Senior Product Manager (f|m|d) | 80-100 | Hybrid working model | Zurich

Your Mission

Were looking for an entrepreneurial Senior Product Manager to act as a mini-CEO.
You will own our Value Added Service (VAS) product including revenue line which is a B2B product with some years of traction. Your mission is to grow this product commercially.

This isnt a traditional product role; youll drive commercial outcomes while building exceptional products operating at the intersection of product sales marketing and analytics. 

Were looking for an entrepreneurial Senior Product Manager to act as a mini-CEO. You will own our Value Added Services (VAS) product line a portfolio built to help our customers grow their business increase the success of their listings and achieve top performance across products such as Top Listings and New Constructions packages. As customers succeed and their business grows this naturally translates into commercial growth for the VAS product line. If your understanding of great products is commercial growth then this role is for you.

Through qualitative and quantitative research you will become our VAS domain expert no one will understand the space better than you. Youll identify opportunities shape strategy and drive high-impact initiatives from the bottom up.

You thrive in autonomy: steep business goals and a wide range of options energise you rather than overwhelm you.
 

What Youll Own

Product Strategy & Development

• Bias to action: Instead of having a perfect understanding you are keen to experiment: You understand that data and customer interviews can ultimately not teach you what the best step is. Finding product market fit is an art! Ultimately the market will judge your pricing packaging and value proposition. The proof is with the buy button.
• Growth-Hacking: As this is an existing product you will find ways to grow this product through a series of experiments. Using fake door tests A/B tests and lean ways of iterating over the product 
• Customer Validation: As building full scope products takes time and money you will find ways to rapidly validate them before building a full-fledged built
• Scrum environment: you will act in a team of 4-6 engineers an engineering manager and a product designer. You will lead this team in an agile way

Revenue & Commercial Performance

• Direct P&L accountability for your product area with measurable revenue targets
• Monetisation strategy including pricing models packaging and new revenue streams
• Sales-Channels via our sales and via self-booking

Market Research - Qualitative and quantitative

• Customer centricity: interviewing customers on a regular basis is an absolute must. Interacting with sales also. You need to be comfortable with both as you will become the domain expert
• Data-informed decisions: You are able to understand a portfolio of existing products understand its dependencies (driver model) and can look up core data yourself (through Tableau SQL or Excel)

Qualifications :

What will you bring to the ride

• Customer-centric mindset: youre not afraid to pick up the phone to talk to customers test assumptions and validate insights directly
• Proven commercial focus: you bring hands-on experience working on revenue growth sales enablement pricing or monetisation strategies. You think in terms of P&L and understand costs and benefits
• Data fluency: you can dig into SQL or similar tools to uncover insights run funnel analysis or conduct lightweight market research
• Leadership and influence: you know how to align and inspire cross-functional teams (engineers marketers analysts sales) towards a shared vision
• Agile collaboration: youve worked with engineering teams in Agile setups not by writing every Jira ticket yourself but by providing the why and what with clarity
• Entrepreneurial drive: you act like an owner comfortable experimenting iterating and learning fast
• Language: fluent German and English is a must
• Experience: 5 years as a Product Manager or in a similar commercially-oriented role
   

Big pluses are:

• Background in marketplaces SaaS or subscription-based models
• Experience in sales enablement telesales or self-service product channels
• Understanding of real estate finance or adjacent industries

Additional Information :

What do we offer 

• 6 weeks of holidays (with the possibility to buy up to 10 additional days)
• 40-hour week
• 18 weeks of maternity leave and 6 weeks of paternity leave. Also applies in cases of adoption.
• Flexible working arrangements (we strongly value work-life balance) 
• Access to mental health well-being and counselling platforms
• Swiss transport system half-fare card and travel first class by train between SMG sites in Switzerland

Recruitment Process 
We believe hiring is a two-way street where both parties get to know each other. Heres what you can expect:

1. Initial Screening Call (30min)
2. Meeting the Hiring Manager (60min)
3. Case study (90-120min)
    

At SMG we value unique perspectives and believe in the potential of every individual. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every requirement. Together we grow skills embrace differences and make an impact.

Apply now
To take this opportunity send us your detailed CV and feel free to add any supporting documents we need to look at in order to understand that you are the perfect fit.

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About Us

SMG Swiss Marketplace Group is a pioneering network of online marketplaces and a cutting-edge digital company that simplifies peoples lives with innovative products.
SMG Swiss Marketplace Group provides customers with the best tools to meet their life decision needs. The portfolio includes Real Estate (ImmoScout24 Homegate Flatfox    Publimmo  CASASOFT IAZI) Automotive (AutoScout24 MotoScout24) General Marketplaces (  Ricardo) and Finance & Insurance (FinanceScout24 ).

Disclaimer

SMG Swiss Marketplace Group AG primarily engages with candidates directly. We do not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies unless we have specifically requested their assistance for particular roles. Any submissions made without a prior request from our Talent Acquisition team will not be acknowledged or considered. We appreciate the understanding and cooperation of recruitment agencies in respecting this policy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time