Director of Product (Platform)

Role overview Lead product strategy and the product organisation for a portfolio of data intelligence products used in demanding public sector and enterprise settings. You’ll decide which customer problems to address, how much capability belongs in a shared platform, and how to measure whether the software delivers meaningful results.

Responsibilities - Set portfolio strategy and roadmaps, balancing shared platform development with customer-specific work. - Hire, develop, and align product managers around consistent discovery, prioritisation, and delivery practices. - Define measures for product effectiveness and customer usage, then use results to guide follow-up work. - Lead discovery with customers and delivery teams, turning needs into product decisions rather than a list of requested features. - Prioritise competing customer, tender, and platform demands, and explain trade-offs to stakeholders. - Plan releases with engineering and QA, balancing delivery speed, quality, and platform capabilities.

Requirements - At least eight years of product management experience with complex technical products, including several years leading product managers or a product team. - A record of taking products from discovery through customer rollout and delivering measurable outcomes. - Experience with B2B or B2G products, lengthy procurement processes, and demanding enterprise or public sector customers. - Judgment to weigh platform consistency against customer-specific needs and explain the business implications. - Ability to take ownership and make decisions with incomplete information in an evolving environment. - Excellent German and English communication skills; authorization to work in Germany; willingness to travel to customers around 10–20% of the time.

Nice to have - Background in defence, public sector technology, data fusion, analytics platforms, or military or law enforcement work. - Experience with on-premise, offline, or air-gapped products, or building a product organisation at a startup or scale-up.

Benefits and work setup - Remote-first within Germany, with regular team gatherings; flexible working hours and a home-office equipment budget. - 30 days of annual leave, development support, and performance bonuses tied to agreed objectives. - Team events and work focused on public safety and national security.