Chief Product Officer (Remote from Germany)

I am looking for a visionary Chief Product Officer (CPO) with a background in building products with strong data components, such as Knowledge Graphs, Data Mesh, Data Fabric, Semantic Networks, Ontology Models, Hypergraph, etc.

This is a remote-first position but you have to be located in Germany for it.

In this role, you will closely partner with the company's Founders and CTO, driving the strategic direction of their platform and shaping the future of their product ecosystem. The CPO will be responsible for building and evolving the product team, setting a clear product vision that aligns with the company's long-term business objectives, and positioning it as a leader in the enterprise SaaS space. This is a strategic role, focused on ensuring that the company's product direction aligns with their business objectives and meets the evolving needs of both customers and partners.

You will:

• Shape and communicate a long-term product strategy that supports the company's overall business goals.
• Establish and grow a high-performing product organization. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and results, ensuring teams work in synergy to deliver outstanding outcomes.
• Work closely with the CTO, founders, and other senior leaders to ensure product strategy aligns with overall business direction. Represent the product function at the executive level, providing clear insights on the roadmap, priorities, and opportunities for innovation.
• Collaborate across departments to ensure the product roadmap addresses the evolving needs of enterprise clients and implementation partners. Prioritize usability, fast deployment, and scalable architecture.
• Leverage customer insights, market trends, and business goals to prioritize key initiatives. Guide your teams in developing and executing an agile, data-driven roadmap that is adaptable and aligned with the broader strategic vision of the company.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies. Continuously innovate and evolve the company's product offerings to maintain leadership in the market and deliver significant value to clients and partners.
• Oversee the evolution of the platform architecture to ensure it remains modular, scalable, and adaptable to diverse client needs. Ensure the platform supports seamless implementation by enterprise users and partners, emphasizing rapid deployment and ease of use.
• Serve as the key liaison between the product organization, executive leadership, external clients, and partners. Ensure all stakeholders are aligned with the product vision and strategy, driving momentum and shared goals across the organization.

You have:

• Extensive experience in senior product leadership roles, including building and scaling product teams.
• Strong track record of setting product vision and shaping the strategic direction in SaaS environments.
• Experience building products with strong data components, such as Knowledge Graphs, Data Mesh, Data Fabric, Semantic Networks, Ontology Models, Hypergraph, etc. Ability to leverage data to drive innovation and create differentiated, value-added products.
• Strong background in building and developing modular platforms, with a focus on delivering customizable, scalable solutions that prioritize ease of deployment.
• Ability to define long-term product strategies that are closely aligned with business objectives, while also managing short-term goals. Proven experience translating strategic initiatives into clear, actionable product roadmaps.
• Experience in developing products tailored for enterprise clients, particularly in industries such as automotive, machine-building, aerospace, or defense. A deep understanding of the complexities of user and partner needs within these environments.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with experience leading cross-functional teams and aligning product strategy. Proven ability to represent product strategy at the executive and board level.
• A passion for staying ahead of industry trends and technological advancements. You are forward-thinking and bring a sharp focus on how emerging technologies can drive innovation and add value for customers.
• Strong experience leading agile product teams, with a commitment to data-driven decision-making and iterative development processes.

What you can expect:

• Amazing team 90+ people from over 25 nationalities
• High growth company recently closed Series A
• Revolutionary product loved by customers
• High learning curve and yearly learning budget
• Competitive salary and flexible work setup
• 30 days paid leave and many other perks