Lead Product Manager

We're looking for a Lead Product Manager to drive the strategy and execution of an entire product line while leading and developing a team of 3-5 Product Managers. This is a pivotal leadership role that combines hands-on product expertise with people management, strategic stakeholder engagement, and go-to-market ownership.

As a Lead PM at Spendesk, you'll be responsible for setting the vision and roadmap for your product line, ensuring it delivers exceptional value to customers while driving meaningful business impact. You'll work at the intersection of product, engineering, design, finance, sales, and marketing — translating complex market needs into coherent product strategies that your team can execute on.

You'll manage and mentor a team of Product Managers, helping them grow their skills while maintaining a high bar for product excellence. Beyond your team, you'll be the key liaison with executive leadership, enterprise customers, and strategic partners, representing your product line's vision and priorities across the organization.

What You'll Do

Product Line Leadership

• Define and own the multi-year vision and strategy for your product line, ensuring alignment with company objectives and market opportunities
• Drive the product line roadmap, balancing innovation, customer needs, technical debt, and business priorities across multiple PMs and squads
• Establish success metrics and OKRs at the product line level, tracking impact on customer satisfaction, adoption, retention, and revenue
• Build competitive differentiation by deeply understanding market trends, competitor positioning, and customer needs
• Partner with Marketing to develop positioning, messaging, and launch strategies for major product releases
• Work closely with Sales leadership to define ideal customer profiles, pricing strategies, and sales enablement materials

People Management & Team Development

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 3-5 Product Managers, fostering a culture of ownership, curiosity, and customer obsession
• Build team capabilities through mentorship, feedback, and exposure to strategic initiatives
• Hire and onboard exceptional product talent as the team scales

Strategic Stakeholder Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Serve as the primary product point of contact for C-level executives, key customers, and strategic partners
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders across Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, Finance, and Operations

• Navigate complex stakeholder landscapes to build consensus and drive decision-making

• Partner with Engineering and Design leadership to ensure technical feasibility and exceptional user experience

What We're Looking For

Experience & Expertise

• 8+ years of product management experience in B2B SaaS or fintech, with at least 2 years in a leadership capacity
• Proven track record of managing and developing Product Managers, with demonstrated coaching and mentorship abilities
• Deep expertise in finance operations, spend management, procurement, or adjacent domains is a plus
• Experience setting product line strategy and executing multi-quarter roadmaps with measurable business impact
• Strong understanding of complex data models, enterprise workflows, and scalable system architecture

Leadership & Communication

• Exceptional stakeholder management skills — you build trust quickly and can influence without authority
• Outstanding written and verbal communication, with the ability to tailor messages for different audiences (from engineers to C-suite)
• Experience presenting to executive leadership, enterprise customers, and large internal audiences
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, build consensus, and drive decisions in complex organizational environments
• Natural talent for storytelling and creating clarity from complexity

Strategic & Business Acumen

• Strong analytical mindset with ability to balance qualitative insights and quantitative data
• Deep understanding of SaaS business models, unit economics, and revenue drivers
• Experience developing go-to-market strategies, pricing models, and positioning for B2B products
• Comfortable digging into P&L statements and financial metrics to understand product value creation
• Ability to think several moves ahead — anticipating market shifts, competitive threats, and growth opportunities

Culture & Values

• Entrepreneurial spirit with a bias toward action and shipping
• Commitment to developing others and building high-performing teams
• Kindness and empathy in all interactions, with a collaborative leadership style
• Bold in vision, pragmatic in execution
• Growth mindset and intellectual curiosity

Why Join Us

• Lead a critical product line that shapes how thousands of European businesses manage spend and finance operations
• Build and mentor a world-class product team while maintaining hands-on impact
• Work on high-stakes problems in a domain ripe for innovation and modern product thinking
• Partner directly with executive leadership on company strategy and direction
• Shape the culture and operating model of a scaling product organization
• Help finance teams unlock unprecedented efficiency and control through AI-powered spend management

As we are an international team, please submit your application and CV in English.

About Spendesk
Spendesk is the AI-powered spend management and procurement platform that transforms company spending. By simplifying procurement, payment cards, expense management, invoice processing, and accounting automation, Spendesk sets the new standard for spending at work. Its single, intelligent solution makes efficient spending easy for employees and gives finance leaders the full visibility and control they need across all company spend, even in multi-entity structures. Trusted by thousands of companies, Spendesk supports over 200,000 users across brands such as SoundCloud, Gousto, SumUp, and Bloom & Wild. With offices in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Germany, Spendesk also puts community at the heart of its mission.

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About our people & culture
We believe that people do their best work when they're given the freedom to thrive and grow. That's why liberation is at the core of everything we do. We empower Spendeskers to take ownership of their work, to navigate ambiguity, and seize every opportunity. Spendeskers come from all over the world (35+ countries and counting) but we have plenty in common: we're bold, ever-curious, committed to kindness, and tackle every challenge with a positive mindset.
About our benefits
Our culture is built on trust, empowerment, and growth — with benefits to match

• Flexible on-site and remote policy
• Latest Apple equipment — the tools you need to excel
• Access to — for emotional and mental health wellbeing
• Great office snacks — to fuel your day
• A positive team to work with daily

We also offer location-specific benefits tailored to each market, including health insurance, wellness allowances, commuter support, meal vouchers, and gym memberships — ensuring you're well supported wherever you're based.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Spendesk, we're committed to fostering an environment where all differences are encouraged, supported and celebrated. We're building our culture for everyone, with everyone. Our goal is to attract and build a diverse, equal and inclusive team, where everyone feels welcome and we truly embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.