Founding Product Manager

build for those who build

opus AI agents are revolutionizing processes for industrial supply chain teams . Our mission is to strengthen Europe’s industrial backbone by ensuring material supply and making operational processes future-proof. Our AI agents optimize how companies plan, negotiate, and manage their procure-to-pay processes – helping them automate control over their single largest cost driver and remain competitive in the long term. Leading companies already trust opus AI agents and are transforming their processes into a competitive advantage with us

🚀 We are in production with real customers – scaling rapidly and shipping new features as we speak

💰 We secured €5M+ in funding from leading early-stage investors and seasoned industry experts

👥 We are a team of entrepreneurs, industry experts, and engineers driven by a joint ambition – to safeguard the economic foundation of Europe for future generations

Tasks

🎯 Your Day-to-Day: Running the Engine Room

You are not a typical PM who lives in Jira; you are a builder who uses AI to bypass traditional bottlenecks. You will own the tactical execution and the daily pulse of the product

• The Ultimate Translator: You are the bridge between procurement teams and our engineering squad. You synthesize messy client feedback into sharp, granular, dev-ready tickets without losing anything in translation
• Rapid Prototyping: We don't wait for design sprints. You’ll use Cursor, Lovable, or Bolt to build functional demos that validate an idea with our customer base. You aren’t just writing a PRD; you’re handing the engineers a functional reference that proves the UX works
• Tactical Documentation: Own the "unsexy" but vital work. You write the specs, define the edge cases, and maintain a high-velocity backlog so our engineers never have to guess what "ready" looks like
• Customer Synthesis: Join us on-site at the offices of Europe’s industrial leaders. You’ll listen to procurement teams, map their messy manual workflows, and distill them into the requirements of a scalable multi-agent system
• The Glue of Execution: You are the primary point of contact for the dev team. You unblock them in real-time, coordinate sprints, and ensure that what we promised the client is exactly what gets deployed

Requirements

🌟 Who you are: The Builder

You’re a "Swiss-army-knife" with high agency and a relentless focus on shipping

• Scrappy & LLM-Native: You are an expert at leveraging AI to move 10x faster. You’d rather build a functional MVP in 30 minutes than spend three days in Figma. You value working software over static wireframes
• Execution Machine: You get a dopamine hit from a "Done" column. You are obsessive about ticket hygiene, clear requirements, and closing feedback loops
• Native-Level German: You can lead a workshop with a traditional Head of Procurement in German, then pivot seamlessly to English to coordinate with our technical team
• Pragmatic Triage & Foresight: You have the backbone to filter out "noise" from clients. You prioritize what keeps customers happy today, while identifying the workflows that will unlock 10x value and product synergies six months from now
• Low Ego, High Agency: No task is too small. Whether it's fixing a typo in the UI, re-organizing the Linear board, or deep-diving into a procurement process flow, you do what’s necessary to ship

Bonus Points:

• You have a portfolio of side projects built using AI-coding tools
• You have a background in Procurement, ERP systems, or Supply Chain
• You have a strong intuitive sense for clean UI/UX (a "design eye" with a developer's brain)

Benefits

📦 The opus package

• Competitive compensation + meaningful equity – real ownership in opus’ long-term success
• Impact from day one – high ownership, fast customer feedback, responsibility for outcomes
• AI-first, builder environment – the best tools, low overhead, strong bias to ship and learn
• In-person by design – Berlin-Mitte office, high focus, ambitious team, low ego
• 28 vacation days & flexibility when you need to recharge

🧑‍🚀 Our interview process

We take hiring seriously because early hires shape opus for years to come. Our process is transparent, relevant, and fast – so both sides can decide with confidence. If you’re on a timeline, tell us. We can move quickly

1. Getting to know w/ CEO (30 min)
   An introductory conversation about opus, the role, and your background, motivation, and product experience.
2. Case Study
   A short product-focused case based on a real challenge at opus, looking at problem framing, prioritization, and decision-making.
3. Practical assessment with CTO
   A hands-on session on technical collaboration, product trade-offs, and working with engineering in real opus scenarios.
4. Practical assessment with COO (or vice versa)
   A practical discussion focused on business impact, stakeholder alignment, and execution as a Product Manager at opus.
5. Meet the team (30 min)
   A conversation with the team to go deep on all topics, especially values, collaboration, and how we work and make decisions together.