Product Manager

About Us

Threema is the world’s best-selling secure messenger for both private users and businesses. Since 2012, we have been relentlessly committed to ensuring that our users can communicate without worrying about their privacy. Our growing user base includes millions of private customers and thousands of companies and organizations from all over the world.

Your Tasks

Do you believe secure communication is more important than the next social media feature? Perfect!

We are looking for a pragmatic and experienced Product Manager who is eager to revolutionize the way people and organizations communicate securely and privately. From individuals to governments and the military – with us, you’ll build products for everyone who truly needs security. You won’t just develop features, but also help shape an entire product organization and protect millions of people and critical infrastructures around the globe.

Are you ready for more responsibility than in large corporations and for real impact instead of endless meetings? Let’s talk!

• Build and develop product management practices within the organization as part of our growing product team

• Develop and communicate clear product strategies and roadmaps in close collaboration with the Head of Product, aligning with company goals and strategic direction

• Act as a central link between Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Research, and Design teams

• Collect, prioritize, and document product requirements, and work closely with engineering teams to maximize productivity

• Maintain and prioritize the product backlog, analyze product metrics and market trends for continuous optimization

• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing on product launches and engage directly with customers to validate product ideas

• Actively participate in agile development processes and continuously improve ways of working

• Balance new features, technical improvements, and technical debt to ensure long-term product quality

• Define and track measurable product goals and coordinate user research in collaboration with the Research team

Your Profile

• 3–5 years of professional experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner, ideally in fast-growing tech companies

• Passion for data protection and secure communication, and enthusiasm for building products that protect people worldwide

• Solid technical understanding to communicate effectively with engineering teams

• B2B experience required; B2C experience is a plus

• Strong skills in analyzing data, metrics, and KPIs, along with hands-on experience in agile frameworks

• Ability to thrive in a young organization and take on more responsibility than in larger companies

• Willingness to build an experimental product culture, implement validation methods, and contribute to shaping our PM tool set

• Excellent communication skills and ability to lead without formal authority

• Proactive, self-reliant working style with high initiative and hands-on mentality

• Proficiency in German and English, spoken and written

Your education is secondary; what counts most is your experience and personal skills.

What We Offer

• A young, motivated team with flat hierarchies and uncomplicated communication

• The chance to work on a wide range of projects and help improve and define processes

• Work-life balance: flexible working hours, option to work from home on up to two days per week, up to two workation weeks per year

• Option to take unpaid leave

• Your choice of hardware (macOS or Linux)

• Public transport discount or parking space (incl. electric charging facility)

• Ping pong table and free use of the company’s own fitness room incl. personal trainer once a month

• Internal German or English courses

• A great coffee machine :-)

• Regular company events and after-work drinks

• The rewarding feeling of helping to effectively protect the privacy of millions of people