Product Manager, Komoot
Outdoor Route Planning & Navigation
Navigation technology for outdoor experiences
Job no longer available
Navigation technology for outdoor experiences
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
201-500 employees
Company mission
To allow everybody to better find, plan and live authentic outdoor experiences.
Role
Who you are
- Have more than 1 year experience leading a cross functional team
- Product Management experience with a digital product
- Or experience in an adjacent field (e.g. Analyst, Developer, UX Researcher) and the ambition to become a world class Product Manager
- Deep knowledge of using map, planning & navigation apps. Either as a power user or from professional experience
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: You’re comfortable moderating technical discussions in a team of skilled professionals, communicating goals, vision, and showcasing complex problems with a passion for finding pragmatic and smart solutions
- Have a structured and methodical way of working and managing projects
- A curious mindset with the ability to learn new processes and concepts fast
- Understand and are able to apply product discovery & validation methodologies
- Show user empathy and understand the needs of outdoor enthusiasts
- English on a native level, buckets of patience, and no ego – we’re a team and have always achieved incredible results together
What the job involves
- As a Product Manager for Outdoor Route Planning & Navigation at Komoot, you will drive the development and optimization of the world's leading outdoor route planning and navigation platform. You will lead a diverse team of designers, engineers, data analysts & copywriters to create an exceptional cross-platform product that helps people turn their adventure plans into reality
- Lead a cross-functional team in developing the map, navigation & planning features of the world’s leading outdoor platform
- Build a roadmap and backlog that prioritises direct user impact in alignment with komoot’s long term vision & strategy
- Facilitate the discovery & delivery process by running ideation workshops, refinements & sprint meetings
- Optimise existing features like , offline maps and accurate turn-by-turn navigation instructions
- Implement ground breaking new features that help our users explore the outdoors in an adventurous and accessible way
- Validate your ideas by running tests, getting feedback from users and colleagues and crunching the numbers
- Work hands-on with designers, copywriters, engineers & data analysts on the ideation, development, and optimization of a successful product for cyclists, hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts
- Work on an amazing cross-platform product that delivers a flawless user experience across Android, iOS and Web
- Be an advocate for both our users and our business, and drive product development that meets award-winning quality standards
Our take
With the rise of mobile apps, using technology to access outdoor adventures has never been more popular. Komoot, founded in 2010, helps millions of people across Europe plan and enjoy hiking and cycling tours with its Android and iOS apps.
Komoot is aiming to become the go-to app for cyclists and hikers across Europe. To do this, it's growing its community status through competitive and friendly route-sharing technology, as well as increasing its brand awareness to compete with other apps such as Strava and MapMyRide.
With staff all over the world, this work-where-you-want operational structure makes Komoot well-placed to expand into new markets. With this strategy, Komoot is helping more and more people to enjoy exploring nature, by putting as little friction as possible between users and the outdoors.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
54% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- 38 days of vacation (incl. public holidays)
- Dedicated time and budget to spend on your professional development: classes, conferences, books – your choice!
- Discounts from leading outdoor and cycling brands
- Flexible working hours and ability to work from anywhere in Europe
- Three whole-company gatherings per year in beautiful locations
- Optional “togetherness” trips with your team
- Costs covered for your co-working space membership or your work from home office
- The latest devices and equipment to do your best work
Company HQ
Südliche Innenstadt, Potsdam, Germany
Leadership
Tobias Hallermann
(Co-Founder)After studying mechanical engineering at the University of Munich, they decided to become an entrepreneur and moved to Berlin.
Markus Hallermann
(Co-Founder & CEO)Having studied material science, they worked at SwissRe as a student trainee for over 2 years, before co-founding generation next consulting. Was also a Research Associate at GE Global Research for 3 years.
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