Founding Product Manager at Clera in Munich, Bavaria, DE

About the Role

A fast-growing, Y Combinator–backed AI SaaS startup is hiring its first Product Manager to own the what and why behind an AI-first B2B product. Working directly alongside the CPO and engineering team, you'll transform real customer pain into intuitive, high-adoption solutions that save customers meaningful time every day.

This is a foundational, high-impact role. You'll shape core workflows, drive product direction, and be the connective tissue between customers, engineering, and design — from day one.

What You'll Do

• Own the full product development cycle — from discovery and hypothesis validation through to rollout — with a relentless focus on adoption and measurable customer time savings.
• Speak directly with customers regularly to surface problems, synthesize feedback from internal teams, and translate insight into crisp, actionable requirements.
• Define and validate product hypotheses with customers; build rapid prototypes to test ideas quickly and confidently.
• Design intuitive, AI-first product experiences tailored to non-technical end users in complex B2B workflows.
• Prioritize, scope, and ship new features in close collaboration with engineering and design.
• Create and maintain product documentation, release notes, and training content that empowers customers to get the most out of every new feature.
• Make complex B2B workflows effortless through thoughtful, iterative product decisions.

What We're Looking For

Required:

• 2–5 years of experience as a Product Manager or Product Designer with a strong track record delivering AI-first, complex B2B SaaS products.
• Proven ability to speak directly with customers and turn messy, unstructured feedback into clear product requirements.
• Highly proficient with AI-assisted tools (e.g., Lovable, Cursor, Claude) and prototyping tools such as Figma.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced early-stage startup — motivated to build from scratch with minimal process.
• Fluent in both German and English (written and spoken).
• Based in Munich or willing to relocate — this role is fully on-site.

Nice to Have:

• Domain knowledge in AI-enabled software for technical suppliers or distributors in construction, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, or related industrial sectors.
• Familiarity with React, TypeScript, and/or Python to prototype independently or collaborate closely with engineers.

Location

This role is fully on-site in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Candidates must be based in Munich or prepared to relocate. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation details will be discussed during the interview process. You'll be joining as a founding team member at an early-stage, well-funded startup — with the scope, ownership, and growth opportunity that comes with it.