Description

Hello!

Are you an experienced Product Manager looking to grow in a team of highly-skilled, top-talent innovators while working on multiple products in a range of industries?

If so, Altar may be the right place for you.

With us, you’ll help entrepreneurs and business leaders build innovative products that transform their industries, from early-stage MVPs to disruptive satellite products.

You’ll have the opportunity to work with a host of entrepreneurs and business leaders, like an ex-Product Owner of YouTube and a former Managing Director of HSBC. Not to mention exciting companies like the multi-award-winning regtech startup, Apiax or Coca–Cola.

As a Product Manager, you will be working closely with entrepreneurs as if you were their co-founder. You’ll bring a lean management perspective to help them prioritize and focus on the right features at each time. To prioritize, you will act as the orchestrator of the product vision and need to have in-depth business knowledge.

You’ll then merge that with the User Experience vision keeping in mind the technology impact of those decisions in demanding web projects.

You won’t be alone working with these cutting-edge technologies. You’ll be among a cross-functional team of seasoned Altarions with expertise in a multitude of sectors, from fintech and marketplace to AI and IoT.

What You’ll Be Doing:

As a Product Manager, you’ll be:

• Taking the wheel with new clients as the Product Manager
• Managing complex technical products from day one. In some cases within a product team, and in other cases you will need to take full ownership and drive the product direction with full autonomy
• Independently managing up to five products at the same time, organizing the process for multiple stakeholders – clients, developers and designers.
• Assisting some complex sales processes with early product recommendations.
• Creating and maintaining a product backlog.
• Actively mitigating impediments impacting the successful completion of Release/Sprint Goals
• Use your knowledge of the market, competition, and current trends to define innovative functional solutions to boost Product value.

The Hands-On Experience We Need You to Bring to the Table:

• 2+ years of experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner
• 4+ years of hands-on experience in the Software Development Industry
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
• Creative thinking with a vision
• Fluid intelligence & abstract reasoning
• Attention to details
• Ability to mix a structured process-centric approach with an out-of-the-box creative mindset.
• Fluency in both written and spoken English

The Extra Experience We’d Love to See:

• Previous working experience as a Founder or Top Manager of a Tech Startup

Here’s The Cutting Edge Tech Stack We Use:

• Figma – for Design, Prototyping and Design Systems
• Angular, React, Vue, Next.js, Gatsby, Typescript/Javascript/Ecmascript, RxJS, HTML, CSS, and SASS – for Front-End development
• Redux, Akita, Elf, Observable Store, NgRx, Jotai and Zustain - for State Management
• REST, GraphQL - for APIs
• Flutter, ReactNative, Ionic, and Nativescript – for Mobile development
• Node.js, Express.js, and – for Back-End development
• Python, TensorFlowJS - for Machine Learning
• Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform and Azure – for Managed APIs
• MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, and InfluxDB (TimeSeries) – for DBA Admin
• CircleCI and GitHub Actions - for CI/CD
• Docker and Kubernetes - for Containerization Orchestration
• Cypress, Jest, and Karma – for Testing
• Slack, Jira, Notion, and Confluence –for collaboration and organization

What You Can Expect from our Recruitment Process:

Our process starts with us screening your CV. Once we’ve done that you can expect:

• A one-hour interview with our People Team, so we can get to know you better
• A one-and-a-half-hour technical interview to talk about your skills and experience
• A final one-hour interview to make sure we’re the right fit for you, and you’re the right fit for us.

Once you’ve completed the process we’ll be in touch to let you know whether or not you were successful. If you’re the right fit, we’ll also give you more details on the next steps to becoming an Altarion.

What You Can Expect from Working with Us:

Full focus on helping you make the most out of life

• A competitive salary that aligns with your experience
• Health Insurance for you and your household
• We need you to be eligible to work in Portugal and live in either Lisbon, Porto, Aveiro or Braga (or be happy to relocate). That being said, we have a remote-first policy with the option to join us in an informal, pet-friendly, office environment in the heart of Lisbon
• Flexible working hours
• 25 days of paid vacation
• Team events like weekly Yoga classes, Summer Surf Days, Christmas Dinners and much more.

Full focus on helping you make the most out of your Career

• Detailed career plan with strong growth potential
• Training budget to help you achieve your goals more effectively
• Global projects with industry-leading clients
• A team of top talent innovators and researchers at your side

 If you got increasingly excited about Altar while reading this, then we’re just as excited about you! Apply now and let’s see if we can make you the next Altarion.