⚡ About PowerUs
PowerUs is building the ultimate career platform for skilled blue-collar workers. Our platform helps workers find jobs they love and guides them in their professional journey — from apprenticeship to retirement. In parallel, we assist companies in swiftly hiring skilled workers, particularly in the dynamic field of renewable energy, including solar and wind sectors. Qualified workers are the most important missing link in the energy transition towards renewable energy.
Using the PowerUs platform, workers can enter these new and exciting industries, unlocking opportunities to increase their earnings by up to 50%. Our recent €24 million Series B financing round, backed by investors, like Eurazeo, General Catalyst, Headline, and HV Capital, alongside successful business angels such as Max Viessmann, the founders of Personio, and Mario Götze, we can truly commit to our mission of a more sustainable future.
🤖 Job Mission
As the Head of Product, you will spearhead our product management efforts, revolutionising the career landscape for skilled blue-collar workers. Your focus goes beyond merely building high-quality products and teams that drive business success; it’s about making a positive difference in the lives of our users and society. We’re innovators, driven by a commitment to serving our users, who are often overlooked in traditional employment spaces, and we’re proud to be one of the few software startups building products for the underserved segment of skilled blue-collar.
You’ll have the unique opportunity to shape both our consumer and B2B offerings. As the top product leader within a company that has already achieved early product-market-fit, you’ll operate in a small team, alongside strong peers, at a stage where our product is still evolving, and open to innovative approaches. Together, you’ll make a significant impact in shaping how we develop our products and go-to-market strategies to achieve our mission of making skilled blue-collar work attractive.
🎯 What You’ll Do
- Lead the product management organisation, overseeing hiring, performance management, and coaching efforts to cultivate a high-performing team.
- Implement best practices in product management emphasising innovation and a focus on underserved user segments.
- Develop and communicate a compelling product vision, strategy, and roadmap, aligning with our mission to make a meaningful impact.
- Oversee key projects, such as enhancing core job mechanisms and facilitating direct communication between companies and workers.
- Partner closely with design, engineering, marketing, sales, customer success, and other stakeholders to deliver initiatives from ideation through design, execution, launch, outcomes, and iteration.
- Define and optimise organisational structures to enhance innovation, efficiency and collaboration.
- Define, monitor, and analyse product metrics, and use learnings to identify and prioritise opportunities.
- Explore future bets for education and upskilling initiatives.
🌟 What We’re Looking For
- 8+ years of product management experience in a marketplace or consumer product at a start-up (Series A to Series C).
- Experience leading teams of at least 5 product managers, providing coaching and support.
- Strong product sense and the ability to make challenging product decisions.
- Drive fast paced execution of high quality products (we aim for high speed & high quality).
- Proficiency in implementing effective product development processes.
- Analytical and data-driven decison-making skills to break down complexity into clarity.
- Skill in crafting clear and compelling product strategies and translating them into actionable plans for teams.
- Experience in structuring teams and navigating trade-offs in organisational design within R&D departments.
- Empathetic, collaborative, and strategic thinker with excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
💪 What We Offer
- Competitive compensation package including Employee Stock Options.
- Enjoy the flexibility of working remotely across the EU or from our vibrant office in Berlin.
- 30 days of vacation to ensure you have time to recharge.
- Annual budget for L&D to support your professional growth.
- Mobility flat rate of €50/month for sharing services like cars, scooters, and public transport for employees based in Germany.
- Bright open office with an impressive roof terrace, plus unlimited drinks and snacks to keep you fueled throughout the day.
- Discounts for Urban Sports Club or Gym Pass to keep you active and healthy.
- Join an early-stage, fast-growing startup backed by Tier-1 investors.
- Make a significant impact on company strategy from day one and collaborate directly with the founders.
As an equal opportunity employer, we proudly welcome applications from people of all races, ethnicities, disability statuses, ages, religions, gender identities, and sexual orientations. We encourage you to apply even if you don't think you meet all of the criteria above but are still interested in the role and our mission. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for team members who are genuinely excited to join PowerUs! We look forward to receiving your application!
