Senior Product Manager (Search)

Senior Product Manager, Search at Distribusion

Distribusion is the world’s leading ground transportation marketplace and gives travelers seamless access to ground transportation online, from search to ticket purchase. We have built a cutting-edge B2B technology platform that connects bus, rail, and ferry operators in 70+ countries with the biggest online retailers, including Google Maps and Booking.com.

We are shaping the future of travel and building the largest global network of transport providers and retailers. We are one of the fastest growing startups in travel, backed by leading venture capital investors including TQ Ventures, Lightrock, Creandum, and Northzone, and are headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Following our recent $80m Series C funding, we are ready to push beyond.

Why join Distribusion now? This is actually a great time to join Distribusion and here’s why!

Powered by the recent $80m Series C funding in September 2024, we've moved beyond the early startup phase where the foundations are still being laid, but at the same time, we're not yet a fully mature company where your role might be limited to making minor improvements to already established systems. Rather, Distribusion is perfectly positioned in the sweet spot – we've achieved a level of scale that presents great challenges, yet there's still ample room for making significant enhancements as an individual contributor or as a leader. Your impact and contributions will truly be valuable and meaningful!

The role

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to join our Search team. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our core platform and product offerings, focusing on everything that happens before a booking is made. You’ll ensure that our partners have access to best-in-class products while driving the performance, speed, and reliability of our platform, particularly in the search API and booking management areas. As a Product Manager, you’ll work on key elements of the platform that drive the carrier's efficiency and revenue.

What you will do:

• Develop clear solutions for carriers/retailers that align with the company’s purpose and mission, ensuring long-term success and growth of the platform.

• Develop and maintain product roadmaps aligned with company goals, particularly enhancing the pre-booking experience and ensuring search results are as fast, full, and complete as possible.

• Define and prioritise feature proposals aimed at optimising the user journey, from date selection to filtering results, ensuring users find the "just right" trip.

• Work closely with Engineering, QA, UX/UI, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless feature delivery, from ideation through to execution.

• Prepare detailed use cases and collaborate with teams to align on technical solutions and achieve critical objectives on time.

• Take full ownership of feature delivery, from concept to fully outlined specification, ensuring the final product meets business needs and exceeds user expectations.

• Monitor platform performance and propose continuous improvements to meet business goals and user expectations.

Workplace: Berlin & Hybrid; or Remote (EU)

We are a remote-first international company with team members spread around the world. We are looking to hire the best talent around the Globe, so wherever you are, feel free to reach out. If, however, you prefer working onsite/hybrid, our heart is in Berlin, one of the biggest and most vibrant tech hubs in Europe, and we are happy to assist with relocation.

Who you are:

• Background in the role of a Product Manager in information feeding systems, high-load systems, and B2B product management.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Cybernetics, Engineering, etc. or equivalent experience

• Strong knowledge of both Engineering and UX domains: you can confidently navigate the intersection of these domains.

• API Proficiency: You're adept at reading JSON and/or SQL, utilizing tools like Postman, and interpreting logs when necessary.

• User-Driven Mindset: You can translate metrics, user behaviour, and needs into business values and detailed product requirements, including technical specifications.

• Strong Communication Skills: You excel in negotiations with internal and external stakeholders, critically evaluating inputs, and collaborating with the Engineering team to launch features.

• Solution-Focused and Improvement-Driven: You actively seek ways to enhance team processes, product features, and overall product quality.

• Agile Proficiency: You're well-versed in Scrum, adept at managing iterative development, prioritizing tasks, and adapting to changing requirements.

What you can expect:

• You will join a fast-paced travel tech company and take on a rapidly growing industry.

• You will take on ownership and responsibility from day one and have a direct impact on the success of the company.

• We value agility! We’re constantly updating our tech stack and offer the best possible tools to ensure all of our in-house engineers, partners, and carriers benefit from cutting-edge, efficient solutions.

• You will work with global companies. Our product attracts the biggest names in travel technology, such as Booking.com and Google Maps, and national carriers like Amtrak, Deutsche Bahn, Renfe, and SNCF.

• You will join an international team of talented and driven people with a clear mission. Expect your colleagues to inspire, support and challenge you every day!

• We offer flexible and remote working conditions, relocation opportunities and career growth in a small and developing company.

Our impact on the society and our contribution to reducing the harm of global warming

We are making ground transportation more online accessible and more convenient to use for millions of travelers. Transportation accounts for nearly 20% of global CO2 emissions, and each trip booked via Distribusion’s platform that substitutes a more polluted and congested mode of transport such as taxi, private car, or plane, directly contributes to reducing global carbon emissions.

At Distribusion, we believe that diverse and inclusive teams are key to shaping the future of travel and having a positive impact on millions of travelers worldwide. Therefore, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.

Do you want to work on a product that is used by millions of people daily with a high load, availability and scalability and most advanced technology? Come join us!