Product Owner

Overview

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We are the Smarties and our goal is to fully automate online operations for every lodging across the globe and become the number one SaaS in our category worldwide.

What Will You Do?

As a true product owner with a founder’s DNA , you’ll be responsible for ideating, validating, and driving new products to success — like running your own startup, but with the power of an established growth engine behind you. Your missions:

• Spot opportunities & validate ideas through research, interviews, and fast MVPs.
• Run lean experiments with landing pages, prototypes, and no-code tools.
• Lead cross-functional squads (Product, Tech, Marketing, Sales) like an internal startup.
• Own go-to-market & early adoption, from positioning to first deals.
• Track KPIs & pivot fast, turning insights into growth.
• Drive end-to-end execution, taking products from 0 to MVP to initial traction.

What Are We Looking For?

• Sales & GTM Skills – You can sell even an MVP: cold calls, demos, closing deals, and writing copy that converts. HubSpot/Salesforce pro with a growth hacking mindset.
• Product Execution – Experienced in problem validation, rapid MVP building (incl. no-code), clear roadmaps, and data-driven decisions.
• Track Record – 3+ years in startups or scale-ups, 2–3 years in GTM-heavy or founder-like roles, proven success taking products from 0 to 1.
• Bonus – Background in Hospitality Tech, HR Tech, or Fintech.
• Languages – Fluent English + Professional Italian.

What Do We Offer?

• Work in a small and top-performing team that moves extremely fast where you are extremely important.
• Work without having to deal with jerks and ego-maniacs.
• The opportunity to join one of the best travel-tech sales teams in Europe.
• A place where your talent can blossom.
• An environment where mistakes are allowed – we make bold choices to achieve ambitious goals, learn from mistakes, and move forward.
• A place where your voice matters – meetings provide space for new ideas and projects, regardless of your role or seniority.
• Continuous growth – we challenge the status quo, renewing our sales processes and approaches to meet challenging goals.
• We have fun while working! We are easygoing people.
• Work with the best software out there to automate repetitive tasks and let you focus on customers and targets.
• Remote working with frequent opportunities to meet up.
• Fun and enriching experiences – unforgettable team-building events that go beyond the usual outings.
• Competitive salaries and bonuses – as a meritocratic team, we recognize talent and hard work, rewarding them appropriately.

About Us

We are the Smarties and our goal is to fully automate online operations for every lodging across the globe and become the number one SaaS in our category worldwide. We develop a SaaS that, by leveraging machine learning algorithms, increases our clients\' revenues by over 30% on average and helps owners get more direct bookings.

We have been the fastest-growing B2B SaaS in the lodging industry ever and have been awarded as one of the top 10 LinkedIn startups in Italy. We work with 4,000+ businesses in 20+ countries and have raised funds from top international investors like Partech.

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