Product Manager, Routing

About the role
Were looking for a Product Manager for Routing to join our Group Operations this role youll own one of the most business-critical product areas in Instabee routing at the very core of our last-mile operations.

Youll be the dedicated Product Manager for two engineering teams working in a close collaboration together with an Engineering Manager and a Staff Engineer. Your mission is to set direction priorities and roadmap and ensure we deliver solutions that drive real operational and financial impact across our markets.

This is not a traditional UX-heavy PM role. Its a highly analytical business-driven role where youll work close to operations dig deep into data build business cases and translate complex real-world challenges into scalable product and operational solutions. The cost impact of your decisions will be visible directly in the P&L.

Some of the things you will do

• Own the product strategy roadmap and prioritisation for the Routing product area

• Act as Product Manager for two engineering teams working closely with Engineering Manager and Staff Engineer

• Translate complex operational and optimisation challenges into clear product initiatives both technical and non-technical

• Drive continuous improvements in cost efficiency last-mile quality and scalability across markets

• Define own and follow up on routing KPIs dashboards and data-driven performance insights

• Lead initiatives end-to-end: from problem discovery and analysis to rollout and measurable impact

• Act as the key interface between market operations and tech ensuring adoption alignment and business value
  

Your future team
Youll be part of Group Operations a central team working across Sweden Denmark Finland Norway and the Netherlands. Youll collaborate closely with market operations routing specialists and engineering often working very close to where things actually happen.

Youll work with two dedicated development teams located across Stockholm and Norway in an agile setup with short iterations and a strong delivery focus. Youll report to the Head of Product in Operations and work closely with senior routing and operations counterparts across the organisation.

What were looking for
Youre a strong analytical problem-solver with solid business acumen and a genuine interest in operations. Youre comfortable owning a large and complex scope making trade-offs and backing decisions with data and clear reasoning.

• 45 years of experience in product management business development operations or similar analytical roles

• Relevant academic background

• Proven ability to analyse complex optimisation or operational problems and turn them into actionable initiatives

• Strong business understanding and experience building business cases and prioritising based on impact

• Comfortable working with data KPIs and performance reporting

• Strong stakeholder management skills across functions and seniority levels

• Fluent in English; Swedish is beneficial
  

More about you
Youre structured independent and comfortable working in ambiguity. You dont wait for perfect data you know how to move forward test and iterate. You enjoy working close to operations talking to stakeholders visiting terminals and validating insights in the real world not just in dashboards.

Youre more driven by impact than process and while you understand product frameworks youre equally comfortable driving operational change when thats what creates the most value.

• Experience from last-mile delivery logistics or large-scale operations

• Background in analytical roles such as consulting operational excellence or strategy

• Experience working with tools such as Tableau Snowflake or similar data platforms

• Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills
  

What youll get

• A role with direct and visible impact on cost efficiency and operational performance

• Ownership of a business-critical product area with real decision-making authority

• A highly competent collaborative and genuinely nice team to work with

• The opportunity to build improve and see results fast at real scale

Of course we have all the necessary and standard benefits in place but in addition to this we can also offer:

• Sky-High Office: Modern and newly renovated with a 360-degree view around Stockholm.

• Puppy Friendly: Bring your dog to work - weve got a whole floor for our furry friends!

• Fun & Games: Ping pong Shuffleboard Foosball and even a Karaoke Room for your leisure time.

• Parental Pay for Six Months: Step away from work and provide the best care and love to your little one.

• A Day Off on Your Birthday: We love to celebrate so enjoy your birthday to the fullest with a day off each year!

• Hybrid setup and flexible working hours

Diversity and inclusion are very important to us and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We want to be a workplace where everyones perspectives and opinions are valued and we are dedicated to creating opportunities for all employees to thrive and reach their full potential.

Get to know us

In 2022 Instabee was founded after combining Budbee and Instabox - two leading last-mile delivery companies with three consumer-facing brands: Budbee Instabox and Porterbuddy. Instabee serves millions of consumers across Europe with convenient deliveries and is on track to become the leading European e-commerce enabler. Always with the consumer at heart.

Were fast both in terms of parcel delivery and when it comes to growing our business. So far our journey has taken us from Sweden to the rest of Scandinavia and parts of continental Europe but we have no plans on stopping anytime soon. As we continue to expand the complexity of Instabee grows in parallel. With that in mind were now looking for you to help us on the journey ahead.

This recruitment process consists of background checks via Verifiera as a review of previous public criminal records. The result is public information that is handled confidentially. This is mandatory for all recruitment processes at Instabee in Sweden.