Group Product Manager

Company Description

At HCM Deck we support the success of more than 300,000 employees from companies such as Jeronimo Martins, Allegro, Decathlon, Play, Polsat Plus Group, Nationale Nederlanden, Allianz and more.

Our team works fully remotely (we have employees from all over Poland) or hybrid from three offices: Kraków, Warszawa, and Tarnów. We are remote friendly thanks to our remote smart culture and digital ecosystem.

Above all, we are a team of HR tech enthusiasts who love to work on enabling people and organisation development! And, according to the survey insights, our team members love us for the flexibility, autonomy, and a great fun & growth company culture.

Job Description

We are looking for a seasoned Product Management Leader ready to build a strong product culture, shape product strategy, improve discovery and delivery processes, and enable two product teams to effectively deliver value to our customers. 

Why should you choose us and our Product Team?

• You will lead truly cross-functional product teams 
• You will co-shape company strategy founded on customer intimacy value discipline
• You will shape product strategy and build processes to improve the way we work - nothing is set in stone and we are happy to experiment and change
• You will collaborate with the leadership team on strategic and operational company alignment and cross team objectives
• You will get to refine the product used by well-known brands such as Obi, Decathlon, Rossmann, Leroy Merlin, Jeronimo Martins and other
• You will have an opportunity to be on a fast track to Head of Product role if you bring the right track record and if this is what you aspire for

What else is in it for you?

• Working in a startup & remote-friendly culture founded on autonomy, psychological safety accountability, and belonging
• Reporting directly to a COO and closely collaborating with the Leadership Team on high-impact strategic decisions 
• Having a real impact on a growing HR tech brand with a compelling, people centric mission
• Working with a vision-driven, outcome-based roadmap alongside Product Managers, Product Designers, and Product Analyst in close collaboration with CS and Engineering teams 
• Structured onboarding process to help you settle smoothly into your new role
• Clear career path and enablement of your individual development supported by ongoing constructive feedback
• Possibility to work 100% remotely (within Poland) or from one of our offices (Tarnów/Cracow/Warsaw)
• Working in a team with a passion for what we do
• Competitive salary: 22.800-30.000 PLN net + VAT/month on B2B contract or 19000-25000 PLN gross/month on CoE, depending on experience and skills
• Multisport card
• Private health insurance
• Equipment and modern digital collaboration tools (you get to choose your own device, Mac or PC)
• Full time contract - it's up to you whether you choose B2B or an employment contract
• Regular face to face work & fun team meetings
• Flexible working hours and work life balance - it is something we really care about
• Wellbeing Days - 4 extra days off annually to further promote work-life harmony 
• Dedicated Individual Development Budget and 8h of Individual Development Time monthly so that you can regularly invest focus time in your own continuous development and your Individual Development Plan.

Check out what scope you will be taking care of at HCM Deck:

• Act as a direct leader for two Product Managers, a Product Analyst and a Senior Product Designer & Team leader and ensure alignment among these product functions
• Co-shape product strategy and own a cross-team product roadmap planning and execution process
• Enable product teams to ideate, plan, develop, and validate effective solutions that address opportunities and enable sustainable product development process
• Align objectives, remove blockers, and build processes to increase speed and impact of value delivery to our customers
• Ensure timely, transparent communication and smooth intra- and cross- team collaboration
• Foster accountability and feedback culture within the team (give, solicit and receive ongoing feedback and encourage others to do so)
• Keep team members focused on common goals and take responsibility for teams KPI’s and OKR’s 
• Cooperate closely with other departments on company-wide initiatives and company strategy execution.

Qualifications

We are looking for a person with:

• Proven track record of acting as a participative leader of a cross- functional product team who enables, motivates and unites team members to achieve common goals - must have
• Proven track record of managing technology-powered products, including minimum of 4 years of B2B SaaS products- must have
• Hands-on experience with shaping and articulating the product vision and strategy aligned with the company's overall business goals as well as translating it into a product roadmap - must have
• Experience with co-shaping monetization strategy 
• Experience with planning and managing the budget of the product function & team as well as planning and managing the ROI for product initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to understand the perspectives of multiple functional areas of business – engineering, design, finance, sales, marketing, customer support
• Demonstrated ability to figure out solutions to hard problems with many constraints, using sound judgement to assess risks, and to lay out your argument in a well-structured, data-informed, written and spoken narrative
• Hands-on experience and excellent understanding of the techniques and methods of modern product discovery and product delivery
• Pragmatic approach to implementing solutions, ensuring they match needs and deliver results without unnecessary sophistication
• Proven ability to engage with engineers, designers, customer support team members, and company leaders in a constructive and collaborative relationship.
• Demonstrated ability to source and analyze quantitative & qualitative user data.
• Understanding of the tech aspects of product maintenance and development (programming, server administration, infrastructure, DevOps) 
• Fluent Polish and C1 level of English
• Team player attitude with exceptional communication skills and positivity
• Resilience that helps to eagerly embrace FAILs as First Attempts In Learning in the process of experimenting and testing

Additional Information

If your profile and our role look like a potential great mutual match, here is what you can expect during our recruitment process:

1. An exploratory call from the recruiter to briefly discuss the role and our mutual expectations

2. A recruitment assignment to let you test what your actual work would be about

3. 1st interview with two of your peers, during which we would like to know more about your experience and qualifications and we would discuss your assignment
4. 2nd interview, with the COO and the Leadership Team during which we would like to know more about you as a person and let you know us better

Does it sound like an exciting opportunity for you or someone in your network? Do not hesitate to apply or pass the ad on.

We’re looking forward to meeting you!