Product Architect/ Product Strategist (m/f/d)

Overview About The Company: Our mission is to enable companies to run the world’s most intelligent procurement – human and artificial. More than 50% of today’s procurement tasks will be automated in the next 5 years, but companies face massive data gaps, hindering their path to automation. Our Augmented Procurement Platform combines augmented guided buying and autonomous procurement operations enabling enterprise procurement to reach new heights. About The Role: We Don’t Have Product Managers. We Have Product Architects. We believe traditional product management structures are outdated in an AI-native environment. Role Role: Instead of separating product, design, specification, and engineering into disconnected layers, we operate with a tightly integrated model built around three roles: Product Engineers: They build our agents and applications. They don’t just implement tickets — they think in outcomes and ship production-ready software. AI Systems Engineers: They operate deep in the technical stack. They design and build AI systems, model orchestration layers, agent architectures, and performance infrastructure. Product Architects: They own the end-to-end product lifecycle — from insight to implementation to adoption. Product Engineers and AI Systems Engineers work in small, focused squads of 2–5 people , optimized for speed, ownership, and technical depth. Product Architects operate across multiple squads , ensuring strategic coherence, product consistency, and outcome alignment. This setup combines strategic thinking, deep technical expertise, and execution power — amplified by extensive AI assistance. We are now looking for a Product Architect to join this model. As a Product Architect, you are not a backlog manager. You are the driver of the product system. You translate business needs and customer insight into structured product solutions. You define what we build and why and you collaborate with multiple engineering squads to bring it to life. You leverage AI across every step of the lifecycle to operate at exceptional clarity and speed. Our Operating Model Engineering Squads (2–5 People) Each Squad Consists Of Product Engineers AI Systems Engineers (where required) These Squads Own specific domains or capabilities Ship production-ready functionality Move fast with high autonomy Are optimized for tight technical collaboration They focus on execution depth and technical excellence. The Product Architect (Across Squads) Works across multiple squads Ensures strategic alignment across domains Maintains coherence in user experience and system logic Prevents fragmentation between features Aligns roadmap priorities with company strategy Ensures product decisions reflect real customer value You are the connective tissue between squads You ensure we don’t just build fast — we build the right things, in a coherent system. How Collaboration Works Product Architect × Product Engineers: Product Engineers build production-ready applications and agents inside squads. Collaboration Model Align early on problem framing. Involve engineers during concept validation. Provide AI-assisted draft tickets and structured logic. Engineers refine, split, optimize, and implement. Review together against outcome definitions. Iterate rapidly based on feedback. This is not a top-down relationship. It is shared ownership of product outcomes. Product Architect × AI Systems Engineers: AI Systems Engineers operate deep in the AI and infrastructure layer. Collaboration Includes Validating feasibility of AI-driven features Understanding architectural trade-offs Shaping capabilities based on system constraints Pushing technical boundaries responsibly Who does what in this process? You bring clarity of intent. Engineers bring depth of systems knowledge. Together, you expand what’s possible. Why This Setup Is 10x Traditional Organizations Fragment Product Development: PM → Designer → Spec Writer → Engineering → Marketing. Every handoff introduces delay and loss of context. Our Model Small, high-ownership engineering squads (2–5 people) Product Architects working horizontally across squads Deep AI assistance embedded in daily workflows Shared ownership between product and engineering Reduced translation layers Faster feedback cycles This Structure Is Beneficial Because It Minimizes coordination overhead Preserves strategic alignment Keeps engineers close to product intent Uses AI to remove repetitive cognitive work Enables parallel squad execution with central coherence The result is a product and engineering organization that operates at 10x traditional speed , without sacrificing depth or quality. What You Will Do Own the End-to-End Product Lifecycle Define problem statements and outcomes Translate strategy into structured initiatives Drive initiatives from idea → prototype → tickets → release → adoption Architect Features in Depth Design workflows and interaction logic Create structured prototypes or visual representations Define system behaviors and edge cases Think in systems, not isolated tickets AI-Augmented Product Creation Use AI To Draft and refine user stories Generate structured squad-ready tickets Analyze edge cases Draft release notes and documentation Support marketing enablement You operate faster and with greater clarity because AI is embedded in your workflow. Ensure Cross-Squad Coherence Prevent duplication or divergence between squads Align roadmap priorities Maintain consistency in UX and system logic Act as strategic bridge between teams What will make you successful in this role? A strong systems thinker Deeply user-oriented Comfortable reasoning about APIs, workflows, and data Highly structured in communication AI-native in how you work Comfortable operating across multiple parallel initiatives Biased toward ownership and clarity English and German languages - C1-C2 (hard requirement) Benefits Regular in-person team offsites across Europe 30 vacation days Competitive compensation package A culture grounded in our core values: Make it happen Embrace humility Foster creative disruption Empower growth This Is a Next-Generation Product Role: This is not traditional product management. This is a cross-squad, AI-augmented product leadership role inside a modern engineering model. If you want to help build a product organization fundamentally designed for the AI era — we would love to talk. Procure Ai is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees—regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, nationality, or disability. #J-18808-Ljbffr Procure Ai