Product Manager

Company Description

Marktplaats in The Netherlands, and 2dehands and 2ememain in Belgium, are part of Adevinta: a global online classifieds specialist. The three brands are hosted on a multi-tenant platform, operated from our Amsterdam location, and are the top players in the classifieds space throughout the Benelux region. 

We offer consumers the opportunity to trade their unwanted products and contribute to a greener, circular economy. We offer businesses - of all sizes, from the smallest hobbyist to the biggest brands in Benelux - a platform to showcase their goods and services online to over 11 million monthly unique users.

Adevinta is recognised as a sustainability leader and is one of only six companies listed in the Media & Entertainment industry group on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Europe.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Product Manager to lead a full stack agile team to develop and implement new initiatives to improve trust and safety on our platform. You will be responsible for carrying out product discovery to identify opportunities and combining internal and external data to develop a vision, product strategies and roadmap. You’ll act as the knowledge expert for trust & safety and ensure the rest of the organisation understand its importance and consider it in their plans.

What you'll do

• Carry out product discovery and be on top of market trends to identify opportunity  areas where we can improve our trust and safety measures.
• Collaborate closely with the customer service team and external parties like the police to understand how we could keep our users more safe. 
• Lead an agile team to develop and implement new initiatives to improve trust and safety on our platform.
• Develop the team's vision, strategy and product roadmap and prioritize the right initiatives to deliver the best results for our users.
• Conduct market research and gather customer feedback to ensure our trust and safety measures are meeting the needs of our users.

Qualifications

Who you are

• You have 3+ years of experience in product management. Experience within trust and safety is a plus.
• You have strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and move a team forward towards a common vision. Experienced with agile.
• You are currently resident of the Netherlands and entitled to work here (EU citizen, in possession of VISA, residence permit etc.)
• You have excellent communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and external parties. Used to presenting to a broad group of people and senior leadership.
• You have accomplished stakeholder management skills, comfortable in influencing others and collaborating with different types of people. 
• You have advanced analytical capability, with the ability to use data to make informed decisions and identify areas for improvement.
• You have strong technical competencies, with the ability to prioritise across multi-stack initiatives and explain technical stories to a broad audience.
• You are visionary, with the ability to think ahead and anticipate future needs for trust and safety on our platform

Additional Information

What you’ll get from us

• Competitive compensation package
• Opportunity to shape the way we work. Your feedback and opinions are valued at all levels of the organisation
• Benefits including stock purchase plan and annual bonus plans
• Flexibility to work when and how you want - flexible hours, autonomy to set your own agenda, choice of phone and computer
• Smart Working Policy - work remotely some of the time, balanced with time in the office together with your team 
• ‘Work from anywhere’ weeks - up to four weeks working from anywhere, as long as you have an internet connection!
• Career development, including language classes and Adevinta Academies: specialised content built by our experts on Machine Learning, Agi