Director of Product – Platform

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Take charge of product strategy and oversee the portfolio roadmap for all product lines.

• Determine which features will become shared platform functionalities and which will be tailored for specific customers.

• Build and lead the product organization by recruiting and developing Product Managers.

• Ensure alignment among Product Managers regarding standards for discovery, prioritization, and delivery.

• Establish metrics and measurement logic to evaluate product effectiveness and customer engagement.

• Lead discovery efforts with the Government Development team and clients.

• Convert customer and government requirements into actionable product decisions.

• Manage and prioritize competing demands from customers, tenders, and platform needs.

• Justify prioritization choices to customers, the team, and management.

• Collaborate with Engineering and QA to plan deliverable releases.

• Find the right balance between release speed, product quality, and platform capabilities.

• Analyze market trends, competition, and technology advancements in the defense and simulation sectors.

• Report directly to the COO of Orcrist.

• Engage directly with Engineers, the Government Development team, and customers.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in product management with complex technical products, ideally within the Analytics or SAAS sectors, including several years in leadership roles overseeing Product Managers or a product organization.

• A proven history of successfully delivering products from discovery to customer rollout with recognizable outcomes.

• Familiarity with B2B or B2G products that involve lengthy formal procurement processes and demanding enterprise or public sector clients.

• Experience in making platform decisions while considering customer-specific exceptions and clarifying the commercial implications of both approaches.

• Capability to make decisions with incomplete information, take ownership, and thrive in an environment with underdeveloped processes.

• Outstanding communication skills in both German and English, suitable for various levels within the hierarchy.

• Willingness to travel to client locations approximately 10–20% of the time.

• Authorization to work in Germany.

• Background in defense, GovTech, or data fusion; experience in military or law enforcement is a plus.

• Familiarity with data analytics platforms.

• Experience with on-premise, offline, or air-gapped products.

• Experience in establishing a product organization within a startup or scale-up environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-first, available throughout Germany: Work from the location that suits you best, with regular team meetings in Berlin and other off-site venues.

• Flexible working hours.

• Budget for personal home-office equipment.

• 30 days of vacation.

• Investment in personal and professional development.

• Performance bonuses linked to established objectives and key results.

• Welcome goodie bag.

• Summer and Christmas parties, along with regular team gatherings.

• Engage in projects that have a meaningful impact on public safety and national security.