Product Manager (UK Market)

Location: Berlin, with regular travel across the UK to customer offices, installation sites, and trade events.

Company

hirify.global is a Berlin-based climate technology startup of approximately 75 people, founded in Berlin and part of Y Combinator's S24 batch.

What you will do

• Join UK sales calls and demos weekly, identify missing features, and maintain a prioritised product backlog.
• Drive UK localisation for heat pump and solar design and installation, including MCS, MID, and handover documentation.
• Develop product capabilities for G98/G99, DNO notifications, export limitation, BUS vouchers, and the Warm Homes Plan.
• Build prototypes, tools, and integrations independently using AI coding tools and company APIs.
• Bring UK requirements into product-team roadmaps and drive delivery through release.
• Own UK product KPIs such as sellability and maintain detailed knowledge of installers, partners, and competitors.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in product management, a technical role, or as a founder in a fast-moving startup.
• Deep understanding of UK renewables, or the ability to develop it quickly; practical knowledge of MCS, DNO processes, and BUS is required.
• Technical depth, pragmatic execution, and the ability to work through regulatory detail and turn it into product quickly.
• Active use of AI tools and awareness of new models and tools.
• Experience building real tools or apps independently, including vibe-coded products that can be demonstrated.
• Comfort with APIs and data models, including reading API documentation and creating integration prototypes independently.
• Founder-level drive, commercial judgement, and willingness to participate in sales calls and distinguish real needs from nice-to-haves.
• Willingness to work long hours with high intensity and travel regularly across the UK, spending substantial time with customers on site.
• Fluent English required; German is a plus.

Nice to have

• Former founder who built and sold a product from zero.
• Knowledge of the UK installer ecosystem, such as experience with an MCS-certified installer, manufacturer, or trades software provider.

Culture & Benefits

• Ownership of a new product area with direct impact on the energy transition.
• Direct work with founders on strategy, pricing, and partnerships in a low-ego, high-trust environment.
• MacBook, 27-inch monitor, annual team retreat, and regular team events.
• Dance e-bike or Deutschland-Ticket, Urban Sports Club membership, and covered late dinners and taxi rides home.

Hiring process

• Culture fit call.
• Product case focused on shaping hirify.global's UK product.
• Final on-site interview with the CEO and team.