About softgarden At softgarden, we build software that helps companies
hire better and faster. Our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is one of
the leading platforms in the German-speaking market and is used every
day by recruiters and hiring teams to screen applications, review
candidates, and make hiring decisions. Your role We're currently
doubling down on AI to reshape both how our customers hire and how we
build software internally. Today, anyone in our product organization
can already go from idea to production using natural language, with
engineering review ensuring quality. But we’re just getting started,
and there’s a huge opportunity to take this to the next level.
That's where you come in. We're looking for a Senior Product Manager
(m/f/d) to take ownership of a core area of our ATS - the product
hiring teams rely on every day. You'll define the vision, set the bar
for what great looks like, and lead a fully staffed cross-functional
team of engineers, designers, QAs, and tech leads to ship outcomes
that move the business. This role reports to the Director Product.
You'll have the mandate to make decisions, the autonomy to set
direction, and the responsibility to deliver measurable impact. What
You'll Do: Own a core product area end-to-end. Set the vision, define
the roadmap, and drive execution. Success is measured by impact, not
output. Prototype and build, don't just specify. You won’t stop at
requirements. When it creates leverage, you’ll use AI‑powered
tools to prototype, test, and sometimes ship code to production with
engineering review. You step in where needed to move faster and learn
quicker. Drive customer impact: Use insights, analytics, and
experimentation to build ATS features that make hiring workflows
faster, easier, and more enjoyable for recruiters, hiring managers,
and candidates. Stay close to users & data: Collaborate with marketing
and sales to understand current and future customer needs and turn
insights into actionable improvements. Lead complex delivery at pace:
Structure ambiguous problems, align stakeholders across multiple
products and teams, and keep a large cross-functional team focused,
coordinated, and moving at pace. Collaborate & influence: Align
product, design, engineering, marketing, and commercial stakeholders
on strategy and execution. What you bring along 5+ years of product
management experience in B2B SaaS, with a clear track record of
shipping products that moved metrics, not just shipped features.
Hands-on experience shipping AI-powered features to customers. You're
fluent with AI-powered prototyping and product-building tools, and
you've shipped AI-powered features to customers. Proven ability to
lead large cross-functional teams (engineers, designers, QAs, tech
leads) and align strategy and execution across business functions.
Strong analytical and structured thinking. You break down complex
workflows, edge cases, and dependencies into clear priorities and
well-reasoned decisions. A bias for action. You're pragmatic,
decisive, and create momentum in ambiguity. A agile mindset: you adapt
process to fit team, product, and business context, and you don't
confuse following a framework with making progress. Experience in HR
Tech or recruiting software - and a solid understanding of what it
means to build for German SMBs - is a strong plus. Fluent in English -
German is a plus: You communicate clearly with teams, stakeholders,
and customers, and are comfortable joining direct customer
conversations to understand needs and feedback. Why softgarden? Coffee
and free food in the office are amazing and yes, we do have those. But
let's be honest, that is not what really matters . At softgarden we
strive to live an open company culture, where ... You work on a
meaningful product with real impact on how companies hire Product
teams have real ownership, trust, and room to shape how we work The
leadership team is serious about AI - not as a buzzword, but as a
shift in how we work together and build software Work moves around
your personal life and not the other way around Fair communication and
feedback, practiced not just preached You are trusted with flexible
working hours, home office and remote work options But of course, we
also have the other benefits, too ... Public transportation ticket or
a job bike Company pension plan Access to corporate benefits 30 days
of vacation with a 5-day week Discounted Wellpass membership A present
for your birthday and company anniversary Modern hardware (Mac or
Windows - your choice) Team events, such as our summer party, free
lunches, and after-work drinks A great, central office in Berlin near
the zoo If you’re looking for a product role with impact, autonomy,
and technical ambition , we’d like to hear from you. Your contact
Tom Kleinschmidt Talent Acquisition Manager