Product Director / Product Directoress

Company Description

Welcome to SMG Swiss Marketplace Group!

SMG is a pioneering network of online marketplaces and a leading European digital company that simplifies people’s lives with forward-looking products. We operate leading marketplaces across real estate, automotive, general classifieds, and finance & insurance. We’re driven by our values: Better Together, Aim High, and Act Responsibly.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced, strategic, and hands-on Product Director to lead the product vision and strategy for our real estate classifieds marketplace in Switzerland. In this role, you will drive user engagement, monetization, and long-term value creation by aligning product strategy closely with customer needs and business goals.

Main Tasks

• Product Leadership & Organizational Design:
  • Lead and develop the Product Leadership team (Heads of Product) and ensure the appropriate team structure is in place to drive focus, autonomy, and collaboration across Product and Design.
  • Manage the Product Budget, ensuring efficient resource allocation and alignment with strategic priorities.
  • Inspire, align, and motivate the entire product organization around a shared vision and measurable outcomes.
  • Build and nurture high-performing, empowered, and customer-focused teams that can independently solve meaningful problems.
• Product Strategy & Execution:
  • Own and drive the end-to-end Real Estate product strategy, ensuring alignment with customer needs and business objectives, market dynamics, and technology trends.
  • Collaborate closely with director peers in engineering, sales, marketing, and customer support to ensure seamless product delivery and cross-functional alignment.
  • Ensure teams are outcome-driven, working autonomously within clear strategic guardrails, and delivering measurable impact.
  • Foster a strong product operating model focused on iterative, evidence-based delivery and continuous improvement.
  • Own KPIs and performance metrics to track product success, ensuring incremental iterative delivery based on data-driven decisions.
  • Represent the product function in regular executive leadership board meetings and contribute to company-wide strategic initiatives.
• Culture & Continuous Improvement:
  • Establish and embed a strong product culture centered on discovery, experimentation, and fast learning loops.
  • Promote continuous learning and improvement across teams through retrospectives, shared learnings, and measurable feedback loops.
  • Create an environment where evidence drives decisions and teams feel trusted and safe to take smart risks.
• Cross-Company Collaboration:
  • Identify and build strategic synergies with other business units and marketplaces within SMG, sharing learnings and leveraging capabilities to accelerate innovation and efficiency.
  • Act as a connector and ambassador for product excellence across the broader SMG organization.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5-10 years of experience in a strategic Product leadership role.
• A proven track record in product planning, defining, and launching successful products.
• Experience in Marketplace, eCommerce, or Classified Business, with a focus on commercially-minded product sets for both professional customers and consumers.
• Experience in cross-functional work and guiding teams through transformations in product-led organizations.
• Comfort in representing the product function in executive leadership board meetings and contributing to company-wide strategic initiatives.
• Fluent Business English with strong experience working and collaborating in a multi-cultural environment is essential.
• A higher degree in Product Leadership, Business Administration, IT, Finance, or Economics (or equivalent work experience).

Additional Information

What do we offer?

• 6 weeks of holidays per year (plus option to buy 10 extra).
• 40-hour work week with flexitime (capped at 45 hours).
• A hybrid work setup with flexibility to work remotely.
• Generous parental leave: 18 weeks for maternity and 6 weeks for paternity/adoption.
• SBB Half-Fare Card and first-class travel between SMG offices in Switzerland.
• An inclusive and innovative environment where your voice matters.

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