We are one of the most promising startups of 2025 with headquarters in Spain. We were founded in Barcelona, and since then, we've expanded to include offices in Madrid, Lisbon, Berlin, and Paris. This is only the beginning as we've got our sights set on spreading to the rest of Europe and later to include other continents as well 🚀.
Ukio's mission is to empower individuals to live where they want, when they want 🌎. We do this by disrupting the traditional residential real estate market, providing fully furnished and artfully designed apartments for stays starting at one month. We remove all the hassle around finding a rental with no long-term contracts, security deposits, broker fees, moving/buying furniture, etc., giving choice and flexibility to allow people to plant their roots anywhere 💥.
Backed by Europe's best Venture Capital firms, this year will be vital in our growth as we look to further build out our team, further establish ourselves in our current markets, and expand our reach into multiple new markets 🔥. We are currently ranked in the top 10 startups in Spain by Linkedin, and we have successfully raised a Series A investment round of €27 million that will help propel our growth throughout Western Europe and bring us closer to reaching our goals🥇.
Our culture |We honor diversity, compassion, and honesty above all else in our team. We’ve already got a great mix of dedicated, collaborative, and results-driven people and are looking for more like minded folks to join our team. In true startup fashion, we always embrace the unknown and grant full autonomy to our team members to act as the owners of their projects and tasks. We are creators who embrace dynamic environments and take on and build up projects from scratch.
Our team is composed of everyone from foodies to athletes, adventure seekers to art buffs. We know fun, and we always have a team event on our calendars, so are you ready to join us?
Role |Please note that this is a "termo incerto" maternity cover role, expected to start in approximately October.
We are seeking a Product Manager to drive our product vision, strategy and goals in a very exciting time at Ukio. Working within our talented engineering team you will drive a great customer experience and build a unique product.
The engineering team at Ukio plays a critical role in the delivery of key products for our customers as well as internal tools in order to be the power behind our growth as a proptech startup. We provide information; data and analytics to help support and drive our customers needs as well as internal stakeholders key decisions.
The team is broken into small squads. These business units are continually looking to develop innovative new products that will further serve our business needs.
Responsibilities |- Take end to end ownership, managing the entire product line life cycle
- Create a strategic roadmap that balances long term goals with the ability to take advantage of short and medium term opportunities and is aligned with the broader product strategy for the platform
- Proactively communicate with stakeholders across the business - whether it’s a change to the roadmap, new ideas and identifying a resolution to their pain points.
- Drive innovation in your domain by measuring what matters, staying up to date with developments in real estate and technology, and assessing the value new opportunities have when it comes to helping Ukio achieve our goals
- Work hand-in-hand with design and engineering to maintain a healthy, prioritized backlog that reflects evolving business needs and ensures the team has a steady flow of well-defined work matching its delivery capacity
- You have 3+ years of experience in product management roles.
- You've managed—or have a strong interest in—internal-facing products designed to boost efficiency for internal teams.
- You understand how internal products can directly improve the overall experience of end customers.
- You're comfortable working with complex business logic and navigating multiple stakeholder requirements.
- You're analytical, using data to drive your decisions. Basic SQL knowledge is a strong plus.
- You have an interest in leveraging AI tools or automations to enhance product capabilities or improve internal processes.
- You have proven experience defining, scoping, and successfully delivering complex projects.
- You're effective at balancing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- You communicate clearly, confidently, and effectively—in English—whether explaining complex details to senior stakeholders or collaborating closely with engineering and design teams.
- Ideally, you've done this in a technology-driven company, where tech plays a core role in driving business success.
- Flexible schedule
- Fully Remote (work from home)
- Private Health Insurance
- A challenging job at one of the fastest growing companies in Europe
- Competitive annual gross salary, to be determined in line with your knowledge and experience
- International working environment with many different nationalities
- Work with talented, committed and supportive teammates
- Team events and an amazing internal culture
Skills Required
- 3+ years of experience in product management roles.
- Experience managing or strong interest in internal-facing products to boost internal team efficiency.
- Proven experience defining, scoping, and successfully delivering complex projects.
- Comfortable working with complex business logic and multiple stakeholder requirements.
- Analytical and data-driven decision making.
- Basic SQL knowledge.
- Interest in leveraging AI tools or automations to enhance product capabilities or processes.
- Clear and effective communication in English with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
- Experience working in a technology-driven company (ideal).
What We Do
Ukio’s mission is to empower individuals to live where they want, when they want. Since our founding in 2020, we’ve successfully turned the traditional real estate market upside down by providing fully furnished and artfully designed apartments for stays starting at one month. Our guests love that renting an apartment with Ukio is as easy as it looks. We take out the hassle surrounding finding a rental with no long-term contracts, security deposits, or broker fees, and we provide all furniture, making every apartment ready to use from the minute you walk in the front door. Ultimately, we give the choice and flexibility to allow people to live where they want, when they want, as simple as making a reservation on our website, and that’s the power of Ukio. Even though Ukio is a Barcelona based startup, our reach is not limited to within our headquarter city. We also have offices in Madrid, Lisbon, Berlin and Paris, with more exciting places on the way. One day, you’ll be seeing Ukio apartments across Europe and even the world, but for now, we’ve got big plans to strengthen our relations in our existing cities and spread our reach across Western Europe. Backed by Europe’s best Venture Capital firms, we’ve successfully raised €27M ($28M) in Series A funding which will help propel our growth in the coming year. We’re looking to further build out our teams and expand into new markets as we reach a critical phase in our growth plan, so can we count on you to be a part of the ride? Find us on Linkedin, Instagram, Tiktok, at our careers page at https://apply.workable.com/ukio/, or at www.ukio.com.
