Head of Product (m/f/d) - #2138787

About Us

Empower businesses to succeed! Sastrify safeguards your digital supply chain with state of the art software management. Our AI-powered platform eliminates Shadow IT, automatically assesses vendor risk, and provides required documentation and monitoring along compliance frameworks like NIS2, ISO and DORA. We support IT leaders in measuring and managing secure AI adoption within their organizations.

Launched in 2020 and backed by leading venture capital investors like FirstMark (also supported Airbnb, Shopify, and Pinterest), we already serve hundreds of clients globally (such as TeamViewer, sennder or On). Joining Sastrify means being part of a fast-paced, forward-thinking team where your work will make a real difference.

YOUR MISSION

As our Head of Product (f/m/d), you'll be the driving force behind bringing our product vision to life. This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you'll directly own the execution, elevate our product quality, accelerate delivery velocity, and ensure exceptional customer impact and value. You'll lead our Product Team (currently 2 Product Managers and 2 Product Designers), working closely with diverse stakeholders, engineers, and users.

Ready to shape the future of software management? Let’s do it together! You'll be working closely with our co-founders Sven Lackinger (CEO) and Maximilian Messing (CTO).

What you’ll do as our Head of Product (f/m/d)

• Drive the product roadmap from strategy to execution: You'll translate our product vision into clear, actionable roadmaps, ensuring rapid, high-quality delivery and tangible customer value.
• Elevate product delivery and quality: You'll implement and refine modern product development processes, focusing on continuous improvement, rapid iteration, and a relentless pursuit of product excellence.
• Be hands-on in the trenches: You'll actively participate in product discovery, problem-solving, and ensuring smooth execution, getting involved wherever needed to unblock teams and accelerate progress.
• Lead, mentor, and empower a high-performing product team: You'll provide clear guidance, foster their growth, and cultivate a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Own key metrics and demonstrate impact: You'll take full responsibility for product performance, leveraging data to inform decisions and clearly show the improvements driven by your team.
• Master stakeholder management and prioritization: You'll effectively balance competing priorities and communicate with conviction to ensure alignment and efficient resource allocation.
  
  

Requirements

• Proven experience as a hands-on Product Leader in scaling B2B SaaS startups, specifically with a strong focus on serving enterprise-level clients (500+ employees), from Series A and beyond. You've been instrumental in building and shipping successful products.
• A strong bias for action and execution, with a demonstrated ability to consistently deliver high-quality products that move the needle.
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence and inspire cross-functional teams, and a proven track record of proactive and clear expectation management with all stakeholders.
• Deep expertise in modern product development methodologies, including customer and product discovery, agile practices, and rapid testing.
• Data-driven decision-maker with a keen analytical mind and a proven ability to leverage metrics to drive product improvements and business outcomes.
• Obsessive about customer value and a relentless focus on creating solutions that solve real-world problems for users.
• Ability to foster an environment of collaboration, trust, and mutual respect between product, design, and engineering teams.
• Previous experience in the SaaS industry is a strong plus, showcasing a deep understanding of its unique challenges and opportunities.
• You are ideally based in Munich (or within regularly commutable distance) to allow for frequent in-person collaboration with our CEO, Sven.
  
  

Benefits

• Build strong technical and market expertise in the high-growing SaaS market.
• Full responsibility from day one.
• Work with our amazing international team (we have Sastronauts from 20+ different nationalities).
• 30 days of vacation.
• Flexible working hours.
• Learning budget.
• State-of-the-art equipment and equipment budget.
• In-person Gatherings.
• Mental health support.
  
  

What To Expect.

Application Process

• Interview with Frieda, Head of People & Culture - 30 min
• Interview with Max, CTO - 45 min
• Case Study Interview with Sven, CEO & internal stakeholders - 60 min (20 mins in call presentation, 40 mins discussion + Q&A)
• Meet the team - 45 min
• Reference Checks
  
  

Your point of contact for this role is Frieda Möcker, Head of People & Culture. Feel free to reach out to her with any questions!

As an equal employment opportunity employer, Sastrify is committed to promoting an inclusive work environment. We want all of our employees to feel valued, appreciated, and free to be who they are at work, regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.