Chief Product Officer (m/w/d)

Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Hybrid · Berlin, Germany
Experience
Senior · 8+ years

Job description

You will build Ralph's product organisation as its first product hire, shaping vision, processes and the team while personally driving product topics from idea to rollout.

At a glance

Employment
Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
Work mode
Hybrid · Berlin, Germany
Languages
German – C1, English – C1

What you'll do

  • Build the product organisation and define how product, engineering and design collaborate in the age of AI.
  • Establish lean product processes and principles that enable fast learning.
  • Hire and develop the product team.
  • Own product vision, strategy and roadmap for the core products, especially the owner portal and internal operations dashboard.
  • Work closely with the CEO, CTO and the in-house property management team.
  • Go deep into property management processes and translate them into digital workflows where AI adds real value.
  • Drive own topics end-to-end from problem understanding through prototype and test to rollout.
  • Validate assumptions with customers and internal users through fast tests.

What we're looking for

  • At least 8 years of product management experience in a tech or startup environment.
  • Experience building product teams and product processes, ideally in an early phase or scaling startup, and experience outside consulting.
  • Hands-on mindset: you want to build products yourself, not only lead teams.
  • A clear stance on how AI changes collaboration between product, engineering and design, and the desire to try it in practice.
  • Strong analytical skills and clear prioritisation, combining business goals and user needs.
  • Structured way of working with high commitment and personal responsibility.
  • Strong communication skills and openness to new challenges and digital tools.
  • German at C1 or higher.
  • English at C1 or higher.

Nice to have

  • Experience in PropTech or process-oriented business models.
  • Experience digitalising analogue, fragmented processes together with users on site.
  • You move confidently between developers, designers and property managers, and between detail and big picture.

Your team

Produkt

Erste Produktperson im Team, arbeitet mit CEO, CTO und dem In-House Verwalterteam zusammen.

Benefits

  • Modern setup: MacBook, iPhone and modern tools from day one.
  • Independent work without micromanagement.
  • Hybrid working.
  • Urban Sports Club subsidy.
  • Regular team events, team lunches and drinks in the office.

How to get hired

  1. 1Intro call (approx. 30 min.) with recruiting.
  2. 2Getting-to-know conversation (approx. 30 min., remote).
  3. 3Technical interview including the first part of the case study (remote).
  4. 4On site in Berlin: second part of the case study and meeting colleagues from various teams.
  5. 5Final conversation with the management.
  6. 6Offer.

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About Ralph

Building the operating system for residential real estate.

Ralph is the first AI property manager running on its own operating system, managing buildings end-to-end. Ralph OS automates payments, accounting, compliance and communication, with AI agents preparing the work and the team approving it.

Mission

To become the new infrastructure for the entire category, with fintech, insurance and financing on the same platform.

Key facts

  • Berlin
  • PropTech
  • Manages over 10,000 residential units and is growing fast, organically and through acquisitions.
  • Ralph OS automates payments, accounting, compliance and communication.
  • The market still largely runs on file folders, Outlook and USB sticks.

What they value

  • You get responsibility early, and what you build is used directly in everyday work.