Akeneo is the Product Experience (PX) company and global leader in Product Information Management (PIM), creating a world where every product interaction is an experience that guides consumers and professionals to the best purchase, anytime, anywhere.
We're all about experience - from the best-in-class product we build to the inspiring environment we create for our employees. You'll grow in a dynamic environment where your ideas and expertise will make an impact from day one. Our flexible work model empowers you to thrive, balancing professional success with personal fulfillment. At Akeneo, you'll be part of a supportive and collaborative team that values open communication, shared successes, and meaningful relationships.
Learn more about our culture and values via our Career page .
Job description
We are looking for a results-driven Senior Product Manager with a passion for shaping exceptional user experiences that drive business growth.
In the Akeneo organisation, each Product Line operates independently under a Single Threaded Owner (STO) at VP level. Within each Product Line, multiple Area Single Threaded Owners (Area-STOs) at Director level oversee several Impact Teams. Each Impact Team, led by an Impact Owner, comprises approximately eight engineers, designers and PMs who work autonomously, following their own processes and methodologies.
Akeneo's products are recognised worldwide for their ease of use by customers, partners, and market analysts. As we scale and enter a new strategic phase in an increasingly competitive market, delivering a seamless, intuitive user experience is more critical than ever. That's why we're forming a brand-new team dedicated to simplify the end-to-end experience across our products, and at every stage of the user lifecycle-from discovery to onboarding, adoption to expansion. We want Akeneo to be the most intuitive and indispensable platform for bringing products to life. And we need your help to make it happen.
As a foundational member of this team, you will play a key role in shaping its direction and delivering real value to our users-one impactful step at a time. You will be expected to lead an Impact Team and drive projects to ensure their reach their outcomes successfully.
Reporting directly to the Single Threaded Owner (STO), who is extremely passionate about delivering this impact, you will collaborate closely with teams of engineers, designers and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Customer & stakeholder engagement: Build strong relationships with customers, partners and internal stakeholders. Advocate for user needs while balancing technical feasibility and product viability.
- User Research and Testing: work hand-in-hand with a Product Designer to conduct user research to deeply understand customer needs, pain points, and workflows. Plan and execute user testing to validate hypotheses and gather feedback on prototypes and new features.
- Market & competitive analysis: Monitor market trends, competitor offerings, and industry best practices to identify opportunities that will strengthen our position and product portfolio.
- Data-driven decision-making: Define and track success metrics, using qualitative and quantitative data to inform product decisions. Communicate insights, risks, and progress effectively across the organisation.
- Manage the release process: work hand-in-hand with our Product Marketing Manager to prepare for releases, communicate on new features and enable the rest of Akeneo.
- Strategic planning: work with the STO to define our long-term strategy and make sure our day-to-day progress is aligned with this strategy.
Qualifications
- Experience: You have 6+ years of experience in product management, with a background in SaaS products.
- Track Record: You have a history of creating products that improve user experience and grow market share.
- Adaptability: You thrive in a fast-paced, impact-focused environment and can handle uncertainties and changing requirements.
- Communication & collaboration: Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, fostering cross-functional alignment and promoting a unified, customer-centric approach to product development.
- Leadership: You have demonstrated leadership in previous roles, guiding teams through challenges over time and delivering impact directly as well as indirectly.
Life at Akeneo
Culture
Diverse, cross-cultural team.
Office parties, team offsites.
Top-notch 8-week onboarding programme for new teammates, including live presentations, online courses you can take at your own pace, and an exhaustive checklist with all the resources, calls-to-action and support contacts for a smooth integration into the company.
General
Competitive package and complementary health insurance.
Time off
Flexible working hours and hybrid setup (up to 3-4 days per week working from home).
25 days holiday per calendar year in addition to Public Holidays.
16 weeks (France) / 26 weeks (UK) paid maternity leave - (30-33 days paid leave if you are the second parent).
Gradual Return to Work program after maternity or adoption leave.
️ Work from Anywhere Scheme - Explore the possibility of working from anywhere in the world for up to 30 days per year.
Health & Wellness
Individual and confidential coaching sessions with a mental health practitioner of your choice.
Equipment
Best-in-class communication and collaboration tools: Slack, Notion, Google Suite, Jira, GitHub...
A €500/£450 personal hybrid working allowance to maximize your home office environment.
Professional Development
Participation in in-house events welcoming external guests (i.e. Meetups) or industry events
A €/£1,000 learning budget per employee per year.
Perks & Discounts
Get your Swile lunch card funded at 50% by the company (France only).
️ Comité Social et Economique: advantages and deductions on cultural activities, entertainment etc. (France only.)
Take advantage of our company crèche whether you need a nursery spot (subject to availability), emergency childcare, or care for Wednesdays and school vacations. (France only.)
A €45/£80 per month Sustainable Transportation Allowance to support eco-friendly commuting options such as public transportation, biking, or carpooling if eligible.
Corporate Responsibility
Employee Volunteering program: give back to the community with 2 days per year dedicated to supporting the charities of your choice.
Join one or several of our Employee Resource Groups and take an active part in promoting diversity and inclusion within our company.
Diversity & Inclusion: Akeneo provides and ensures a safe work environment for everyone, regardless of seniority, gender identity, and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, personal appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion, nationality, or other characteristics. Akeneo is deeply anti-racist, anti-homophobic, anti-sexist, anti-ableist, and inclusive. We create the right conditions for you to feel safe and be yourself
