Director of Product

born in Florence, Italy in 2016 with the mission of simplifying the way people ship, track and return their e-commerce orders by creating a technological layer capable of handling the complexity of Shipping & Logistics.

We are an international scale-up where people from different countries, cultures, and languages work together every day to deliver innovation.

This is reflected in every product we build but also in the attention and care for the people that are working in our company.

We are currently scaling our business by leveraging our technology, our team, and our international culture. We are 70+ people in Europe and we have recently raised Series A funding from US investors, fueling our objectives. It is now time to grow even more and increase our talented tech team with engineers that want to contribute to the development of our products.

• Who are we looking for

Are you a dynamic, forward-thinking leader who’s ready to revolutionize the shipping and logistics industry? Are you passionate about creating innovative solutions to help businesses of all sizes scale and thrive?

If so, you might be the perfect fit as our

• Director of Product
• for our cutting-edge SaaS platform!

At ShippyPro, we’ve built the most extensive online e-commerce logistics library, and we’re seeking an exceptional Product Director to lead our talented team of Product Managers and UX / UI designers. Your mission will be to drive our product strategy, create a customer-centric roadmap, and ensure our solutions stay ahead of the curve in this rapidly evolving industry.

• What you will do

Reporting to COO and managing the product team: hiring, supervising / mentoring, and mapping assignments across the team, while fostering an environment that encourages innovation and collaboration. Currently, it includes 6 PMs and a team of 3 UX / UI designers.

Creating and maintaining the product strategy. This strategy defines the long-term goals for the product and how it will achieve those goals. Your plan is driven by the needs of the customer and the business; therefore, we must stay ahead of the market and our customers’ evolving needs.

Developing the product roadmap. The roadmap outlines the steps that need to be taken to achieve the goals set in the strategy. You are the central point for communicating the overall plan to key stakeholders. The roadmap represents a detailed plan of action but at the same time needs to be flexible to our growing needs.

Analyzing product data. You must track and analyze data to understand the product’s performance. You collect and analyze the data regularly and share the findings with the product team so that the team can make data-driven decisions.

Measure results and progress. You are responsible for selecting the appropriate metrics and ensuring that they are tracked and reported regularly.

What you will bring to the table

• You have 7+ years of documented experience in Product at a managerial level (either as a Director, Head of, or VP).
• Deep expertise in SaaS and B2B product development.
• You are a strong problem solver and highly capable of formulating and communicating product strategy, whether it be to a team of engineers or to business stakeholders.
• You have a strong intuition based on a broad range of experiences, but you take a critical mind even to your own ideas and are ready to be challenged by colleagues of all levels.
• You are comfortable driving products and projects from start to finish, with a predictable cadence across multiple dependencies and delivering consistent results.
• Familiarity with SCRUM, and our ticketing systems (we use JIRA).
• Bonus: Familiarity with e-commerce, logistics, or a related industry.

What we can offer

• Remote working options.
• We are happy to welcome every new member into our state-of-the-art (literally!) office in Florence, however we are also a modern and agile company, and are open to full or partial remote working where possible.
• No clocking in / out.
• We don’t believe in micromanaging and our working relationships are based on mutual trust, that’s why we don’t require our team to clock in and out of work. Of course, this trust relationship works both ways!
• Work alongside an ambitious and supportive team.
• We are growing fast and no two days look the same at ShippyPro, but one thing never changes: your colleagues are always there to support you and to bounce off ideas!
• Growth and learning opportunities.
• We believe that in order to grow as a company, our team also needs to continue learning and developing. Did you know that we have a growing Library in our office and you can borrow as many books as you like?
• Meal perks.
• Whether you are working from home, from the office or from wherever you want, you can enjoy your meal voucher every day. Getting hungry?
• Free coffee policy.
• We are an international team, but our HQ is in Italy.