences and Extensibility, you are responsible for driving the vision and strategy for creating enjoyable experiences for developers and business users alike. We are looking for a user-focused leader, who can drive meaningful innovation to position us as a thought leader for cloud enterprise software that is easy to use and extend.
We believe that product and UX strategy are best thought of together, instead of being separated and siloed. As Head of Product, UX/UI designers and Product Managers report to you.
Your Mission:
1. Drive the vision and strategy for stellar user experiences, aligned with the overall company and product vision, and rally the teams in the product group behind it
2. Together with the Head of Engineering, work with teams in your group and beyond to make the vision become reality
3. Advocate for customer and user-centricity in the group and establish practices to support those values
4. Drive product marketing, messaging, and thought leadership for the domain in collaboration with the Product Marketing team
5. Lead, manage, and coach Product Managers and UX/UI Designers and support their professional development
What you need to succeed:
6. Minimum five years of experience working as a product manager or as a UX/UI designer with a strong research background
7. 2+ years successfully managing Product Managers, Analysts or UX Researchers with a focus on professional growth
8. Passion for building user and customer centric experiences
9. Prior experiences building B2B enterprise software, especially business user tooling
10. Thought leadership: Anticipate market trends in your field and drive innovation
11. Experience in defining and interpreting usability and value scores, using metrics and KPIs to define and monitor product performance
12. Solid knowledge and experience in product discovery techniques, and empathy in communicating with customers, users, and team members
13. Ability to balance risks and innovation to create value
14. A High degree of organizational skills, and the ability to stay on top of multiple long-running initiatives in parallel
15. Strong people management and leadership skills
Nice to have:
16. Hands-on experience in using API-based products
17. Building products for developer personas or knowledgable in the field of developer experiences
We care about your growth and well-being
Competitive Compensation Package: Generous compensation structure consisting of salary, a competitive stock option package, and various benefits and perks
☀️ Workation: Work up to 60 days per year in a country different from your home country
Learning & Development Budget
Academy: Regular training sessions, access to Coursera and Babbel training courses
Our Benefits: Check them out by office
⌚️ Flexibility: Morning person or night owl? We believe in outcome and motivated employees
Mindset & Growth: A diverse workplace with an open, international culture, and learning environment
Come grow with us!
We are all different and that is what makes us stronger! We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company better.
commercetools celebrates being a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If your professional profile aligns with our specific hiring requirements and Guiding Stars, we encourage you to apply. We will assess your competencies, future potential, approach to learning and self-development and passion, and not your age, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, genetics, or disability.