Product Lead - Engagement
Description
At SEAT CODE, we are continuously looking for talented people across the organization who are interested in taking on new challenges and growing with us.
If you are looking for your next internal opportunity and want to continue building your career as part of the SEAT CODE family, we encourage you to keep reading. This role could be a great match for your next step.
The position
As a Product Lead, you will be responsible for sustaining a healthy environment among product owners within a fast-paced, dynamic organization. By no means you'll be the most senior product profile, but a high product seniority is expected as well as very good soft skills.
Responsibilities
- Alignment & Strategy: Ensure alignment across all Product Owners (POs) and SEAT Product Manager (PM) to maintain a unified product vision and strategy.
- Cross-Squad Synergies: Drive end-to-end product consistency, fostering collaboration between squads to maximize efficiency.
- Leadership & Mentorship: Lead and mentor Product Owners reporting to you, supporting their professional development through regular 1:1s and dedicated career plans.
- Performance & Talent Management: Conduct fair performance reviews to build trust and motivation with POs while actively leading hiring and onboarding processes of POs.
- Impediment Resolution: Anticipate, identify, and eliminate blockers within the squads, ensuring smooth product delivery.
- Stakeholder & Business Communication: Ensure POs understand broader business objectives and market trends while serving as a bridge between product, engineering, design, and business development.
- Ensure best practices among POs in terms of Data, analytics, rollout & QA.
- Backlog & PI Planning: Support PMs in backlog preparation for oncoming PIs, identifying cross-squad risks, and leading cross-team refinements to optimize capacity planning.
- Best Practices & Governance: Ensure adherence to product guidelines, best practices, and execution of way of working among all squads in collaboration with the Technical Director (TD).
- Value Delivery & OKRs: Define and track ART value delivery, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives, OKRs, and PI goals.
- Organizational Influence: Drive collaboration and communication across the entire business unit, facilitating alignment between product, engineering, and other key functions.
Minimum requirements
Requirements
Seniority & Experience
- 5+ years of experience in Product Management, with valuable experience in a leadership role.
- Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams (engineering, design, marketing, business).
- Experience in scaling products, defining strategy, and working in Agile environments.
- Strong background in stakeholder management.
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business, Computer Science, Engineering or Economics).
- Advanced certifications are a plus.
- Agile, Scrum, or SAFe certifications (e.g., Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Product Manager/Product Owner (PM/PO)) are beneficial.
Key Competencies
- Strategic thinking & vision – Ability to align business objectives with product development.
- Data-driven decision-making – Strong analytical skills with experience in data tools.
- Communication & influence – Strong stakeholder management and ability to drive collaboration across teams.
- Problem-solving & adaptability – Ability to navigate uncertainty, remove blockers, and optimize product delivery.
- Customer-first mindset – Deep empathy for users, ensuring product decisions prioritize real customer needs.
Culture
- Team Empowerment.
- Autonomous team.
- Delivery First.
- Quality is first class citizen.
