Product Manager

The consumer goods industry is worth EUR 3trn globally but is still plagued with lack of transparency inefficient collaboration and data flows which ultimately slows down the pace of innovation and therefore the amount of sustainable products being launched on the market.
Covalos mission is to foster greater transparency sustainability and innovation in the industry by connecting consumer goods brands with the right suppliers to bring products to market faster.
Covalo is already the worlds largest consumer goods ingredients platform with 100.000 products from 1.500 suppliers globally and counts users from 5.000 brands across 145 countries.
Covalos breakthrough technology has been recognized by Web Summit the Swiss Innovation Angency industry partners and many tier 1 media.
Supported by leading figures within the industry and a strong network of investors Covalo offers an environment where each team member can be the best version of themselves has visibility and influence on the overachieving company strategy strong ownership flexibility and can craft its development path within the company.
What we are looking for in return
We are looking for team players with strong convictions an urge to make a difference strong sense of accountability that will overcome any challenge to achieve our common goal.
On the tech side the goals for the coming 1218 months include:

Scale infrastructure and processes to get ready for larger traffic and more clients

Move from a monolitical to a microservice architecture

Build out AI use cases such as a recommender system to speed up the development of greener and compliant formulations

Were headquartered in Zurich Switzerland but operate globally. Youll be part of a growing hungry highly motivated and openminded team.

Tasks

For our next phase of growth we are looking to add a talented and motivated Product Manager to join our team.

In this role you will be at the forefront of defining and executing product strategy to drive Covalos mission forward. You will collaborate with crossfunctional teams to build products that enhance our platforms capabilities and user experience making sustainable innovation accessible to consumer goods brands worldwide.

In this position you will:

• Contribute to define and execute the product roadmap
• Work closely with the engineering team to prioritise their work in line with Covalos strategy and the product roadmap.
• Actively manage and refine the product backlog ensuring it is transparent clean and concise with clear tasks and priorities.
• Enhance product documentation including specifications and decisionmaking rationales to improve consistency and communication across teams.
• Analyse product performance in a structured and datadriven approach to ensure key bottlenecks are being addressed on time
• Work with design and business teams to deliver product features from conception to launch.
• Conduct prerelease testing to guarantee quality and alignment with user requirements contributing to a seamless and effective product rollout.
• Act as a product evangelist both internally and externally articulating the product vision and value proposition.

Requirements

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and values:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Business Engineering Design Computer Science or a related field.
• Proven experience as a product owner or product management preferably in the SaaS marketplace or consumer goods industry.
• Experience working in a startup at the scaleup phase
• Strong understanding and proven experience using Scrum methodology.
• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with the ability to make datadriven decisions.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across different teams.
• A passion for sustainability and innovation in the consumer goods industry.
• Great empathy yet not afraid to be the bad cop
• Flexibility to adapt in a fastpaced and evolving environment.
• Proficiency in Jira and Google Analytics is a plus.
• Located in Lisbon or within a comfortable commute distance

What about our tech

Our current platform is developed using Spring Framework Elasticsearch Postgresql React Typescript Keycloak AWS.

Our main goal is to build a performance scalable and resilient SaaSenabled B2B marketplace that can deliver value to our customers. You will be an essential part of this process being the bridge between our customers commercial functions and engeineerign team. Innovation is a mindset that is part of your daily tasks.

Benefits

• Competitive salary & potential opportunity to participate in company stock option plan
• The possibility of working remotely with regular inperson alignment meetings incl. biannual team retreats
• Ability to influence and drive an innovative product that will impact the entire consumer goods industry (with thousands of beauty brands and suppliers already using Covalo)
• Be part of a small but growing openminded motivated dynamic and fun international team
• Possibility to learn and develop
• Great & cutting edge technological environment
• Flat hierarchy

We prioritize dedication passion and contagious energy and encourage you to apply even if your experience doesnt exactly match this job description.