Head of Product (mfd)

Co-reactive is a fast-growing greentech company with a clear mission: We transform CO₂ into highperformance construction materials enabling climatefriendly building for everyone. At our brandnew site in Erkrath we unite laboratory production and development under one roof. Our pilot plant already showcases what the construction industry of tomorrow will look like.

To strengthen our team we are looking for a Head of Product who will take full ownership of translating our R&D efforts into marketready certifiable and scalable this role you sit at the critical interface between research engineering operations and customers ensuring that our technology becomes a repeatable product that succeeds technically regulatorily and commercially.

At Co-reactive we embrace a maker mentality and a common goal: reshaping the construction sector. As a startup team we move fast make decisions quickly and implement them decisively. You will take over customer projects once they are set up and lead them to successful product delivery.

We value diverse perspectives and open communication. Embedded in a strong network of customers industry partners and technical experts you will have significant autonomy to shape our product portfolio and play a defining role in scaling a breakthrough climate technology.

Tasks

As Head of Product you are responsible for shaping executing and safeguarding Co-reactives products from early customer projects to scalable certifiable and marketready offerings. You translate scientific innovation into robust products by combining technical depth customer focus and structured execution across the organization.

• Take full ownership of translating Co-reactives R&D efforts into marketready certifiable and scalable construction material products ensuring clear product definitions aligned with market regulatory and industrial requirements
• Assume responsibility for customer projects once they are set up and lead them through implementation to successful technical regulatory and product outcomes acting as the single point of accountability for productrelated success
• Define lock and manage product scopes specifications performance requirements and boundary conditions for customerspecific and standard products balancing customer needs with longterm platform strategy
• Act as the central interface between R&D engineering operations and customers translating scientific insights and experimental results into concrete product definitions application concepts and usecasespecific solutions
• Drive engineering refinements and product optimization with a strong focus on manufacturability scaleup readiness robustness cost implications and repeatability across sites and customers
• Own decisions on which feedstocks are suitable for which products and applications and evaluate and validate product performance for targeted use cases ensuring technical credibility comparability and scalability
• Lead the productside certification and regulatory pathway including REACH CE marking DIBt approvals and relevant EN/DIN standards and translate regulatory requirements into clear product development priorities
• Act as technical key account lead for strategic customers during product execution supporting sales and business development with credible technicalproduct narratives documentation and customerready materials
• Manage the evolution of the product portfolio across lifecycle stages from prototype and pilot products to precommercial and commercial offerings and prepare structured datadriven product recommendations for executive decisionmaking

Requirements

You combine technical depth with a strong sense of ownership and pragmatism. You are motivated to take complex technology and turn it into realworld products that can be deployed at scale.

• Degree in Materials Science Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Process Engineering or a related field; a PhD is a strong plus
• 6 years of experience in product development technical project leadership or application engineering in construction materials cement concrete mineralization or related industries
• Solid understanding of cementitious materials inorganic materials mineral processes or industrial materials systems
• Proven experience with certification standards and regulatory frameworks for construction materials (e.g. REACH CE EN/DIN DIBt)
• Experience working at the interface of R&D engineering and customers ideally in industrial or scaleup environments
• Strong ability to structure complex problems make tradeoffs and drive execution across teams
• Excellent communication skills able to bridge scientific industrial and commercial perspectives
• Handson mindset high level of ownership and passion for climatepositive construction technologies

Benefits

We offer you more than just a job we offer you ownership responsibility and the chance to shape a new category of climatepositive construction materials.

• A key role at the heart of Co-reactives technologytomarket journey with direct impact on customer success and product strategy
• High level of ownership over product decisions customer projects and certification pathways
• Close collaboration with the CEO Head of R&D engineering and operations
• A dynamic startup environment where your work quickly translates into realworld impact
• Access to stateoftheart lab pilot and production facilities at our new site in Erkrath
• Exposure to leading customers industry partners and regulatory bodies in the construction sector
• Attractive compensation package with competitive salary and equity participation options
• 30 days of annual leave and a modern working culture focused on trust autonomy and responsibility
• An inclusive missiondriven team committed to decarbonizing the global construction industry

Ready to reshape the construction sector with us

Then apply now!

At Co-reactive we value diversity and equal opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of origin color religion gender sexual orientation nationality or disability. We particularly encourage FLINTA* candidates to apply.