Founding Product Manager

Clera

$80K — $100K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Fluent German and English proficiency for communication and product interface.
  • Experience with AI-first product development and methodologies.
  • Proven track record of end-to-end product ownership from discovery to shipping.
  • Ability to make fast decisions amidst uncertainty and adapt quickly.
  • Collaborative experience with engineers on feature scoping, design, and iteration.
  • Familiarity with building products in the crafts, trades, and home services domain.
  • Experience aligning product outcomes with company goals and priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Own product direction by understanding user challenges and crafting solutions.
  • Translate company objectives into clear product initiatives and decisions.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to design and release features rapidly.
  • Make informed product choices with limited data and adjust as necessary.
  • Gain insights into user workflows and constraints in the home services area.
  • Clarify project deliverables, defining completion criteria for the team.
  • Contribute to shaping the structure and scaling of product operations as the company grows.

Benefits

  • Founding team equity opportunity in a venture-backed startup.
  • Immediate influence on product strategy and company growth.
  • Modern office in a vibrant area of central Berlin.
Full Job Description
About the Role

A fast-moving, seed-stage B2B SaaS company building software and AI-powered tools for the home services and trades sector in Germany is looking for a Founding Product Manager to join their tight, ambitious early-stage team in Berlin-Mitte.

This is a true founding-team role - you will own product direction end-to-end, ship features alongside engineering, and directly shape how product work scales at the company. If you thrive in high-velocity, low-ceremony environments with real ownership and direct feedback, this is for you.

Note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Fluent German and English are both required.
What You'll Do
  • Own product direction from understanding user problems to shaping solutions and shipping them.
  • Translate company goals into clear product bets, priorities, and tradeoffs - including AI-first considerations.
  • Work closely with engineering to scope, design, and ship features quickly.
  • Make product decisions with incomplete data and course-correct as needed.
  • Develop a deep understanding of users, workflows, and real-world constraints in the trades/home services space.
  • Bring clarity to the team on what is being built, why, and what "done" means.
  • Help define how product work is structured and scaled as the company grows.
  • Operate in a fast, low-ceremony environment with direct feedback and minimal management layers.
  • Be present in-office daily in central Berlin.
What We're Looking For

Must-haves:
  • Fluent German (spoken and written) - required for product interface and partner communications.
  • Fluent English - required for internal communication.
  • An AI-native mindset with hands-on experience applying AI-first product patterns and tools in product development.
  • End-to-end product ownership experience: from problem discovery through to shipping.
  • Comfortable making decisions under uncertainty and correcting course quickly.
  • Experience collaborating closely with engineers to scope, design, and iterate on features; ability to reason about systems and technical constraints.
  • Experience in fast-paced, early-stage startup environments.
  • Domain experience building products for crafts, trades, home services SMBs and/or similar environments.
  • Experience translating company goals into product priorities and strategic tradeoffs.
  • High agency - you take ownership, push things forward, and do not wait for permission.

Nice-to-haves:
  • Strong UX sensibility and attention to UI/UX details, even without formal design training.
  • Personal side projects or things you have built independently.
  • Good product taste and a clear point of view on what makes a product great.

This is a mindset-focused hire. The team cares more about how you think and act than years of PM experience on a CV.
Compensation & Benefits
  • Salary: €80,000 - €100,000 per year
  • Founding team equity opportunity at an early-stage, venture-backed company
  • Direct impact on product strategy and company direction from day one
  • Modern, light-filled office workspace in central Berlin
Location
  • Berlin-Mitte, Germany - on-site, daily presence expected
  • Remote work is not available for this role
  • Visa sponsorship is not available

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