Strategy & Operations – Product Growth

<h3>About the Role</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">This role sits at the intersection of product, growth, and operations at a fast-moving, founder-led AI-powered B2B SaaS company serving the industrial procurement sector. You'll design and ship product-led acquisition strategies that create durable, compounding growth — moving quickly from hypothesis to prototype to scale. Roughly <strong>80% execution, 20% strategy</strong>, this is a high-ownership position where you'll help shape company direction while driving day-to-day impact.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">You'll be joining a small, high-performance team at <strong>Series A stage</strong>, operating with founder-level pace and ambiguity in a mission-driven environment focused on transforming procurement for European industry.</p><h3>What You'll Do</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Identify and build the next compounding growth loop (e.g., supplier referrals, community effects, embedded workflows) end-to-end.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Own organic acquisition through <strong>technical SEO and AI-search (GEO) infrastructure</strong> to convert procurement queries into pipeline.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Concept and ship <strong>product-led wedges</strong> that drive user acquisition without proportional sales effort.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Run rapid 0-to-1 cycles: whiteboard → prototype → validate → scale, and pivot decisively when needed.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Define strategy alongside founders (~20% of time) and execute independently (~80% of time).</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Own roadmaps and outcomes with extreme ownership — no permission-seeking.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Contribute to a collaborative, ego-free culture that consistently raises team performance.</p></li></ul><h3>What We're Looking For</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Must-haves:</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">3+ years in growth or strategy roles with a proven track record of delivering zero-to-one growth loops and scalable growth initiatives.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Ability to work on-site in Munich 4+ days per week.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Fluency in both <strong>German and English</strong>.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Demonstrated experience owning organic acquisition strategy, including <strong>technical SEO and AI-search (GEO) infrastructure</strong>.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Proven ability to prototype, validate, and scale ideas rapidly (whiteboard to scale).</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience leading <strong>product-led growth (PLG)</strong> initiatives and launching product experiences that drive user acquisition.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">B2B SaaS growth experience within industrial procurement or a similar enterprise procurement domain.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience with zero-to-one growth projects in VC-backed startups or high-growth environments.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Track record of building growth loops from scratch (referrals, community effects, embedded workflows) and turning them into scalable pipelines.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Nice-to-haves:</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Familiarity with the European/DACH regional context and AI-first platform dynamics.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Ambition to found a company someday — someone the team would be excited to back as a founder.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Prior experience at a VC-backed startup or high-growth company operating at founder pace.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Background in consulting, enterprise software, or supply chain/procurement-adjacent domains.</p></li></ul><h3>Location</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Munich, Bavaria, Germany</strong> — on-site, 4+ days per week.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">No visa sponsorship available.</p></li></ul><h3>Compensation &amp; Benefits</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Competitive compensation and <strong>equity participation</strong>.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">High-impact, high-autonomy role with direct access to founders.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Opportunity to grow into a senior leadership or founding role over time.</p></li></ul><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>