Senior Product Manager

Akeneo is the Product Experience (PX) company and global leader in Product Information Management (PIM), creating a world where every product interaction is an experience that guides consumers and professionals to the best purchase, anytime, anywhere.
We're all about experience - from the best-in-class product we build to the inspiring environment we create for our employees. You'll grow in a dynamic environment where your ideas and expertise will make an impact from day one. Our flexible work model empowers you to thrive, balancing professional success with personal fulfillment. At Akeneo, you'll be part of a supportive and collaborative team that values open communication, shared successes, and meaningful relationships.
Learn more about our culture and values via our Career page .
Job Description
We are seeking a talented Senior Product Manager who drives meaningful impact and delivers results to join us. Our organisation is structured similarly to AWS, with each Product Line operating independently under a Single Threaded Owner (STO). Within each Product Line, Impact Teams-led by an Impact Owner-have the autonomy to define their own processes and methodologies. These cross-functional teams, typically composed of around eight engineers, designers, and PMs, collaborate closely to drive meaningful outcomes while maintaining autonomy and full ownership of their work
Your role will contribute to the Supplier Data Manager (SDM) Impact Team, working on easing the brand/distributor relationship. You will report directly to the team's Impact Owner, who is a Senior Engineering Leader and will collaborate closely with teams of engineers, product designer, STO and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities

• Customer & stakeholder engagement: Build strong relationships with customers, distributors, and internal stakeholders. Advocate for user needs while balancing technical feasibility and product profitability.
• Market & competitive analysis: Monitor market trends, competitor offerings, and industry best practices to identify opportunities that will strengthen our position and product portfolio.
• Data-driven decision-making: Define and track success metrics, using qualitative and quantitative data to inform product decisions. Communicate insights, risks, and progress effectively across the organization.
• Manage the release process: work hand-in-hand with our Product Marketing Manager to prepare for releases, communicate on new features and enable the rest of Akeneo.
• User Research and Testing: work hand-in-hand with our Product Designer to conduct user research to deeply understand customer needs, pain points, and workflows. Plan and execute user testing to validate hypotheses and gather feedback on prototypes and new features.
• Strategic planning: work with the STO to define our long-term strategy and make sure our day-to-day progress is aligned with this strategy.

Qualifications

• Experience: You have 5+ years of experience in product management, with a strong background in SaaS products.
• Track Record: You have a history of creating products that improve customer experience and grow market share.
• Adaptability: You thrive in a fast-paced, impact-focused environment and can handle uncertainties and changing requirements.
• Ambition: You want to grow and be at the forefront of Akeneo's latest and fastest-growing product.
• Domain knowledge: this is not required but having some knowledge of the product data ecosystem (PIM, MDM, DAM, ...) is a plus.

Life at Akeneo
Culture
Diverse, cross-cultural team.
Office parties, team offsites.
Top-notch 8-week onboarding program for new teammates, including live presentations, online courses you can take at your own pace, and an exhaustive checklist with all the resources, calls-to-action and support contacts for a smooth integration into the company.
General
Competitive package and complementary health insurance.
Time off
Flexible working hours and hybrid setup.
25 days holiday per calendar year in addition to Public Holidays.
16 weeks (France) / 26 weeks (UK) paid maternity leave - (30-33 days paid leave if you are the second parent).
Gradual Return to Work program after maternity or adoption leave.
️ Work from Anywhere Scheme - Explore the possibility of working from anywhere in the world for up to 30 days per year.
Health & Wellness
Individual and confidential coaching sessions with a mental health practitioner of your choice.
Equipment
Best-in-class communication and collaboration tools: Slack, Notion, Google Suite, Linear, GitHub...
A €500/£450 personal hybrid working allowance to maximize your home office environment.
Professional Development
Participation in in-house events welcoming external guests (i.e. Meetups) or industry events
A €/£1,000 learning budget per employee per year.
Perks & Discounts
Get your Swile lunch card funded at 50% by the company (France only).
️ Comité Social et Economique: advantages and deductions on cultural activities, entertainment etc. (France only.)
Take advantage of our company crèche whether you need a nursery spot (subject to availability), emergency childcare, or care for Wednesdays and school vacations. (France only.)
A €45/£80 per month Sustainable Transportation Allowance to support eco-friendly commuting options such as public transportation, biking, or carpooling if eligible.
Corporate Responsibility
Employee Volunteering program: give back to the community with 2 days per year dedicated to supporting the charities of your choice.
Join one or several of our Employee Resource Groups and take an active part in promoting diversity and inclusion within our company.
Diversity & Inclusion: Akeneo provides and ensures a safe work environment for everyone, regardless of seniority, gender identity, and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, personal appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion, nationality, or other characteristics. Akeneo is deeply anti-racist, anti-homophobic, anti-sexist, anti-ableist, and inclusive. We create the right conditions for you to feel safe and be yourself!
Interview process
All interviews will be conducted remotely and ideally within two weeks, depending on your availability. We are asking for a total of around six hours of your time. There are no take home exercises, coding tests or surprises. We will not continue the process if you do not pass a step, this is to save you time and effort. If we decide not to move forward we will provide you with feedback.

• Screening
  • Phone Screen: If your application has caught our attention, you will receive an invitation to a short conversation with one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists, where you'll learn more about the role and about Akeneo. You will be asked to send through "Product You Are Proud Of" which will be used to validate that you are able to start the interview loop and during the technical interview to aid discussion and deep dive into decision making.
  • Hiring Manager Chat: This short interview will allow you to go in more depth into what the role entails and discuss your experience and skills.
• General Interview Loop: These interviews ensure you are qualified to join Akeneo and that you have what the Product Line needs at this point in time. Before each interview you will receive an email detailing the types of questions you will be asked and who your interviewers will be so you can research and prepare.
  • Technical Deep Dive: You will be asked to bring "Product You Are Proud Of" to discuss and go deep within the 90 minutes interview with a Senior PM or Product Director. You will also discuss how you would solve an Akeneo specific complex problem with limited knowledge and understanding. The person is looking to see how you think critically, expose gaps, navigate ambiguity, focus on impact and execute.
  • Behavioral Deep Dive: You will spend 90 minutes with a cross-functional panel of peers. They are looking to see what it's like to work with you and how you add to our values. This interview relies heavily on examples from your past, so take some time to think back and write down some so you are best prepared. We want to emphasise that the purpose of this interview is not to "test" you. Instead, our goal is to create an environment and opportunities for you to express yourself fully, allowing us to understand your years of experience in a short timeframe. We encourage you to think of the interviewers as collaborators, there to ensure you have every opportunity to shine. We're genuinely interested in learning about your experiences, thought processes, and approaches to problem-solving.
• Team Interviews: The general interview loop will assess your technical skills, personality and how you can add to our culture. During this process we will gain an understanding of where you fit best within the organisation and will select the team.
  • Area-STO & Impact Owner: You will spend an hour with the leaders of the team. They will discuss what they are working on, some of the challenges they are facing and will be keen to see how you might be able to help.
  • Team Meet: Your entire team will want to meet you at this point for an hour to see if you are someone that they would like to work with and learn from. The team will be curious about you as a person and what you want for your next chapter.
• Offer

At all stages of your recruitment process, our Talent Acquisition team is committed to giving you an update in a one-week time frame.
So? Is this job description all about you? Then what are you waiting for - click that Apply button so that we can meet you without further delay!
Feeling hesitant because you think you're not checking 100% of the requirements for the job, but still feel confident and motivated to grow into the position? Don't hesitate to apply anyway, or reach out to us for questions or clarifications!