Keelvar is an award-winning, category leading, global sourcing optimization and autonomous sourcing vendor, optimising over $100bn+ in spend annually. Our mission is to help procurement teams globally to scale sourcing excellence. Keelvar is powered by unique artificial intelligence, designed by our category experts, to deliver significant savings and operational improvements for global enterprises.

Keelvar was founded in Europe’s largest AI research lab by a team of computer scientists and engineers specialising in AI, optimization and game theory applied to strategic sourcing. The company is headquartered in Cork, Ireland, with employees worldwide.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our growing Product & Design Team. We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Product Manager based in Ireland (ideally Cork) who is comfortable working remotely as part of a global team.

Reporting to the VP of Product, you will contribute to our Sourcing Optimization, and Integration products, helping sourcing procurement teams scale sourcing excellence across the full range of spend.

Responsibilities

• Own and articulate the vision for your product area in partnership with your Engineering and Product Design partner.
• Identify new opportunities for product feature development by analysing customer requirements, technology trends, and competitive gaps. Working closely with stakeholders to constantly be improving the sourcing experience for procurement teams.
• Breakdown complex problems, analyse business requests, and write clear product requirements in collaboration with Design, Engineering, and Product Leadership.
• Clearly communicate goals, development priorities, and rationale to cross functional teams, building alignment with key stakeholders .
• Partner with Customer Success, Solutions Consulting, Professional Services team to understand customer problems, communicate upcoming roadmap items and develop solutions that meet their needs.
• Collaborate with Marketing on upcoming launches and customer communications.
• Define and track key product KPIs and report on the success of product launches post go live.

Your profile

• Minimum of 4 years experience in product management preferably in a B2B or B2B SaaS product.
• You are self motivated and driven to achieve; you enjoy setting yourself goals and exceeding them.
• You have a strong sense of ownership, you enjoy taking initiative and leading projects through to completion.
• You are an analytical thinker with strong problem-solving skills.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• You thrive in an environment of mutual respect, openness and collaboration. You enjoy getting things done at a quick pace.
• You have strong storytelling skills and the ability to create a compelling narrative that speaks to customer pain points.
• Previous experience in the procurement, marketplaces, logistics or supply chain management is required.
• Previous experience with integrations, public APIs, and iPaaS is desirable.