Chief Product & Technology Officer

Role Overview

• You are a member of the Executive Board and are responsible for the strategic and operational development of our Platform domain (Product & Development, Data, Operations).
• You ensure that product, technology, data and operations work together seamlessly — scalable, secure and future-proof.
• You lead five direct reports and are responsible for approximately 15 employees in total.
• You create the foundation for innovations that deliver real value to our customers and drive high adoption among employees.
• You strengthen data-driven decision-making through clear KPI logic, reliable reporting and effective business enablement.
• You reduce complexity and increase efficiency and reliability through standardization and automation in platform operations and operational processes.
• You develop and communicate the product vision and derive a clear product strategy from it.
• You are responsible for the governance of the strategic roadmap — including prioritization, dependency management and stakeholder alignment.
• You define an AI strategy and roadmap (build/buy/partner, capability building, prioritization by ROI & risk) and anchor it in product and technology planning.
• You define the technical direction (architecture principles, tech stack, scalability, stability and future readiness).
• You advance our software development approach (processes, standards, quality assurance, and sensible use of AI-assisted methods).
• You are responsible for Data, Analytics and BI — from data strategy and data governance to ensuring high data quality.
• You are accountable for infrastructure and operations, ensuring availability, performance and cost awareness.
• You drive operational excellence and promote standardization and automation of core processes.
• You are responsible for data protection and information security and continuously evolve existing standards.
• You shape organization, processes and culture in Product, Engineering, Data and Operations.
• You lead and develop managers and teams (target setting, feedback, performance management).
• You are responsible for budget planning as well as managing external service providers and freelancers.

Requirements

• Several years of leadership experience in Product & Tech at divisional or executive level (e.g., CPTO, CTO with product responsibility, CPO with tech/delivery responsibility).
• Experience with digital platforms, ideally in a B2B2C context.
• Excellent knowledge of AI/GenAI across the entire value chain — product, operations, use-case evaluation and governance with compliance considerations.
• Strong technical foundation (architecture, engineering, scaling, operations/DevOps, security-by-design).
• Understanding of Data/BI (governance, KPI logic, data quality).
• Experience in organizational development across processes, standards, culture and leadership.
• You align product, tech and data work consistently with company objectives and set clear priorities.
• You create alignment in a multi-stakeholder context and make sound, sustainable decisions.
• You reliably drive complex topics into implementation (delivery, quality, operations).
• You combine innovation with pragmatism and scalability.
• High adaptability and resilience.
• Languages: German and English — fluent.

Benefits

• Health: We live our product — and YOUR health is a priority for us. Through our platform you have access to an annual budget for health courses and equipment, as well as our Mental Health add-on. In addition, our office features a small gym with showers that you can use at any time.
• Work–life balance: With 30 vacation days, flexible working hours, home office and the option to work from another EU country for up to 3 months, you’ll find the ideal balance between work and private life.
• Location: If you prefer not to work from home, a cool office in the heart of Berlin Mitte awaits you with views of Museum Island and lunchtime walks across Hackescher Markt or Monbijou Park with friendly colleagues.
• Deutschlandticket: We provide a subsidy for the Deutschlandticket to support your commute.
• Bike leasing: Stay mobile and eco-friendly with a leased bike via machtfit.
• Learning & development: We support your personal growth through cross-team workshops and individual training opportunities.
• Team spirit: Experience a strong, supportive team culture through regular events, joint training sessions and day-to-day collaboration.