Product Management Lead - Freelance

Job Description

Netguru is a trusted partner in digital commerce. The company helps leading brands modernize B2B solutions, marketplaces, and retail ecosystems. Since 2008, it has empowered businesses with cutting-edge technology, AI-powered personalization, and world-class engineering and design teams. A certified B Corporation®, Netguru is trusted by major brands including IKEA, VW, OLX, Delivery Hero, Żabka, Wolt, Careem, and Vinted.

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We are looking for a person who will replace previous VP of Product in our client's company:

• Work conditions: hybrid role with at least 3 days presence (per week) in Berlin office
• Freelance assignment: 3-6 months B2B contract.
• Rate: €80-110/h

The role:

We are looking for a PdM Lead to lead product strategy, execution, and team development across our client's platform. You will own the product roadmap, drive prioritisation, and work closely with engineering, design, sales, marketing, and operations to deliver measurable business outcomes - primarily AUM growth, investor activation, and platform scalability. This is a hands-on leadership role. You will set the product vision for the platform while also getting into the detail on critical initiatives. You will manage a team of product managers, product designers, and product operations professionals, and represent product to the executive team and board.

Scope:

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Define and own the product strategy aligned with company OKRs and growth targets.
• Build and maintain a prioritised product roadmap using quantitative frameworks (we use a weighted impact canvas that scores strategic alignment, AUM impact, profitability, customer delight, and implementation complexity).
• Make trade-off decisions across competing priorities - new product bets, platform infrastructure, growth loops, and operational efficiency.
• Present product strategy, progress, and impact to the CEO, leadership team, and board Product Execution.
• Drive end-to-end delivery of product initiatives from discovery through launch and iteration.
• Own the product cycle cadence - sprint planning, cycle planning, quarterly reviews.
• Work closely with engineering leadership to balance velocity, quality, and technical debt.
• Define success metrics for every initiative and track benefits realisation post-launch.

Investor Experience & Platform

• Own the end-to-end digital investor experience: onboarding, fund discovery, investment execution, portfolio management, and reporting.
• Drive self-service product capabilities that reduce reliance on manual advisory and increase activation and retention.
• Identify and build compounding product growth loops (referrals, engagement triggers, re-investment).

New Product Development

• Evaluate and shape new product opportunities in areas such as liquidity solutions, yield products, portfolio intelligence, and AI-powered advisory.
• Navigate regulatory and compliance considerations in partnership with legal, compliance, and operations - particularly around investment product distribution across multiple jurisdictions.
• Manage external vendor and partner relationships that support new product capabilities Team Leadership.
• Lead and develop a team of product managers, product designers, and product operations professionals.
• Set clear expectations, provide coaching, and create an environment of accountability and growth.
• Build a high-performing product culture: data-driven, customer-centric, and operationally rigorous.

Requirements

Must Have

• 8+ years in of experience in product management, with at least 3 years in a senior or director-level role
• Experience in financial services, fintech, or regulated digital platforms - understanding what it means to build products under regulatory constraints.
• Strong commercial acumen - thinking in terms of revenue, AUM, unit economics, and customer lifetime value, not just features.
• Proven track record of shipping products that drive measurable business outcomes - being able to point to products you've built and the impact they had.
• Experience managing and developing product teams (PMs, designers, and/or product ops).
• Excellent stakeholder management - being able to work effectively with engineering, sales, marketing, compliance, and the C-suite.
• Data-driven decision making - using quantitative frameworks and analytics to prioritise and measure impact.
• Strong written and verbal communication - being able to write a clear PRD, present to a board, and align a cross-functional team.
• Excellent communication skills in English – both verbal and written (C1+).

Nice to Have

• Experience in wealth management, investment platforms, or private markets.
• Experience with B2C and B2B2C platform models (direct-to-investor and through intermediaries/partners).
• Familiarity with AI/ML product development: applied AI (recommendations, copilots, intelligent automation).
• Experience with multi-jurisdiction product launches (EU, UK, MENA, Asia).
• Understanding of platform replatforming or migration projects at scale.
• Experience with product-led growth strategies in considered-purchase or high-AUM environments.
• German language knowledge and working fluency (B2+).

Benefits

In return, we offer:

• Professionality: dev-friendly processes, work in line with Agile methodology.
• Diversity: projects from various industries like fintech, healthcare, insurance, or education.
• Growth: work with a team of experts and continuous development of your hard and soft skills.
• Knowledge: knowledge sharing sessions, internal knowledge base.

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