Handly is building an AI-first operating system for craft businesses. This Berlin-based, VC-backed startup is looking for a founding Product Manager to own the product direction with real ownership, ship quickly with engineering, and help scale the team as we learn from users. It’s a hands-on, builder role on a small, high-trust team.

What youll do

• Own product direction end to end, from understanding user problems to shipping solutions.
• Translate company goals into clear product bets, priorities, and tradeoffs.
• Work closely with engineering to scope, design, ship features, and iterate quickly.
• Make product decisions with incomplete data and course correct when needed.
• Develop a deep understanding of users, workflows, and real-world constraints.
• Bring clarity to the team on what we are building, why, and what done means.
• Help shape how product work happens at handly as we scale.

What handly is looking for

• High agency: you take ownership, push things forward, and do not wait for permission.
• AI-native mindset: you actively use AI tools and think in AI-first product patterns.
• Strong technical understanding and ability to reason about systems and constraints.
• Good product taste with a clear opinion on what makes a product great.
• You care about UX and details, even if you are not a trained designer.
• Comfortable making decisions with imperfect or incomplete information.
• Comfortable being wrong and correcting course quickly.
• Experience in fast-paced, early-stage environments.
• Side projects or things you have built on your own are a strong plus.
• Language: Fluent German (spoken and written) and Fluent English for internal communication.
• We care more about how you think and act than years of PM experience.