Do you want to proactively contribute to designing the future of mobility? Are you interested in optimising and developing a key component of the FREE NOW business in a challenging role with a lot of responsibility? If the answer is yes, then we have the right role for you. As Product Owner (f/m) of the FREE NOW Driver Tools, you are responsible for the optimization of our operation processes and driver self-service via our Driver Tool Products. They are the backbone to operate the business of mobility without limits via our services. Your work will contribute directly to the ongoing success and growth of FREE NOW in one of the most dynamic markets of our times.
Your role:
- Be part of the Driver Tools tribe - the backbone of the operations - in order to push it to it’s next level, based in the heart of Barcelona
- Work closely with the product department in Hamburg/Barcelona and stakeholders across Europe
- Understand the users of the tools through working with Business Intelligence, executing tests and overseeing UX/UI research, in order to find out and work on the main problems
- Define and communicate product requirements and specifications by thinking creatively about how to solve problems that have never been solved before at this scale
- Collaborate with key stakeholders, engineers and designers to define a winning strategy
- Shape the product roadmap together with our developers, the Prioritization Committee and stakeholders
- Maintain a prioritized product backlog in partnership with the technical team
- Fail fast, learn fast and move fast to deliver real customer and business value
- Adapt and understand different cultures and market environments. Traveling to our offices around Europe is key
- Work closely with our teams to improve the development process across our European markets
Your profile:
- 2+ years of product experience in a fast-moving environment
- Leadership—you can motivate your teammates to build amazing products. You’re great at making tough decisions in a sea of ambiguity and keeping everyone on track
- Superb communication—you have excellent written and verbal communication skills. You make complex ideas understandable and craft specs that are easy for multiple audiences to consume
- Technical know-how—you have a solid understanding of how software is made and how it works.
- Art of Ambiguity- A smooth sea never made skilled sailors. You have to be able to make decisions with imperfect information in a fast-moving environment
- UX fluency—you know the latest user experience trends and can empathise with users to create new, novel and simple solutions.
- Languages - You have written and spoken proficiency in English and Spanish, German is a plus
About FREE NOW:
FREE NOW was founded as mytaxi in June 2009 and was the world’s first taxi app that established a direct connection between a passenger and a taxi driver. In July 2019, mytaxi rebranded to FREE NOW as part of a global mobility brand family and set itself up as a multiservice mobility provider. With 14 million passengers and more than 100,000 drivers, FREE NOW is one of the leading ride-hailing providers in Europe. Since February 2019, the service is part of the FREE NOW group, the ride-hailing joint venture of BMW and Daimler. FREE NOW today works with more than 700 employees in 26 offices and is available in over 100 European cities. Eckart Diepenhorst is leading the operational business as CEO Europe of FREE NOW. More information is available at: www.free-now.com
What can we offer you?
- The chance to bring in your own ideas
- A strong team spirit
- A monthly mobility allowance for free taxi rides
- Have your birthday off!
- ...and all the usual start-up goodies like fruit, unlimited soft drinks, after-work beers and many more
Oh, and the opportunity to work with the best team in the world (we know, everybody says so, but at FREE NOW it’s true)!
