Voyage Management Product Lead

Burmester & Vogel Ltd.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Burmester & Vogel Ltd. is seeking a Product Manager to own the direction of our Voyage Management System (VMS). You will take over day-to-day product ownership from our executive team and set the direction for the product.

You will turn customer and market needs into clear priorities, work daily with engineering in an Agile environment, and be accountable for what ships and whether it works for users. Responsibilities include owning the roadmap, running discovery with industry stakeholders,

Qualifications

• 3+ years of product management experience with B2B software, ideally enterprise or data products.
• Track record of shipping products with engineering teams in an Agile environment.
• Strong written communication, including requirements, specs, and stakeholder updates.
• Enough technical depth to discuss APIs, data models, and architecture trade-offs with engineers.
• Comfort using data (e.g., SQL, Excel, product analytics) to make decisions.
• Experience with backlog tools such as Linear.

Responsibilities

• Own the roadmap and backlog for the VMS, and keep priorities tied to business goals.
• Run discovery with charterers, shipowners, and operators: interviews, workflow observation, and usage data.
• Write clear requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead story planning with engineering and design, and take part in daily standups.
• Make scope, sequencing, and trade-off decisions, and explain them to stakeholders.
• Define success metrics for releases and report on outcomes.
• Coordinate releases with engineering, sales, account management, and support.
• Keep product documentation and release notes current.

Skills

Product management

Agile methodologies

Requirements writing

Data analysis

APIs & data models

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS, Business, Maritime Studies, or related field

Product management certification (e.g., Pragmatic Institute, CSPO) is a plus

Tools

Linear

Job description

Burmester & Vogel Ltd. is seeking a Product Manager to own the direction of our Voyage Management System (VMS). You will take over day-to-day product ownership from our executive team and set the direction for the product.

You will turn customer and market needs into clear priorities, work daily with engineering in an Agile environment, and be accountable for what ships and whether it works for users. Responsibilities include owning the roadmap, running discovery with industry stakeholders,