Principal Product Manager- Time to First Production

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Principal Product Manager - Time to First Production based in Germany.

This is a high-impact product leadership role focused on improving the journey from a customer’s first interaction with the platform to successfully running their first process in production.

You will own a company-wide product outcome, defining the north-star metrics, customer journey, strategy, and roadmap that guide major investments.

Working across Product, Engineering, Design, Experience, Data, Marketing, and GTM, you will turn customer evidence into clear priorities and measurable outcomes.

The role sits at the intersection of AI-assisted product development, agentic experiences, guided onboarding, testing, validation, and production readiness.

You will have significant autonomy to shape an evolving product area and establish the measurement framework that demonstrates progress.

Success will depend on your ability to influence senior stakeholders, create alignment without formal authority, and translate complex opportunities into focused execution.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced product leader who wants visible impact and the chance to help shape an AI-first product organization.

Accountabilities

• Own the Time to First Production outcome end to end, defining its north-star metrics, customer journey, strategic objectives, roadmap, and key initiatives.
• Establish a clear vision for what an exceptional first-production experience looks like and translate that vision into measurable product outcomes.
• Partner with data and validation teams to create robust, end-to-end measurement of the customer journey, identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Set priorities across initiatives covering AI-assisted and agentic building experiences, onboarding, guided development, testing and validation, production readiness, and human-in-the-loop process experiences.
• Work closely with Engineering, Design, and Experience leaders to translate strategy into execution and ensure investments remain aligned with customer outcomes.
• Represent the outcome area to senior leadership, Product Marketing, and go-to-market teams, communicating progress, priorities, insights, and strategic recommendations through clear, evidence-based narratives.
• Collaborate with other product outcome leaders to maintain a coherent overall product strategy and ensure smooth transitions between customer lifecycle stages.
• Bring an outside-in perspective to roadmap decisions by continuously incorporating customer research, feedback, behavioral data, and market evidence.
• Influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders without relying on direct reporting authority, creating alignment around strategy and measurable outcomes.
• Continuously refine the product strategy as customer needs, AI capabilities, market conditions, and organizational priorities evolve.
• Help shape an AI-first product operating model by exploring new ways AI agents and intelligent tooling can support product development, process creation, testing, and optimization.

Requirements:

• Significant experience as a Principal, Staff, or similarly senior Product Manager, owning a cross-functional, metrics-driven product outcome, platform, or strategic area rather than a single feature.
• Strong background in B2B or enterprise SaaS, with experience managing products or experiences that span multiple teams, workflows, or customer lifecycle stages.
• Demonstrated ability to establish north-star metrics and measurement frameworks from the ground up, working effectively with data and analytics teams to create credible and actionable insights.
• Proven ability to develop product strategy and roadmaps based on customer evidence, quantitative data, market signals, and business priorities.
• Exceptional cross-functional leadership and influence skills, with the ability to align Engineering, Design, GTM, Product Marketing, and executive stakeholders without formal authority.
• Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to create clear, structured strategy documents that provide direction for multiple teams.
• Strong customer-centric mindset and demonstrated ability to identify meaningful customer problems and translate them into compelling product opportunities.
• Comfort operating with ambiguity and shaping an evolving remit, including defining the outcome, metrics, priorities, and roadmap.
• Genuine interest in AI-native and agentic product experiences, with practical experience in or strong understanding of how AI can transform software development, workflows, or customer experiences.
• Strong strategic thinking, prioritization, decision-making, and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• Experience in process automation, workflow orchestration, BPM, or developer platforms is a plus.
• Experience partnering with Product Marketing or Analyst Relations on category-level or outcome-level positioning is beneficial.
• Experience working within an organization undergoing a transition toward an AI-first product operating model is an advantage.

Benefits:

• Competitive, location-based compensation with a Romania-specific Total Rewards package determined according to skills, experience, and location.
• Equity participation through a virtual stock option plan, where applicable.
• Fully remote and flexible work environment, with the ability to work from anywhere.
• Home office budget and co-working space support.
• Flexible time off to support sustainable work-life balance.
• Annual company-wide kickoff events, team offsites, and budgets supporting local and in-person team connections.
• Locally tailored healthcare benefits and global mental wellbeing support through Modern Health.
• Live Well Lifestyle Spending Account supporting wellbeing, family care, personal interests, experiences, and financial wellbeing, with the program scaling to €1,000 annually from 2027.
• Retirement and pension plans, often including company contributions, plus life and disability insurance where applicable.
• Up to $1,000/€1,000/£1,000 per year for self-directed professional development, including courses, certifications, and books.
• Inclusive, globally distributed work environment with opportunities to collaborate across international teams.
• Opportunities to make a visible impact while helping shape an AI-first product organization.