Head of Product & Engineering responsible for leading a SaaS platform's global scaling efforts. Collaborating with founders to define product strategies and enhance engineering practices.
Responsibilities
We are looking for a Head of Product & Engineering to help us scale our SaaS platform globally.
In this role, you will take full ownership of our product and engineering organization and define how we build, ship, and scale our product.
Your mission is to turn a successful product into a high-velocity, scalable platform supported by a strong engineering culture and product organization.
You will work closely with the founders to shape the company’s next phase of growth.
You will develop a deep understanding of our product, architecture, team structure, and development cycle.
You will align with the founders on a clear product and engineering strategy for the next 6–12 months.
You will identify the 1–3 main constraints affecting delivery speed, stability, and scalability.
You will establish baseline metrics for delivery, reliability, and team capacity.
You will implement improvements to the product development lifecycle to increase delivery speed and predictability.
You will establish a clear and realistic product roadmap and implement strong prioritization and planning processes across Product and Engineering to ensure consistent execution against it.
You will launch key initiatives to address the most critical delivery constraints.
You will strengthen engineering practices around reliability, testing, and release management.
You will define a scalable operating model for Product and Engineering (roles, responsibilities, decision processes).
You will establish a scalable product and engineering architecture that supports faster feature delivery and long-term platform growth.
You will ensure consistent delivery against the product roadmap.
You will build a strong product and engineering leadership structure that supports team growth and autonomy.
You will introduce pragmatic use of AI and automation to improve productivity and operational efficiency.
You will deliver measurable improvements in delivery lead time, release reliability, and team effectiveness.
Requirements
You have proven experience leading Product and Engineering organizations in a B2B SaaS environment and have successfully scaled teams and systems during periods of rapid growth.
You bring experience working closely with founders or executive leadership to shape product and technology strategy.
You have demonstrated the ability to improve development processes and systems to increase delivery speed, predictability, and reliability.
You bring a strong understanding of modern SaaS architecture and scalable platform design, and know how to balance diverse customer requirements with a coherent product architecture.
You are able to align product strategy, engineering execution, and business goals to drive meaningful outcomes.
You genuinely enjoy leadership and take pride in guiding, mentoring, and developing high-performing engineering teams.
You have a pragmatic, outcome-driven mindset and focus on solving real problems rather than adding unnecessary complexity.
You think in systems, can identify the key constraints that limit delivery speed and organizational performance, and enjoy systematically removing them one at a time.
You are curious about how AI and automation can improve productivity and operational efficiency, and you apply them pragmatically where they create real impact.
You are fluent in both German and English.
Benefits
Workation: Switch up your usual scenery and spend up to 30 days working remotely from a different location.
Company getaway: Two annual team getaways where we work, unwind, and connect — away from the office.
Multiple office locations: Join us in one of our vibrant offices in Munich, Nuremberg, Hamburg or Duisburg.
Employee discounts: Use our employee discount portal to access attractive deals from top brands across tech, travel, fashion, home, and more — online and in-store.
International team: With 10 nationalities across a team of around 30 people, you’ll be part of a naturally diverse environment where different perspectives come together.
Hungry for knowledge? Our monthly S.H.A.R.E sessions teach you something new every month and give you the stage to share your passion & expertise too. If you want to go further, we’re happy to support you with a course, workshop, or other training opportunities.
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