Product Owner

Smartness; Italy; Remote; EUR 25,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

Remote working

Job summary

Smartness is seeking a true product owner with a founder’s DNA to ideate, validate, and drive new products with the power of a growth engine behind you. You’ll run lean MVP experiments, lead cross-functional squads, and own go-to-market from day one, aiming for rapid early adoption and measurable growth.

You will leverage classic GTM skills, a data-driven mindset, and a track record of taking products from 0 to 1.

Qualifications

• : Sales experience with MVP validation and GTM
• : Experience in problem validation and rapid MVP building (no-code)
• : Clear roadmaps and data-driven decisions for product growth
• : 3+ years in startups or scale-ups with GTM focus
• : Bonus in Hospitality Tech, HR Tech, or Fintech
• : Fluent English and professional Italian required

Responsibilities

• Ideate, validate, and drive new products to success as if you were running a startup
• Run lean experiments with landing pages, prototypes, and no-code tools
• Lead cross-functional squads (Product, Tech, Marketing, Sales) like an internal startup
• Own go-to-market and early adoption from positioning to first deals
• Track KPIs and pivot fast, turning insights into growth
• Drive end-to-end execution from 0 to MVP to initial traction

Skills

Sales & GTM Skills

Product Execution

Track Record

Fluent English

Professional Italian

Bonus: Hospitality/HR/Fintech

Tools

HubSpot

Salesforce

Job description

About The Company

At Smartness, we are building the future of hospitality tech. Our SaaS helps lodging providers boost revenues by 30%+ and get more direct bookings.

We are the fastest-growing B2B SaaS in the industry, trusted by 4,000+ clients across 40+ countries, with billions of euros in bookings processed. Backed by top international investors and named one of Italy's Top 10 LinkedIn Startups, we are on a mission to scale globally.

Want to grow with us? Let's go!

About The Role

What Will You Do?

As a true product owner with a founder’s DNA, you’ll be responsible for ideating, validating, and driving new products to success — like running your own startup, but with the power of an established growth engine behind you.

Your Missions

• Spot opportunities & validate ideas through research, interviews, and fast MVPs.
• Run lean experiments with landing pages, prototypes, and no-code tools.
• Lead cross-functional squads (Product, Tech, Marketing, Sales) like an internal startup.
• Own go-to-market & early adoption, from positioning to first deals.
• Track KPIs & pivot fast, turning insights into growth.
• Drive end-to-end execution, taking products from 0 to MVP to initial traction.

What We’re Looking For

• Sales & GTM Skills – You can sell even an MVP: cold calls, demos, closing deals, and writing copy that converts. HubSpot/Salesforce pro with a growth hacking mindset.
• Product Execution – Experienced in problem validation, rapid MVP building (incl. no-code), clear roadmaps, and data-driven decisions.
• Track Record – 3+ years in startups or scale-ups, 2–3 years in GTM-heavy or founder-like roles, proven success taking products from 0 to 1.
• Bonus – Background in Hospitality Tech, HR Tech, or Fintech.
• Languages – Fluent English + Professional Italian.

What Do We Offer

• Work in a small and top-performing team that moves extremely fast where you are extremely important.
• Work without having to deal with jerks and ego-maniacs.
• The opportunity to join one of the best travel-tech sales teams in Europe.
• A place where your talent can blossom.
• An environment where mistakes are allowed – we make bold choices to achieve ambitious goals, learn from mistakes, and move forward.
• A place where your voice matters – meetings provide space for new ideas and projects, regardless of your role or seniority.
• Continuous growth – we challenge the status quo, renewing our sales processes and approaches to meet challenging goals.
• We have fun while working! We are easygoing people.
• Work with the best software out there to automate repetitive tasks and let you focus on customers and targets.
• Remote working.
• We offer competitive compensation and the opportunity to participate in the company’s long‑term growth through equity access. Early‑career professionals typically join with an annual OTE starting from €25,000 across Europe, while candidates with significant relevant experience may receive compensation of up to €65,000, depending on their expertise, scope of responsibilities, and expected impact - plus the opportunity to receive equity, aligning your success with the long‑term growth of the company. Our compensation philosophy is designed to reward growth, ownership, and meaningful contributions. As you develop your skills and increase your impact within the company, your compensation can progress rapidly to reflect your achievements and responsibilities. For exceptional candidates demonstrating outstanding potential or experience, we may consider offers beyond the standard compensation ranges.

Still not convinced? Check out our "Work With Us" page for more about our mission, values, and why we love working at Smartpricing: Lavora con noi - Unisciti alla missione di Smartness

Before you apply

• We're highly driven and set our goals higher than most, pushing boundaries others may deem impossible.
• We work much harder than most companies out there.
• Every day, we step out of our comfort zones, fueling rapid growth and learning, even though it might come with its stress.
• We hold ourselves and our team to the highest standards of excellence and culture.
• Should we feel that this role isn't the right match for you, for the benefit of both parties, we may need to part ways.

We hope this sheds light on whether this could be your next adventure.