JOB SPECIFICATION

Chief Product Officer (CPO)

Cyberr – AI Cybersecurity Talent Platform

About Cyberr

Cyberr is an AI-powered vertical recruitment platform dedicated to cybersecurity talent. We help companies across Europe hire faster, smarter, and more cost-effectively by combining automation, domain expertise, and deep ecosystem data.

As we scale toward €10M ARR, we are looking for a Chief Product Officer (CPO) to lead the product vision, roadmap, and execution that will define the future of cybersecurity hiring.

Role Overview

The Chief Product Officer is a core executive team member responsible for defining and driving Cyberr’s product strategy. You will lead the product vision for:

• The Cyberr AI recruitment platform
• Employer-side hiring tools
• Candidate experience & premium features
• Data models and matching algorithms
• Integrations with ATS, cybersecurity academies, and ecosystem partners

You will shape the product direction, build and scale the product team, and work closely with engineering, data, design, and GTM teams.

This role is ideal for a strategic product leader passionate about AI, talent marketplaces, and cybersecurity.

Key Responsibilities

1. Product Vision & Strategy

• Own and articulate Cyberr’s long-term product vision and strategy.
• Translate company goals (growth, ARR, retention, automation) into a clear product roadmap.
• Identify opportunities to differentiate Cyberr in the cybersecurity recruitment market.
• Ensure product decisions are validated with user insights and data.

2. Roadmap & Execution

• Develop and maintain the product roadmap across employer, candidate, and internal AI tooling.
• Prioritize features based on impact, feasibility, and business value.
• Lead end-to-end lifecycle from ideation to launch and iteration.
• Balance speed, quality, and innovation in a fast-moving startup environment.

3. AI & Product Innovation

Work closely with engineering and data teams to:

• Shape AI matching algorithms and relevance models.
• Introduce workflow automation for recruiters and hiring managers.
• Build premium candidate features (profiles, visibility, skills passports).
• Define data strategy and ensure scalable underlying architecture.

4. Team Leadership

• Build and lead a high-performing product team (PMs, designers, data product roles).
• Develop processes for product discovery, delivery, and quality assurance.
• Create a strong collaboration culture across product, engineering, and design.

5. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with the CEO to align product strategy with the company’s revenue goals.
• Work with Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success to drive product adoption and retention.
• Run continuous feedback loops with employers, candidates, and EOR/enterprise customers.
• Support Enterprise solution development and custom workflows.

6. KPIs & Impact Measurement

Define and monitor product KPIs, such as:

• Activation & onboarding success
• Employer conversion rates (free → paid)
• Time-to-hire reduction
• Candidate activation & quality
• Marketplace liquidity metrics
• Feature usage & satisfaction
• Overall retention and NPS

Required Skills & Experience

Must-Have

• 7+ years in product management, with at least 3 years in a senior product leadership role.
• Experience building marketplaces, SaaS platforms, or AI-driven products.
• A strong grasp of data, ML/AI fundamentals, experiment design, and user research.
• Ability to set vision, communicate clearly, and drive cross-functional execution.
• Track record of launching impactful products in fast-growing tech companies.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience in:
• Recruitment/Talent tech
• Cybersecurity industry
• B2B SaaS
• Two-sided marketplaces
• Technical background or familiarity with engineering workflows.
• Ability to operate in ambiguity and create structure in a startup environment.

Personal Traits

• Strategic thinker with hands-on bias for action
• Customer-obsessed and data-driven
• Highly collaborative
• Entrepreneurial and comfortable with rapid iterations
• Strong communication and leadership presence