Principal Product Manager – Operations

Responsibilities

• Owns the product strategy and success for a given business stream
• Defines long-term vision and ensures alignment with company-wide goals
• Identifies key operational constraints, inefficiencies, and automation opportunities
• Ensures business impact by setting measurable Input & Output KPIs for the stream
• Leads a team of 2 Senior Product Owners, ensuring clear roles, responsibilities, and priorities
• Provides mentorship, feedback, and career development opportunities to team members
• Ensures effective cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Operations, and Data teams
• Oversees the execution of multiple innovation projects within the business stream.
• Facilitates decision‑making, prioritization, and trade‑off analysis to maximize value delivery
• Uses data analytics to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and areas for automation
• Ensures effective communication across departments and leadership to align expectations
• Drives collaboration between product, engineering, and operations to balance technical feasibility and operational needs

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in product management, operations, or logistics
• Proven ability to lead multiple parallel projects and cross‑functional teams
• Experience managing Product Owners or project teams in a high‑growth environment.
• Strong understanding of warehouse automation, last‑mile logistics, or supply chain operations.
• Deep expertise in process design, Lean, Six Sigma, and operational efficiency methodologies.
• Ability to analyze large datasets to drive decision‑making and performance improvements.
• Strong stakeholder management skills – ability to work with Engineering, Operations, and Leadership.
• Proficiency in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and working in an iterative environment.
• Advanced English (C1+), German or Czech is an advantage.
• Willingness to travel up to 30-50% to operational sites.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in product strategy, operational efficiency, and cross‑functional collaboration, with a strong focus on data analytics and process improvement methodologies. Proven leadership in managing product teams and driving innovation in high‑growth environments.