Senior Product Manager

About The Position

Optibus is looking for a Senior Product Manager to join our product team in the challenge of creating the next generation of public transportation solutions, to change the mobility world as we know it!

As a new product manager, you will take part in building the next generation of real-time products for our users. You will play a key role in forming a new product team and will be responsible for the full lifecycle of your product and features. You will closely collaborate with a cross-functional team and play a key role in shaping and building the product roadmap and go-to-market strategy. 

Responsibilities

• Fully own the product life cycle of your product & features; from ideation through development, to launch.
• Gain a deep understanding of your user personas, user needs and main pain points for each user persona - conduct interviews with prospects, key users and design partners, lead exploration sessions and perform market research.
• Drive innovation and identify opportunities to disrupt the industry by leveraging cutting edge technologies
• Translate user needs into features - work closely with designers, engineers and other product managers to define requirements, build wireframes & designs, and write specs & user stories.
• Prioritize and execute our high paced development sprints for the entire product team
• Constantly monitor and validate the success of the features under your responsibility
• Shape the short and long-term roadmap of the product
• Take a leading role in setting your team’s OKRs and building the quarterly plan
• Participate in outbound activities to provide knowledge and insights to guide marketing and sales efforts
• Work closely with CS & Onboarding teams to ensure a successful and efficient rollout for the first clients

Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience as a product manager
• At least 2+ years of experience as a product manager in a SaaS B2B company
• An academic background in Computer Science or related engineering discipline.
• A true team player capable of closely collaborating with the multiple stakeholders including engineering, customer success, presales and marketing to successfully manage the product life cycle.
• A problem solver with a strong can do approach - one that will usually try to also offer remedies while pointing on the challenges and the complexities. 
• A strategic thinker capable of setting a clear vision for the module and building a clear roadmap that will get us there after considering other alternatives.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with fluent written and verbal English.  
• Able to understand the development complexities of modern top-tier software architectures and to intelligently negotiate trade-offs.
• Accountable, hard-working and used to working in a high-paced agile environment with a proven track record of delivering successful products on time
• Experienced in building products for enterprise-level customers - an advantage
• Familiar with the world of mobility and/or public transportation - an advantage
• Location: San Sebastian and surrounding areas (100 km. aprox.)

About the company

Optibus is passionate about the future of mass transportation – we want more people to use it, and we believe it should take center stage as the world of mobility changes around us.

Our vision is to be the technology engine behind better and more efficient means of mass transit, making it the first choice for passengers and cities alike. Our technology is at the center of making this happen, with a unique combination of AI and optimization algorithms, since better planning and operations make for better mass transit service, for all. We’re a well-funded startup whose product is deployed at more than 450 cities worldwide, and we are quickly becoming a leader in the space – and our culture reflects this: we like fun and super smart people, and we’re pretty serious about making mass transportation radically better. We have offices in the US, UK, Germany, Brazil and Israel.

Optibus.com is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire talented individuals, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, cultural background, religious beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.