Chief Product Officer – Product, Growth Systems & AI (m/f/d)

As Chief Product Officer, you will build ucm into an AI-first product and growth platform for flexible work. You will combine ucm Direct, Matching, Marketing Automation, and Operations into a scalable system that can also quickly integrate acquired staffing agencies. You will deliver yourself, and lead Product, Engineering, and Growth from a technical perspective.

You will identify the most valuable problems in operational business and develop solutions that prove themselves in real-world use and can then be scaled. You will be responsible for the entire process from problem selection through prototype and pilot to permanent implementation – and will bring together Product, Engineering, and Marketing for this purpose.

• Product & Growth Systems: You will focus ucm on a few big bets – from ucm Direct and Matching to the joint platform for organic growth and Buy & Build – and turn self-service, campaign management, and operations into a repeatable acquisition-to-staffing machine

• AI & Automation: You will automate standardized campaign, routing, and matching processes, measurably reduce manual effort and process costs, and embed an AI-first way of working throughout the entire product organization

• Leadership & Scaling: You will technically lead Product, Engineering, and technologized Marketing, establish clear decision-making rights and common outcomes – and build a Workforce Operating System that integrates acquired companies within 100 days
  
  

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ucm is building the backbone of the student workforce of the future. Our mission: Better jobs for students. We combine human potential with AI-driven efficiency and connect thousands of talents with jobs of real impact.

We are an AI-First Company. We don't just use AI, we are rebuilding our entire core around it. Moving away from manual control. Towards systems that function and scale independently.

This also means: Things change rapidly. Processes are rethought. Decisions are made faster. You must be ready to adapt, rethink, and take responsibility, even when not everything is pre-defined. Our setup is clear: Field stands for implementation and performance on-site. Foundry for building technology, systems, and growth. Frame for structure, control, and scalability. You are not joining a finished system. You are building it and are responsible for making it work.

Product & Growth Systems

• Development of a clear product thesis and focus on a maximum of three major bets – from ucm Direct and Matching to the joint platform for organic growth and Buy & Build

• Building ucm Direct into a repeatable acquisition-to-staffing machine with a profitable self-service component for new SMB bookings

• Hands-on Delivery: Discovery, prototyping, specification, experiments, and product delivery – you deliver yourself, rather than just delegating

• Measurable improvement of key marketplace KPIs such as revenue, conversion, fill rate, margin, and speed

AI & Automation

• Automation of standardizable campaign, routing, and matching processes with the goal of significantly reducing manual effort and process costs

• Use of LLMs, coding and prototyping tools, as well as agentic automations as a standard way of working

• Building a common product, data, and automation platform for organic growth and acquired companies

Buy & Build

• Product and tech due diligence for specific acquisition targets, including synergy case

• Development of a robust 100-day integration plan for data, CRM, matching, and operations

• Integration of acquired staffing agencies onto the same platform with measurable revenue, margin, or efficiency synergies

Leadership & Organization

• Technical leadership of Product, Engineering, and technologized Marketing with clear decision-making rights and common outcomes

• Establishing structures where operational product decisions are made without the CEO

• Close collaboration with management and operations so that product development and operational reality align

• Several years of experience with digital platform, marketplace, or vertical SaaS products and proven responsibility for measurable business and funnel results

• Current hands-on experience in discovery, prototyping, specification, experiments, and product delivery

• AI-first way of working with LLMs, coding and prototyping tools, as well as agentic automations

• High data and technical competence: Product Analytics, SQL basics, APIs, data models, integrations, and architectural trade-offs

• Experience with CRM, Marketing Automation, Attribution, and Self-Service funnels (e.g., HubSpot or comparable systems)

• Experience in the technical leadership of Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Operations

• Fluent German (C1/C2) and English (C1) – written and spoken

• Strong bonus: Experience with product/tech due diligence, platform integration, or post-merger integration – classic M&A experience is not a requirement

• Exposure at eye level: You will work directly with management, be responsible for product and growth strategy, and sit at the table with management, investors, and shareholders

• Career with perspective: Maximum freedom to shape things at C-level – you will build the platform, the team, and the organization with which ucm will scale

• Competitive package: €120k base salary plus bonuses and equity

• High-output, low-ego Culture: We are ambitious, focused, and foster performance

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