Director of Product - Buyer Experience (E-commerce)

TL;DR

Director of Product (E-commerce): Defines vision, strategy, and execution for buyer experience on a global marketplace, focusing on driving satisfaction, conversion, and long-term loyalty. Focus on strategic leadership, data-driven prioritization, and fostering high-performing cross-functional teams to deliver measurable impact across worldwide markets.

Location: This is a hybrid role requiring engagement in person with your teams in Karlsruhe. Work abroad for up to 20 days per year is permitted.

Company

hirify.global stands for a dynamic company culture with flat hierarchies and strong team spirit, actively shaping its future and growing fast in an international environment.

What you will do

• Define and drive the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Buyer Experience domain, aligning with overall product strategy.
• Act as GM of your organization, owning key success metrics such as user engagement, conversion, and marketplace growth.
• Inspire, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary team including product managers, designers, researchers, and engineers.
• Collaborate deeply and frequently across Product, Technology, Finance, Operations, Data, and Customer Service teams.
• Use data, experimentation, and customer insights to prioritize initiatives that drive tangible improvements.
• Serve as the primary voice of the buyer in company-wide strategy discussions, influencing organizational decisions.

Requirements

• Seasoned Product leadership with significant experience in global marketplaces and/or e-commerce.
• History of building high-performing, cross-functional teams, ideally with prior experience leading combined Product and Engineering teams.
• High degree of skill leveraging data and experimentation to inform strategy, measure performance, and deliver impact.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with a history of building trusting relationships and alignment.
• Very good English skills; German proficiency is a big plus.
• Global outlook with strong expertise understanding, building for, and operating in a diverse array of worldwide markets.
• Excitement for working in a fast-moving, international environment, prepared to engage in person with your teams in Karlsruhe.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent employment contracts with 30 days of vacation per year, plus additional days off on December 24th and 31st.
• Free daily meal at HQ in Karlsruhe.
• Option to work abroad for up to 20 days per year.
• Dynamic company culture with flat hierarchies and strong team spirit.
• Commitment to diversity and an inspiring work environment.