Product Management Consultant, German Speaking (f/m/x)

Product People is the premier destination for Product Management services in Europe, focusing on empowering a community of Product professionals. The role involves jumping into high-impact client projects, solving strategic challenges, and managing product delivery while coaching the next generation of Product Managers.

Responsibilities:

• Solve problems for clients and for Product People. You’ll prioritise, zoom in and out, and make a real impact. You bring clarity to chaos and orchestrate seamless execution. You’ll manage discovery and delivery for three streams at once, internally and externally. You're comfortable with both strategy and hands-on, unglamorous work, and you know when to go deep or stay broad
• Work with strong personalities and diverse teams. You adapt to communication styles and integrate quickly, feeling like part of the team within days, not weeks. People enjoy working with you, even when you push back. You're approachable, constructive, and always professional, even when facing challenging, unrealistic demands
• Serve as an Interim Product Manager. We serve post-product market-fit digital-first companies ranging from Series B to publicly listed. Some are category leaders and/or leverage the latest tech trends. You’ll be driving complex cross-functional initiatives in B2C or B2B products. It can be anything from setting and reaching quarterly OKRs at a scale-up to Continuous Discovery/Jobs To Be Done (JTBD) or A/B tests elsewhere. Or unblocking stuck initiatives
• Craft and communicate compelling product narratives. For every feature or capability, you can answer: What job/problem does this solve? For whom? How big is the market/problem? What does success look like? Why does solving this matter? You’ll share and help shape strategic context with clients’ CPOs, VPs, Directors, or Heads of Product
• Coach the next generation of PMs. Train, mentor, and delegate relentlessly to help our Associate Product Managers strengthen their skills. Manage 1-6 people depending on tenure, performance reviews, and career ambitions. Collaborate with 2-3 colleagues daily. Break down complex initiatives into manageable, quantifiable work for the team. We use the teaching hospital method (watch, do it yourself under supervision, teach others to do it)
• Rinse and repeat. Go on a new mission with a new client or in a new team, new domain, new product, or initiative every 3-6 months. Continue sharpening your edge and actively helping Product People's internal initiatives

Requirements:

• Professional fluency in German (minimum C1, CEFR) in both speech and writing is essential for this role
• Experience in managing discovery and delivery for multiple streams simultaneously
• Ability to work with strong personalities and diverse teams
• Experience serving as an Interim Product Manager in B2C or B2B products
• Ability to craft and communicate compelling product narratives
• Experience coaching and mentoring Associate Product Managers
• Ability to thrive in chaotic environments and bring clarity and structure
• Strong collaborative skills and ability to give and receive feedback effectively
• Ability to context switch and manage shifting priorities
• Commercial awareness and understanding of business growth and impact measurement