(Senior) Product Manager (m/f/x) – Messenger (Hamburg)

XING, a New Work SE subsidiary, has been one of the leading
companies in building user-oriented digital products thanks to an
organisation that embraces agile methods in and beyond the
cross-functional product development teams. With our strong group
of over 50 product people – with a variety of specialisations and a
keen interest in collaborating and learning from one another – we
actively work to grow our product culture. Come and join our
Messenger team to make a real difference for more than 16.5 million
users. Achieve true impact cross the whole XING platform by
developing a state-of-the-art product. Help our users to foster
their professional social network by providing them with inspiring
conversation starters, networking assistants and a fun-to-use
conversational interface. Our cross-functional staffing ensures a
close collaboration of product, UX, user research, marketing,
engineering, analytics and data science – use their different
viewpoints to build successful products at scale.

• As part of XING you will shape the future for our B2C
  platform.
• Shape, drive and execute the product strategy for your product
  in close collaboration with your team and PO peers.
• Laterally lead an interdisciplinary team of Engineers,
  UX-Designers, QAs, Agile Coaches, Analysts and Marketeers located
  in Hamburg and Porto.
• Understand our users’ needs, determine requirements, build
  hypotheses and validate them through prototyping, user feedback and
  A/B testing.
• Collaborate with your key stakeholders to define, prioritise
  and execute a roadmap specifically designed to increase the value
  of our platform for our users.
• Cooperate with stakeholders outside your own unit and make sure
  your product is in line with our overall company strategy.

• Represent a strategic mindset, be self-driven and execute on
  it.
• Professional experience as a Product Manager. Experiences in
  managing remote product teams or individual team members are a
  plus.
• A sound understanding of cross-platform software development
  and good technical skills to communicate and closely collaborate
  with the engineering team.
• Desire to build outstanding products that customers love and
  use regularly.
• Utilise qualitative and quantitative data to understand user
  needs and behaviour.
• Knowledge and experience in user-centred product discovery to
  ensure a high-quality outcome.
• Highly analytical approach to products and enthusiastic about
  data-based decision-making.
• Proven track record in A/B or multivariate testing.
• A hands-on attitude in everything you do.
• Keen to work with best-practice agile development methods –
  prior experience in this field is definitely a plus.
• Sound communication skills combined with fluency in English and
  preferably in German – note: XING is a multicultural environment
  and English is the official communication language.

XING offers a dynamic environment. As well as flexible working
hours, you’ll have an opportunity to unleash your skills and
acquire new ones. We offer a wide range of training courses in
addition to German, English and Spanish lessons, regular team and
offsite events, and lots of fun. We also provide free drinks and
organic fruit as well as a ProfiTicket public transport ticket,
restaurant vouchers and travel insurance. And let’s not forget the
smartphone or iPad that you can use privately. You’ll also be
provided with a high-end Macbook Pro, and our offices have table
football tables. If you’re feeling really sporty, we also have
great gym deals, and various other benefits….