Explore a new world of possibilities
Smoobu , a subsidiary of HomeToGo Group, is a fast-growing startup in the vacation rental industry. Smoobu’s SaaS solution currently empowers private hosts to manage over 100,000 properties across more than 110 countries. Smoobu runs as an independent enterprise within the HomeToGo Group, ensuring its startup spirit and growth potential remain at the forefront. Our top priority is to assist hosts in efficiently managing and growing their businesses simultaneously.
Smoobu’s success is attributed to our dynamic, ambitious, and international team, dedicated to exceeding our customers’ expectations through expert advice and action. We celebrate diversity and operate in a truly global environment, embracing the challenges and opportunities that come with it. Join us on this exciting journey to transform the vacation rental industry!
Your future contribution
As a Senior Product Manager at Smoobu, you will support a dedicated team of engineers, ensuring the successful delivery of innovative and enhanced features within one of our Product & Engineering focus areas. Embedded in our Product community, you will collaborate closely with peers covering other focus areas. Together, as one team, you will motivate and support each other to craft, execute, and deliver a seamless Smoobu product experience.
In this role, you will define and drive the strategic vision and roadmap for your product area. Working in close partnership with Engineering, you will prioritize and execute initiatives aligned with business objectives. From planning through delivery, you’ll collaborate with your team[s] to identify opportunities, run experiments, and translate ideas into actionable requirements. Together, you’ll tackle daily challenges, ensure transparency in yearly, quarterly, and sprint planning, and deliver impactful solutions, guiding the process from discovery to launch.
As the key link between strategy and execution, you will own the end-to-end product lifecycle. This includes preparing detailed requirement documents, creating Epics and Stories, and guiding the Engineering team throughout the development process. Your close collaboration will ensure clarity and alignment, empowering your team to reach its full potential. At Smoobu, Product Managers are fully empowered to lead their domains, combining product vision with hands-on engagement to deliver exceptional results.
How You’ll Add Value
- Drive and develop Smoobu’s product vision, strategies, and roadmaps within your area of responsibility. This includes:
- Identifying new opportunities through Market and User Research
- Analyzing the tradeoffs between alternative approaches to value delivery and making rational choices in a timely manner
- Planning alongside Engineering and other stakeholders to manage dependencies and hit release targets
- Delivering on the product strategy in close alignment with Engineering, Customer Service, Sales and Marketing
- Curating your Product Portfolio and assisting the user base to adapt to changes that replace current functionality with something new
- Implement Product Management best practices within your teams and across the broader organization.
- Mentor colleagues by sharing your expertise both within the Product Management team and across other departments.
- Foster an outstanding team environment that promotes innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement in ways of working
You’ll be successful in this role if you
- Have solid professional experience in product management, ideally with a strong understanding of SaaS or the vacation rental sector.
- Bring relevant expertise in one or more of the following areas: Revenue Products, Subscription Schemes or Engines, FinOps tools, or Partner/3rd-party API connectivity.
- Have a proven ability to define and execute results-driven roadmaps within an agile environment.
- Demonstrate strong quantitative analysis skills with a track record of making data-informed decisions.
- Are passionate about creating intuitive, user-focused products and championing a user-centric approach.
- Have experience working with 3rd-party APIs and other integration types.
- Possess excellent communication skills, are proactive, and thrive in collaborating with diverse stakeholders in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
- Are fluent in English; German proficiency is a plus.
Note: We operate a rolling recruitment approach - no deadlines, just opportunities. Should the volume of applications become too high, we might briefly remove this posting to provide our hiring team the space for thorough and unbiased review. The role will be made available again if we decide we’re still looking for the right fit.
What We Offer
Your journey with Smoobu is a two way street - we’ve got you covered! We offer a diverse variety of benefits to enable your career development and make Smoobu a great place to work, including:
- The essentials: Competitive compensation package, visa sponsorship & relocation assistance*, full IT support & equipment, corporate benefits, modern offices, 27 paid vacation days a year (+ one additional day per year of employment until 32)
- Career growth: 360° feedback, open feedback culture, buddy and mentorship programs from an international team of passionate industry experts
- Personal development: German & Lithuanian language courses, internal and external workshops & trainings, company & team events, Gympass, clubs & sports (e.g. volleyball, running, yoga classes), psychological support
- Startup spirit: Driven by our Leadership Principles : We are fast, nimble, and results-driven - embodying a startup mentality even as a global, public company. We encourage ownership and enable each other to succeed
- Flexible work approach: Ongoing remote work options and work from abroad flexibility for up to 90 days a year. Plus, access to a Travel Industry Card
- Climate action: Committed to being a pioneer in green travel: We’ve achieved an industry-leading “Low Risk” ESG Rating (16), awarded by Morningstar Sustainalytics, and are a proud member of Leaders for Climate Action
- And so much more…
*Certain conditions apply
About Us
HomeToGo is the SaaS-enabled marketplace with the world's largest selection of vacation rentals, listing millions of offers from thousands of trusted partners, including Booking.com , Vrbo and TripAdvisor. From vacation homes, cabins, beach houses, apartments, condos, house boats, castles, farm stays and everything in between, HomeToGo combines price, destination, dates and amenities to find the perfect accommodation for any trip worldwide.
Founded in 2014, HomeToGo operates localized apps & websites in 25 countries across Europe, North America, South America, Australia and Asia-Pacific. HomeToGo also operates brands such as Agriturismo.it , AMIVAC, atraveo, Casamundo, CaseVacanza.it , e-domizil, EscapadaRural, Kurzurlaub, Kurz Mal Weg, Tripping.com and Wimdu.
HomeToGo is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring and nurturing exceptional talent, representing various backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We are authentically candid and open-minded, fostering a safe environment for diverse opinions. Our hiring decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We do not discriminate against race, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, political, ideological or religious views, disability or age.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a workforce of equality and diversity at HomeToGo and to provide opportunities to everyone. We therefore welcome your application even if you aren't completely confident that your experiences fit the job description criteria. We would really love to get to know you!
