Technical Product Manager, Babbel
B2B
Subscription-based language learning software
Job no longer available
Subscription-based language learning software
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create mutual understanding through language.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years experience working as a technical product manager in high performing, cross functional environments that have shipped products globally and with previous experience in a B2B SaaS environment
- You have the ability to partner effectively with customer-facing and revenue-oriented teams and continuously improve your collaboration
- You are a compelling storyteller who can communicate in succinct and inspiring ways to a variety of audience types internally and also directly with our customers
- You have worked in modern, dynamic cross-functional teams and have successfully applied proven agile methods and data to improve your team's capabilities to deliver business value
- You have successfully partnered with User Experience Research and/or Product Design roles on deeply understanding your customers' jobs to be done - hands-on experience with discovery practices and the jobs to be done framework are a plus
- You have experience in creating and owning a B2B SaaS roadmap, effectively prioritizing stakeholder requests to maximize impact and developing an exciting vision for your team, stakeholders and customer. And you have a track record of delivering in time and quality against a bi-yearly plan
- Knowledge of identity and access management systems and collaborating with internal IT teams is a strong plus
- Experience with security and compliance processes and related certification processes is a strong plus
What the job involves
- As a Technical Product Manager at Babbel you will join one of our cross-functional product & engineering teams with the mission to work on software integrations for enterprise applications and ensure a seamless experience for our B2B customers and their learners
- As Technical Product Manager you will collaborate closely with our larger customers, go-to-market teams and our Technical Solution Specialist and own the roadmap and vision for customer needs such as Single Sign-On (SSO), Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) and Learning Management System (LMS) integrations
- Work on extending the integration of our B2B offering into learning platforms, which are used by many companies to bundle their learning and development activities, and evolve features that are most relevant for larger clients
- Build integrations with third-party APIs and other enterprise applications
- Enabling our B2B2C partnerships by developing features in collaboration with our B2B partnership team
- Incorporate feedback and input from customers, partners and internal teams to shape the product strategy
- Discover and develop innovative product solutions with your cross-functional team members, make informed decisions based on both qualitative and quantitative data
- Set the roadmap and direction in line with our company strategy and OKRs, including the breakdown of complex scopes into milestones, leading delivery and facilitating progress updates
- Partner with your team’s Engineering Manager to continuously improve your team's engagement and ways of working, drive decision-making and increase velocity
- Collaborate closely with our Senior Technical Solutions role in supporting pre-sales and post-sales activities
- Monitor and analyze product lifecycle performance and make data-driven decisions to optimize the product lifecycle
- Build strong partnerships with our key stakeholders (such as sales, customer success, didactics, data and infrastructure)
- Identify product and technical dependencies and drive cross-team initiatives
Our take
Babbel is one of the leading lights in the language eLearning sector. Its premium subscription-based online learning resources cover over a dozen predominantly European languages, at all proficiency levels. They include interactive lessons and podcasts - all developed and delivered by professional educators and linguists.
Learning languages online has become big business in recent years, and this has led to a surge of VC investment in the sector. This diversified the field of competition, tripling revenue for smaller rivals like Busuu and driving up engagement on online tutoring sites. It has ramped up pressure on incumbents like Babbel, and its better established (but pricier) competitor Rosetta Stone, to diversify their offerings.
To get there, Babbel has taken a smart cue from live tutoring sites like Preply, which also saw a surge in engagement over recent years. Babbel has launched its own live tuition offering, and additional B2B services, demonstrating a savvy use of its leading position and strong resources to keep a tight grip on its substantial market share.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
22% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jul 2015
$22m
SERIES C
Mar 2013
$10m
SERIES B
Total funding: $33.3m
Company benefits
- 30 vacation days and flexible working hours
- BVG card or Swapfiets bike
- Jobbatical and Sabbatical options
- Many internal & external learning opportunities to choose from
- A yearly Learning & Development budget
- Visa and relocation assistance
- Full access to Babbel & Babbel Live classes
- Modern office in the heart of buzzing Berlin equipped with a family, music, faith and nap room
- Various internal communities to be part of including the Femgineers, DEI Ambassadors, Accessibility & Disability Group and more
Company HQ
Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany
Leadership
Markus Witte
(Executive Chairman & Co-Founder)Currently a Partner at Wachstumsbegleitung, a Fellow of JoinPolitics and was Previously an Independent Board Member at Blinkist.
Salary benchmarks
We don't have enough data yet to provide salary benchmarks for this role.
Submit your salary to help other candidates with crowdsourced salary estimates.
Share this job
View 4 more jobs at Babbel