Senior Product Manager

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Who are we? What are we building?

We are Birdie, we are innovators that serve the social care space through our software products. In 2023 we enabled a remarkable 30 million care visits, we expanded into a new market and our product is now available in the UK and Germany, we also grew by adding 97 amazing new hires. This year we have joined TechNation's FutureFifty 2024 cohort and we will position ourselves to make even more big jumps in scaling into the future.

The opportunity ahead is massive. We need people like you to make it a reality. This is product engineering on hard mode - the safety and quality of care for older adults is at stake. Come join us and deliver outsized impact on their lives every single day. And do so in an environment of passionate individuals that want to grow themselves, each other, and of course the Birdie product.

Check out our values and join us at Birdie as we continue to push the boundaries of what's possible in home healthcare. Together, we make a meaningful difference in the lives of millions.

Your mission

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to own our Workforce Experience product. You will be working in a full stack cross-functional product squad with full ownership to define the vision, strategy and roadmap. You must be able to inspire and lead the broader product & engineering team with a deep passion and hunger to solve the problems our customers and the industry is faced with.

How you will contribute:

• Be the Product & Customer Expert - be the companies 'go-to-expert' on your Product, the industry landscape and its customers.
• Lead the Product - you are responsible for owning, communicating (internally & externally) and delivering on the product vision and roadmap.
• Drive Growth - be jointly responsible for the growth, revenue and customer satisfaction of your Product.
• Evangelise Data-Driven decision making - work collaboratively with designers and analysts to fully understand your OKRs, KPIs and customers to inform and defend your product strategy and roadmap priorities.
• Execute your roadmap - ensure there is a backlog that aligns with our customer needs and our overall strategic direction and has complete buy-in from engineers, designers and stakeholders.

We'd love to hear from you if you:

• Are passionate about the problem that we are trying to solve.
• Are excited and inspired by the ability to use technology, design and business model innovation to disrupt industries.
• Are a true leader (with experience) bringing the best out of your team and inspiring them by your product vision.
• Have worked in highly complex environments and on problems that require grass roots thinking and novel solutions.
• Are an exceptional communicator with strong interpersonal skills to drive and motivate a team with diverse backgrounds and skills and ensure that all your stakeholders are informed and motivated to support the product.
• Have substantial experience working with designers and engineers in a cross functional product team.
• Are passionate about Product Management and are constantly looking to learn and improve your skills

These are our ideal requirements, but we know some people are less likely to apply for the role unless they are 100% qualified. We promote a diverse, inclusive and empowering culture at Birdie, so please apply if you meet the majority of these competencies.

What are the benefits?

People are our core strength. We are social entrepreneurs, boasting an outstanding culture (employer net promotion score of 67) with strong values (B-Corp certified). We offer exceptional benefits and invest massively in our team's happiness, wellbeing and growth:

Compensation

Competitive salary of £82,000 - £90,000: Our salary formula adjusts to your cost of living and experience. We also grant generous stock options to any permanent employee at the end of the probation period. We adjust salaries based on the cost of living index for employees based outside of the UK.

Location

This role will need to be based in one of the following countries; UK, Spain, Ireland, Germany or France. We organise regular in-person events and online socials to make sure you can meet up with peers. If you want to come to the offices in London or Berlin, you're most welcome of course! Birdie cannot currently support any visa applications, we do require permanent right to work in the role's location

L&D budget

Growth is key. You'll have a personal development budget to put towards books (e.g., free audible subscription), courses, trainings and conferences; continuous coaching within the team and with external experts

Base holiday & Christmas leave

30 days + Birdie closes between Christmas Eve and New Year so you can have some down time with your loved ones. This is in addition to your base holiday!

Birthday leave

You can take your birthday off when it falls on a weekday!

Parental Leave

Highly favourable parental leave policy; once you have spent twelve consecutive months on our payroll, primary caregivers are entitled to 26 weeks of parental leave at 100% of your usual salary and secondary caregivers are entitled to 12 weeks of parental leave, at 100% of your usual salary.

Fertility Leave

Birdie recognises the emotional and physical challenges which may arise during fertility treatments, and supports all Birdies by offering 5 additional paid days of leave.

Frequent company socials, trips and meals

We organise many socials, quarterly retreats and annual trips (like our epic ski trips)

Exceptional culture

We see ourselves as social entrepreneurs shaping a new kind of organisation: caring, responsible yet fostering excellence. Read The Birdie Way to learn more.

?Why Birdie?

Join Birdie and seize this unique opportunity to shape the future of a transformative tech startup, to create positive social change, and develop yourself very fast in a flexible, close-knit & transparent organisation.

We have a grand vision to transform how society deals with ageing, starting with radically improving the lives of 1 million older adults in the next 3 years. We dream big and speed is of the essence.

We're all entrepreneurs at Birdie. We're a flat organization, with no manager to tell you what to do but a community of peers and coaches to support you.

We're highly collaborative and iterative. Everything we do is transparent to anyone, be it objectives and key results, compensation packages and equity or strategic conversations.

Growing with trust is key. Everyone sets their own development plan and gets support to learn fast, from training to books or coaches. We live by radical candour: we give honest feedback and care deeply & personally about each other.

Join us now to improve the lives of millions!

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and we strive to reduce unconscious bias throughout our hiring process. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status.

We endeavour to embrace diversity, and promote an inclusive environment for all Birdies, and actively work towards this with our Diversity & Inclusion Committee.

If you have any questions regarding the interview process, or if you need any reasonable adjustments to be made, please don't hesitate to contact us.