Head of Product / VP Product - Paris - CDI

Orus; Paris; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career growth opportunities

European expansion

Job summary

Orus is seeking a dedicated Head of Product to own the product vision and drive the roadmap as we scale across Europe. You will lead a growing PM and Design team, work closely with the CEO, CTO, and COO, and ensure coherence across squads, countries, and product domains.

You will shape how Product, Design, and Engineering collaborate, set standards for discovery and prioritization, and help the company deliver AI-powered, user-centric insurance platforms across France and beyond.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in product, with Head of Product tenure.
• Proven track record building and leading PM/design teams.
• Fluent French and English, in-depth knowledge of fintech/insurtech domain is a plus

Responsibilities

• Own the 12–24 month product vision and roadmap across squads.
• Recruit, develop, and retain PMs and Product Designers.
• Set product standards and ensure alignment with engineering and business teams.
• Drive AI and automation initiatives to enhance user experience.

Skills

Head of Product

Product strategy

Team leadership

Roadmap planning

UX quality

Discovery

Prioritization

Cross-functional collaboration

French & English

Job description

About Orus

Launched in 2021, Orus is one of Europe's fastest-growing insurtechs. Our mission is simple: make professional insurance radically easier for small businesses.

Today, professional insurance is still complex, opaque, and inefficient. At Orus, we make it simple, fast, transparent, and human.

We have raised over €41M, including a €25M Series B, and are backed by leading European entrepreneurs, insurance executives, and top-tier funds including Partech, Notion Capital, and Singular. We now serve more than 60,000 customers across France and Spain, with the Netherlands next.

The role

Orus has a team of 120 people, with a tech organization of 30+ engineers and product+design people and an ambitious European expansion plan.

Until now, Product Management and Product Design have reported to Tom, co-founder and COO. The foundations are in place: Florian, Lead Product Manager and ex-Qonto, leads 4 PMs; Michael, Lead Product Designer and ex-BlaBlaCar, Pigment, and Iziwork, leads 3 Product Designers.

What Orus now needs is a dedicated product leader to take over this scope and lead the product mission at Orus: setting the long-term product vision, bringing stronger coherence to the roadmap, raising product and UX standards, and helping the team scale without adding unnecessary process.

You will report to Tom and work closely with Côme, CEO, Samuel, CTO, and the rest of the executive team on company-level priorities.

Your mission

1. Own product vision and roadmap

• Set the 12–24 month product vision, with a strong focus on core product delivery.

• Own the global product roadmap, co-built with the CEO, COO, and CTO.

• Turn strategy into clear bets across squads, countries, and product domains - self-onboarding, brokers, new insurance launches, customer care & claims, AI automation, etc.

• Bring roadmap coherence across squads, countries, and business priorities.

2. Build and lead the PM and Design team

• Recruit and develop strong PM and Product Design profiles as the team scales.

  • Today: 9 people: Florian (Lead PM) + 4 PMs, Michaël (Lead Product Designer) + 3 designers.

• Protect and develop what makes Orus distinctive: PMs and designers who understand the business deeply and are excellent at collaborating with developers.

• Structure rituals, roles, feedback loops, and career development across both disciplines.

3. Set the product standards

• Define how Product works at Orus: discovery, framing, prioritization, roadmap management, measurement, cross-squad sharing.

• Keep processes light and useful.

• Adapt to each squad where needed while keeping company-level consistency.

4. Product / Design / Engineering fluidity

• Help preserve one of Orus's core strengths: engineers are product-minded, understand the business, and challenge product decisions.

• Make sure PMs, designers, squad leads, and engineers work together with business teams and not in silos.

• Align product / engineering at company level with Samuel.

What success looks like after 12 months

• Build one of the best teams in France, with 5+ fully functional squads covering every product area

• Better core tools and automation shipped and adopted internally for Customer Care, Claims, and Underwriting

• The best broker platform on the European market

• 10+ new insurance products launched across our three international markets (France, Spain, Netherlands)

• A step up in UI polish across the whole product

• A clear focus placed on AI-driven automation to make customer experience as excellent as possible

What we're looking for

• 8+ years in product, with a proven Head of Product tenure.

• Strong opinions and strong track record on discovery, prioritization, and UX quality.

• Hired, developed, retained multiple PMs and designers.

• Comfortable in a high-growth environment.

• Deep business orientation and ability to work closely with different business teams.

• Native or fluent French, fluent English.

• Insurance or fintech experience is a plus but not required.

Why join now

Orus is at an inflection point. We've raised €25M Series B, we're one of the emerging European leaders in pro insurance, and we want to conquer Europe with the best insurance offer on the market.

You'd join as the first senior product hire, reporting directly to the co-founder. Product Management and Product Design already exist, with two strong Leads (Florian and Michaël) and a 7-person team with real credibility inside the company.

You'll shape how Product, Design, Engineering, Insurance, and the business teams work together as Orus scales across Europe.

Hiring process

1. Recruiter screen (30 min)

   First conversation to understand your motivation, experience, and expectations.

2. Hiring Manager interview with Tom & Samuel (COO & CTO)

   Discussion around your career and your vision of the role.

3. Case study with Tom & Côme (CEO): at-home preparation + 1-hour presentation

   Product strategy and prioritization exercise.

4. Team fit, including with Florian (Lead PM), Michaël (Lead Product Designer), and other team members.

5. Reference checks.