Head of Product B2B (all genders)

We are looking for a Head of Product for the B2B team in the heart of buzzing Berlin! 

In this role, you will work closely with the Director of Product & Engineering, B2B, to steer the continuous evolution of our B2B product offering. 

Your focus will be on creating and driving a long-term product vision and strategy, aligning it with our core B2C product vision and overall company strategy. To this end, you will collaborate with business stakeholders and guide team members of several product functions across multiple product & engineering teams. You will foster a constant desire to understand, question, and improve the experience for our corporate customers and their learners.

You will

• Create a long-term product vision and strategy based on market needs, stakeholder requirements, and competitor analysis, ensuring alignment with our commercial B2B strategy and overall company goals.
• Translate this vision and strategy into a narrative that inspires B2B product & engineering teams and others they partner with to build better B2B products. 
• Lead the planning, execution, and continuous adjustment of the B2B product roadmap across multiple teams and products.
• Oversee the entire product development lifecycle from discovery to delivery and beyond: You will empower the Product Managers on your team to partner with research teams and business stakeholders to collect and prioritize product or customer insights and requirements. You will ensure effective collaboration between your Product team and Engineering, Quality Assurance and other relevant functions to ensure the timely delivery of product increments of high quality.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success teams to jointly define product positioning, launch strategies, and go-to-market plans. You will ensure organizational readiness for new product releases.
• Identify gaps in our product management practices and close them, for example by introducing or improving relevant processes yourself or by empowering your product team to do so. Champion best practices in product management.
• Build, manage, coach, and mentor a high-performing product team that includes Product Managers, Product Designers, Product Analysts, and more. You will review and assess their work and provide constructive feedback on it. You will actively guide and support their professional development.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and customer-centricity within the B2B Product & Engineering cluster and across the wider B2B organization.
• Take data-informed decisions to steer the product in the right direction and enable others to do the same. In particular, you will define and analyze key performance metrics to measure product success.

You have

• 5+ years in Product Management, including 2+ years on a global B2B SaaS product
• 2+ years of experience as a people manager
• exceptional communication skills with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly, design compelling narratives, and effectively address diverse audiences
• strong customer-centric mindset with a deep understanding of user needs and behaviors
• proven track record of 
  
  • formulating and implementing product strategies that align with business objectives and market needs
  • building, managing, coaching, and mentoring a high-performing product team, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement
  • managing stakeholders from go-to-market teams and collaborating effectively with them to define product positioning and manage product releases
  • leveraging data to inform product decisions and measure success
  • effectively influencing and collaborating across teams and levels of the organization to align on and pursue shared goals
• Experience in EdTech is a plus.

Some perks of becoming a Babbelonian:

• Enjoy 30 vacation days and the chance to take a 3-month Sabbatical. Plus family and life situation counseling.
• Decide how, when and from where you want to work with our flexible working hours and remote friendly options as Jobbatical (up to 3 months inside the EU) or work from our fully equipped office with nap, faith and family rooms. 
• Learn and grow with the internal learning opportunities, and use a yearly learning & development budget for external training. Learn languages with Babbel for free with your full access to Babbel & Babbel Live classes.
• Take advantage of your mobility benefits options and a discounted Urban Sports Club membership. 
• Be part of our employee communities (such as Femgineers, DE&I Ambassadors and LGBTQIA groups), attend cultural and regular social events. 

Diversity at Babbel

As part of our ongoing journey towards building a diverse, equitable and inclusive company, we welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in tech. We are a learning company, inside and out, and we encourage you to apply even if you do not fit all the technical requirements - all candidates are assessed based on skills, qualifications and on our business needs. Please state your pronouns in your application, and let us know if you’d like to be addressed by a name other than the one appearing on your official documents. If you have a disability or special need, feel welcome to inform us, so that we can provide you with the proper assistance in the application process.