Product Owner responsible for the complete product development cycle in an AI-first SaaS startup. Focus on user-centered product development and collaboration with a founding team.
Responsibilities
Own the entire product development lifecycle — from discovery to delivery
Define, prioritize, scope, and deprecate features — you help make the decisions
Define new features: create PRDs, user stories, workflows, and UI/UX designs — always focusing on exceptional UX and accounting for all edge cases
Facilitate roadmap planning and prioritization — based on impact, not on who shouts the loudest
Lead product meetings, refinements, sprint kick-offs, and review meetings (we do not have a Scrum Master)
Conduct user research with real customers and use analytics to understand and improve user needs and processes
Perform high-level bug/root-cause analyses and reproduce critical issues
Perform manual QA and testing as the final quality gate
Experiment with AI tools to accelerate discovery, analysis, and delivery
Continuously improve our product workflows and team processes
Requirements
Experience as a Product Owner / Product Manager in a SaaS startup or scale-up (ideally B2B)
Proven track record of building/rebuilding products from scratch and successfully bringing them to market
Strong UI/UX skills: confident in creating wireframes, mockups, and design flows
Hands-on user research experience and an analytical mindset
Excellent prioritization skills and the ability to manage trade-offs in a fast-paced environment
Curious and AI-minded: willingness to try new tools, follow the AI ecosystem, and apply it to your work
Technical expertise: high-level understanding of APIs, system integrations, and SaaS architecture; ability to collaborate with engineers in technical discussions
Strong communicator who can work effectively with founders, engineers, and customers alike
Based in the Düsseldorf area (or willing to travel regularly) — hybrid working with flexibility
Fluent in German, both spoken and written
Benefits
Freedom to shape the product and take ownership
Opportunity to own product management in a growing startup and directly shape our product rebuild
Close collaboration with the founders and an ambitious development team
Startup culture: fast learning, high impact, no bureaucracy
Hybrid setup: preferably based in Düsseldorf, with flexible remote options
Competitive salary + equity options — grow with us as we develop Evolute together
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