Lead Product Manager

About

Joko helps consumers shop smarter. Their ambition is to revolutionize how people shop, empowering them to find what they need, make informed decisions, and save money.

Joko is a tech company founded in Paris. Their team of 80+ talents is international and spread across Paris, Barcelona, and New York, with some working remotely.

As a certified B Corporation, they are committed to making a difference for the communities they serve, including the 5 million consumers already using Joko to save money every day at over 10,000 merchants.

Over the years, they have expanded their value proposition to help consumers make smarter shopping decisions with features such as cash back, buy now pay later, automatic coupons, price drop alerts, carbon footprint tracking, and more. Today, they are dedicating significant resources to an AI-powered assistant that helps users find the right product based on criteria like price, quality, or environmental impact across the global e-commerce catalog.

After reaching profitability in their core market, they are expanding internationally with a primary focus on the US.

It’s still day 1 at Joko; come build the future of shopping with Joko.

Job Description

At Joko, we help consumers shop smarter. Our mission is to revolutionize shopping, empowering people to find what they need, make informed decisions, and save money.

Founded in Paris, Joko is a tech company and certified B Corp with over 80 talents across Paris, Barcelona, and New York (and beyond). More than 5 million users already save money every day at 10,000+ merchants with Joko.

From cashback and automatic coupons to price alerts and carbon tracking, we keep expanding our products to make shopping smarter. We’re now building an AI-powered shopping assistant to help users find the best products by price, quality, and impact.

Having reached profitability in our core market, we’re now scaling globally, with a strong focus on the US.

It’s still day 1, come build the future of shopping with us!

This position is remote-friendly.

📱 Our Product team

Led by Fabien, our VP Product, Joko's Product team groups the passionate individuals behind our users' delight! From brainstorming to development to launch, the Product team's main mission is to turn ideas into reality by working hand-in-hand with the Engineering, Design and Business teams.

🏉 Your scope

As Lead Product Manager, you will have the key role of coordinating multiple Product squads while personally leading strategic projects for the company. You will manage and mentor a team of product managers, ensuring alignment with the company's vision and goals and will report to the VP Product. Your role will involve strategic planning, Product leadership, and driving innovation across multiple product lines.

🎯 What you will do

At Joko, we strongly believe in end-to-end ownership. As Lead Product Manager, you will be responsible for the following:

  • Team Leadership: Mentor, grow, and lead high-performing Product Managers. Contribute to fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

  • Roadmap Development: Oversee the creation and execution of product roadmaps across several product lines, ensuring they align with company goals and market needs.

  • Stakeholder Management: Collaborate closely with product, engineering, marketing, and business teams to ensure smooth product development and launch processes.

  • Product Strategy: Contribute to defining and executing the product strategy, aligning it with the company's mission and business objectives. Lead the development of new product initiatives and the evolution of existing products.

  • Market Intelligence: Stay abreast of market trends, competitive landscapes, and emerging technologies to inform product decisions and maintain Joko's innovative edge.

  • Data-Driven Decision Making: Utilize data analytics and user feedback to drive product decisions and measure success.

Preferred Experience

  • Experience: You have 5+ years of full-time experience in Product, and including a significant management experience, preferably in a fast-growing tech company or consumer tech startup.

  • Location: You are based in France or Spain.

  • Languages: You are fluent in English, both written and spoken.

  • Leadership: You have experience managing and coaching high-performing Product Managers in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

  • Technical Acumen: You have a strong understanding of technology and its applications in product development.

  • Business Acumen: You understand the business side of product management and can align product strategy with overall business goals.

  • Innovation: You have a history of driving innovation and bringing new ideas to market successfully.

  • Communication: You have strong communication skills and can effectively convey complex ideas to diverse audiences, from technical teams to C-level executives.

  • Mindset: You have an entrepreneurial mindset, you like challenges, you welcome feedback, and you strive to get better every day

  • Product savvy: You are constantly looking at emerging product trends and testing new mobile apps when they are released

Recruitment Process

  1. Intro call: Quick screening with the Hiring Manager or a recruiter.

  2. Step 1 – Team interview (45 min): Conversation with two Joko team members (could include the Hiring Manager, people from the team you’d join, or colleagues from other teams).

  3. Step 2 – Role-specific assessments

* For non-tech roles: Take-home case study followed by a 45 min debrief. We assess both your output and how you think in real time. The exercise will be relevant to the role (e.g. analysis, strategy, or process design).

* For tech roles: Live technical interviews:

* Coding interview + System design interview

* For research internships, an additional round may involve analyzing and presenting a research paper

  1. Step 3 – Founders interview (45 min): Conversation with two of our founders.

  2. References: Up to five calls with former colleagues or managers.

☕ You may also be invited for coffee with team members to get a feel for our culture.

Additional Information

  • Contract Type: Full-Time
  • Location: Paris
  • Education Level: Master's Degree
  • Experience: > 5 years
  • Possible full remote
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