Senior Product Manager, Skilllab
€65-80k
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Career exploration platform
Open for applications
Career exploration platform
21-100 employees
Open for applications
€65-80k
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To empower people to turn their skills into careers.
Role
Who you are
- You have 5+ years of work experience in product management, product ownership, software engineering or similar field in tech companies. Combined experience in product management, software engineering, engineering management and/or UX will be highly appreciated
- You are experienced with software development processes and system architecture
- You have a proven ability to define and prioritize product roadmaps, backlogs, and user stories
- You are proficient in designing, implementing and executing new processes and knowledgeable about methodologies like Agile and / or Scrum etc
- You have a deep understanding of user-centered design principles and place the user needs at the center of your processes
- You have strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills
Desirable
- Domain knowledge such as ontology management, matching algorithms, and / or labor market/employment services
- Fluency in Arabic, Spanish or Ukrainian
What the job involves
- You will join our Product Management (PM) team as our new Senior Product Manager
- You will be part of an expert PM team that cares for the success of our product, guiding it through its lifecycle from ideation to launch and beyond
- Also, you will experience the culture of a tech company with a social impact focus and work in an international environment of ±65 SkillLabers from ±30 different countries in the heart of Amsterdam
- You will directly report to Ragnar the Director of Product and one of SkillLab cofounders
- The other amazing product managers that make the PM team diverse and special are Hadeel, Omar, An and Vajk
- You will also cooperate with our engineering teams, UX and Data science within the product function
- We are proud of the people we collaborate with and excited to work at a company with a strong social mission
- You will define and articulate product requirements, prioritize features, and collaborate with stakeholders to bring an idea from uncertainty to clarity
- You will effectively manage the delivery of software with software engineers
- You will manage their agile workflows and oversee the final releases
- You will communicate and collaborate with stakeholders within the organization and externally
- You will ensure alignment and manage expectations
- You will funnel knowledge from internal and external sources into SkillLab's roadmap, product and product vision, prioritizing across different levels of concern
Our take
Founded with a focus on the integration of refugees into European labour markets, SkillLab is now a technology company assisting all job seekers that are in need of career support.
Using artificial intelligence, SkillLab helps people discover their skills and connects them to relevant careers and education. Founded in Amsterdam, the company operates in over fifteen countries and has grown its market position after its innovative use of AI was recognised with the Google AI Impact Award.
Despite expanding its services to cater to all job seekers, it hasn’t forgotten its original focus on work with social impact, recently partnering with Humans in the Loop to improve the employment and education prospects of forcibly displaced people in seven different countries.
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Jan 2021
$1.7m
SEED
Total funding: $1.7m
Company benefits
- Join our bi-annual offsite events for the whole company
- Easily access your learning budget to invest in your personal development
- Access to mentors & coaches (SkillLab is part of the Google for Startups SDG accelerator)
- Learn from your colleagues during company-wide lunch learning exchanges
- Receive feedback from your peers and team lead at least twice per year
- Contribute to various digital or physical company-wide events through the year
- Work flexibly from our office in Amsterdam, or remotely with intermittent trips to Amsterdam
- Get relocation support, incl. visa, 30% ruling application, to move to Amsterdam
- Get work equipment and commuting support if you don’t live in Amsterdam
- Work in a team with people from 12 countries, using English as their shared language
- Enjoy 25 paid vacation days per year, and additional leave (e.g. parental leave)
- Regularly interact with our users and see our impact on their lives
Company HQ
Oude Pijp, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leadership
Ulrich Scharf
(Managing Director)Previously co-founded rootAbility and Maastricht University Green Office, serving there as Sustainability Project Coordinator. Experience as Director of IT and Analytics for GRESB and as a Bank Clerk for Commerzbank AG.
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