Your mission
Join a pioneering team in their scale-up phase. As Department Lead Product you will act as the "CEO of the Products," overseeing the products’ lifecycle from conceptualization to market launch and beyond. You excel in strategic thinking, have a strong business acumen and a good technical understanding.
The position includes, but is not limited to, the following roles and responsibilities:
- Develop a compelling product vision and strategy that aligns with company goals and market demands.
- Define, prioritize, and implement a comprehensive product roadmap including milestones and budget.
- Refine product features and opportunities for differentiation based on technical data, market research and the Sales team’s insights.
- Manage the commercial and technical product launch strategy to enable a successful market deployment.
- Calculate and manage unit costs, focusing on balancing quality, cost-efficiency, and environmental impact.
- Develop and implement effective go-to-market strategies, value propositions, and pricing models.
- Closely work with the Sales team to define key selling points and positioning to drive successful sales.
- Act as the primary interface between Product, Tech & Sales teams, ensuring alignment on goals and priorities.
- Oversee lifecycle management to optimize product relevance and profitability over time.
- Monitor product performance and customer satisfaction, identifying and executing improvements.
- Drive product portfolio based on continued tracking and assessment of competitor analysis and activities.
- Build, lead, and mentor a successful Product team fostering a collaborative and appreciative work culture.
Your profile
You are ambitious and appreciate working in a diverse team and fast-moving environment. With an entrepreneurial mindset and a hands-on mentality, you enjoy tackling challenges and push for change in both the product and the business side of ecoLocked.
- Proficiency in English and German.
- You live in/close to Berlin or are willing to relocate.
- M.Sc. or higher in economics, a relevant engineering discipline, material science or equivalent OR have relevant long-term experience in Product Management.
- Proven experience building and leading cross-functional teams with an emphasis on open communication, mutual respect, and team empowerment.
- Strong ability to define a product vision and translate it into actionable plans that inspire stakeholders and drive alignment across the company.
- An aptitude for understanding detailed technical specifications and requirements and how they relate to commercial and technical product value.
- Solid experience in market research, financial analysis, and competitive positioning. Demonstrated success in managing product pricing and budgeting.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with both internal teams and external clients.
- Passionate about a positive climate impact and ready to contribute.
Details and Benefits
Duration: permanent full-time position (40h/week)
Start date: January 1st or later
Work location: hybrid - mix of on-site in Berlin (office), Bernau bei Berlin (lab/production), and flexible home office. Some travel (national and international) will be expected.
Salary: competitive salary including share options
Holidays: 30 days
Benefits:
- Join an international team – work with passionate experts from 16+ countries and learn & grow every day.
- Flat hierarchies – your ideas matter here. Make a real impact.
- Feedback & growth - regular constructive feedback & individual development budget to sharpen your skills.
- Share options – benefit from our collective success with share options.
- Central office – enjoy a vibrant workspace with rooftop terrace and accessible with public transport.
- Choice of laptop – we have you covered with top gear.
- Unlimited transport – free pass for metro trains, trams and busses within Germany (Deutschlandticket).
- Fun team events – from outings to celebrations, enjoy bonding with the team every quarter.
We warmly welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity. We consciously promote diversity as well as cooperation within the team and highly value diversity.
Contact for all position-related questions: Miriam Straub, miriam@ecolocked.com
About us
ecoLocked is a climate tech startup that focuses on carbon removal and innovations in the materials sector. We develop sustainable building materials based on biochar, a scalable carbon-negative material. Our goal is to enable the transition to a green construction sector and turn buildings into true carbon sinks – and ultimately enable a positive climate impact in the range of gigatons!
We strive for a nurturing, inclusive and motivating work environment where each team member is enabled to grow and can directly contribute to ecoLocked’s growth trajectory. Together, our vision is to grow a world class, leading climate tech company that delivers long-lasting positive climate impact for our society and planet!
