Product Manager (f/m/d) - Berlin, Germany

<p><strong>How will you make an impact?</strong></p><p>We are looking for a <strong>Product Manager</strong> who will be part of the Product Team. We are focused on product adoption with an enterprise offering. You'll shape how enterprise teams experience structured content — turning the gap between technical power and editor usability into a competitive advantage for Hygraph. <br><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>What you will be working on</strong></p><ul><li><p>Owning the product experience and feature set for your specific domain, grounded in customer outcomes and business strategy.</p></li><li><p>Regularly speaking to customers to solve issues, discuss new features, and identify new opportunities.</p></li><li><p class="p1">Run structured discovery — interviews, usability sessions, usage analysis — to understand how our customers use and struggle with Hygraph today.</p></li><li><p>Capturing insights and learning from competitor analysis, user research, and qualitative and quantitative data to inform new ideas and effective prioritisation.</p></li><li><p>Partner with engineering to brainstorm, scope, prioritize, and ship iteratively, and work with your team on shaping & delivery of relevant product improvements, carefully monitoring if they move the needle on the key metrics we have identified.</p></li><li><p>Collaborate with go-to-market teams to shape positioning, enablement materials, and launch plans.</p></li><li><p>Owning internal communication around your projects with other teams and relevant stakeholders.</p></li><li><p>Contributing to the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for your focus area.</p></li></ul><br><br><p><strong>What we expect from you</strong></p><ul><li><p>3+ years of product management experience in B2B SaaS, ideally with CMS, PIM, DXP, or DAM.</p></li><li><p>Demonstrated track record of driving product development through research, planning, implementation, launch, analysis, and iteration cycles.</p></li><li><p>Experience of working in a goal-oriented way: you can tie product improvements to specific products and business goals and explain how they connect.</p></li><li><p>An analytical mindset and proven ability to analyse and synthesise data to inform decisions.</p></li><li><p>Demonstrated technical proficiency and effectiveness in working closely with engineers.</p></li><li><p>Comfort working across dual audiences — developers who care about API ergonomics and content teams who care about workflow clarity.</p></li><li><p>Hands-on fluency with modern AI tools (Claude or equivalent) — you use them daily as a working partner across discovery, drafting, prototyping, and analysis, well beyond occasional ChatGPT prompts.</p></li><li><p>Collaborative and direct, you have a strong opinion that you can back with evidence.</p></li><li><p>Has experience in user research — interviews, synthesis, jobs-to-be-done mapping, or usability testing at a meaningful scale, or </p><p>has a solid understanding of interaction design<span style="font-size: 0.9em">, </span>meaning the flow of interactions, how steps connect, where friction accumulates, and what mental models users bring.</p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p></li></ul><p><strong>Nice to have:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Experience with headless CMS, content infrastructure, or composable architecture.</p></li><li><p>Familiarity with GraphQL and how API design shapes developer experience.</p></li><li><p>Prior working experience in an async and hybrid work structure.</p></li></ul><p><strong><br></strong></p><p style="text-align: start;"><strong>The Process</strong></p><ul><li><p>Intro call with People Team</p></li><li><p>Interview with Hiring Manager</p></li><li><p>Live Session/Case study with team</p></li><li><p>Team Fit call and reference check</p></li><li><p>Job offer.</p></li></ul><p style="text-align: start;">The response time after application, screening applications, and setting up the first intro call is usually within 1-2 weeks. You could expect some alterations when necessary.<strong><br></strong></p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p><strong>About us</strong></p><p class="p1" style="text-align: start;"><strong>Hygraph</strong> is a dynamic Berlin-based startup and a GraphQL-native, API-first headless CMS built for teams delivering complex, composable digital experiences. Hygraph is on a mission to eliminate complexity for global teams and help them scale content without friction. Our platform empowers you to create, deliver, and distribute content faster and at scale. We’re a team committed to shaping the future of AI-powered content platforms. Trusted by over 50,000 teams worldwide, Hygraph powers structured content across websites, applications, product experiences, and AI-enabled systems.</p><p class="p2" style="text-align: start;min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p>As AI reshapes how digital experiences are created and operated, Hygraph is helping organizations build on structured, trusted content foundations that enable human-first, AI-accelerated experiences at scale. You will be part of a remote-first, globally distributed team committed to working collaboratively, transparently, and passionately. We believe in a remote-first approach where everyone is encouraged to do their best from wherever they are and work together with transparency, accountability, and ownership. We learn continuously through feedback and have a yearly learning budget to attend training and conferences.</p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p><strong><em>Hygraph is an equal-opportunity employer committed to hiring people with diverse backgrounds. We believe that diversity, unique experiences, qualities, and different cultures enrich our workspace's productivity and promote innovation and creativity.</em></strong></p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p><strong>Note:</strong> We are fortunate to receive a large number of applications for our roles. To manage this effectively and give each application the attention it deserves, we use AI-assisted tools to help assess certain screening questions and handle application elements. This helps us ensure a consistent and timely review process. All final hiring decisions are made exclusively by our human recruitment team.</p>

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