Product Manager – E-Commerce Plattform (m/w/d)

ePages GmbH; Jena; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile work environment

International team

Tax-free benefits (€1,900)

Professional development budget

Company events

Job summary

A leading e-commerce solutions provider in Jena, Germany is looking for a skilled Product Manager to enhance their platform utilized by thousands of merchants across Europe. You will collaborate with product managers and UX designers to shape the product portfolio, prioritize partner integrations, and drive initiatives that deliver real value to users. Candidates must possess strong e-commerce experience, technical skills, and excellent German language proficiency. The company offers a collaborative work environment with various benefits, including a professional development budget.

Qualifications

• Experience in e-commerce and understanding retailer challenges.
• Strong technical skills to define platform functions.
• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
• Proactive and capable of driving projects independently.
• Familiarity with modern technologies and AI tools.
• Clear communication and collaboration with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development of the e-commerce platform.
• Work closely with product managers and UX designers.
• Develop diverse partner integrations and prioritize requirements.
• Evaluate user feedback and make informed decisions.
• Coordinate with various stakeholders.
• Ensure clear priorities and focus within the team.
• Explore the potential of AI for future developments.

Skills

E-commerce experience

Technical skills for platform functions

Decision-making abilities

Understanding of user needs

Collaboration skills

Proactive project management

Excellent German language skills

Job description

Your mission

About the Role

In this role, you will be responsible for the further development of our established e-commerce platform, which is used daily by tens of thousands of merchants across Europe.

You will work in a well-established and experienced team characterized by collegial and respectful collaboration. Together, you will develop the platform so that our merchants can successfully lead their shops into the future.

As part of our product management team, you will also work closely with other product managers and UX designers, shaping the further development of our product portfolio.

• You will drive the development of our e-commerce platform and ensure that new features and optimizations create real added value for our merchants.
• You will be responsible for the further development of our diverse partner integrations and prioritize requirements and requests clearly and systematically.
• You will work closely with your experienced development team and ensure that requirements are understandable, realistic, and feasible.
• You evaluate user feedback, support requests, partner requirements, and data to make informed and pragmatic decisions.
• You coordinate with partners, customers, and internal stakeholders such as support, sales, marketing, and application management.
• You prioritize clearly—even under high demand—and ensure your team can work with focus.
• You work in a solution-oriented and structured manner, with a keen understanding of our merchants' needs.
• You explore what will make merchants successful in the future and the role AI can play in e-commerce—and derive meaningful insights for the platform's further development.

Your profile

• You have experience in e-commerce and understand the needs and challenges of retailers.
• You possess strong technical skills and can clearly define requirements for platform functions and integrations.
• You work reliably and systematically, and you enjoy making clear decisions—even when multiple tasks are pending simultaneously.
• You are proactive, recognize early on which tasks should be prioritized, and drive projects forward independently.
• You are open to modern technologies and use AI tools to make your work more efficient and gain new perspectives.
• You have a keen sense of user needs and want to develop products that offer real added value in everyday life.
• You communicate clearly and respectfully and enjoy collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent German language skills are required.

Why us?

• You have experience in e-commerce and understand the needs and challenges of retailers. At ePages, you'll be shaping a product that has been a cornerstone of e-commerce for small businesses for over 20 years and is used daily by a large merchant base.
• We work hands-on, openly, and collaboratively – with short decision-making processes.
• Instead of rigid processes, you'll find an environment where you can truly make a difference: You'll take responsibility for a product that is used every day and can independently and proactively drive initiatives that offer real added value to our merchants.
• Our Benefits
• Agile work environment with clear responsibilities and short decision-making processes
• International team from over 20 nations, English as the company language
• €1,900 tax-free benefits (Germany Ticket, SpenditCard, internet allowance)
• Professional development budget and laptop for professional and private use
• Regular company events such as hackathons, game nights, and much more