Principal Product Manager

About Staffbase

We inspire people to achieve great things together. Our mission is to help organizations unlock the power of inspirational communication. Our award-winning communications channels - intranet, employee app and email - deliver experiences that drive engagement and inspire hearts and minds.

We're headquartered in Chemnitz, Germany, with offices in many locations throughout the world, including New York, London, Berlin and Dresden. Our international team counts more than 750 employees from 45+ nationalities and we have a growing base of 2200+ customers that want to transform their employee experience. We are rapidly scaling, post-Series E ($115 million funding), have strong-growing revenue, and our customers love us.

We are looking for a Principal Product Manager to join our growing product team. This is a senior individual contributor role for someone who is passionate about solving complex problems, shaping product strategy, and driving major initiatives that have company-wide impact. As a Principal Product Manager, you will work across teams and functions to ensure our products deliver meaningful value to customers and align with our long-term vision.

What you'll be doing

• Develop and drive the strategy for critical product areas with high business impact and complexity
• Identify and solve complex customer and business problems through innovative solutions
• Own end-to-end product lifecycle on a new AI based product from discovery and definition, through launch, evolution and end of life
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Design, Marketing, Sales, Customer Success) to deliver high-quality, scalable products
• Influence at all levels, working closely with senior leadership to align roadmaps with company goals
• Role model for, mentor and guide other product managers, contributing to the growth of our product management culture
• Leverage data, user research, and market insights to make informed, forward-thinking decisions
  
  

What you need to be successful

• 8+ years of experience in product management, in SaaS or technology companies, with experience in B2B product creation and delivery
• Proven track record of successfully leading complex product initiatives that drive significant customer and business outcomes
• A strong commercial mind set; the ability to define vision and strategy, with a data-informed and customer-centric mindset that delivers product roadmaps that enable meeting or exceeding revenue targets, while also managing the level of investment needed to generate profit
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to work effectively across all levels and disciplines
• Deep experience with modern product discovery, delivery, and iteration practices
• Comfort operating with autonomy, taking ownership of large problem spaces and ensuring that all key aspects are covered
• Experience mentoring and coaching other PMs (without direct people management responsibilities)
  
  

What you'll get

• Competitive Compensation - we offer attractive salary packages including LTIP (unit-based Long Term Incentive Plan)
• Flexibility - we offer flexible working time models and the option of hybrid work, and support this with a yearly flex work allowance of €1560
• Growth Budget - all employees get a yearly budget for external training of €1000 and one day off for growth per year (increase to two days in 2nd year)
• Recharge - with 31 vacation days annually (incl. one floating holiday), plus pro rata fully paid Fridays off during August
• Wellbeing - Monthly Wellbeing Allowance €35, from fitness to mental health, hobbies to relaxation
• Support - we're offering a company pension scheme
• Health - The offices are equipped with fruits, drinks and snacks and ergonomic workplaces
• Team Building - Regular team and office events including the yearly Staffbase Camp
• Volunteers Day - you'll get one day off per year for supporting a social project
• Employee Referral Program - one of your friends is a fit to one of our full-time openings? Refer them and get a referral bonus paid