Client: Daft Media Limited
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: d09c7d92f4aa
Job Views: 35
Posted: 21.01.2025
Expiry Date: 07.03.2025
Job Description:
What’s the Opportunity
DoneDeal is Ireland's largest online car marketplace, with 90% of all car dealerships in Ireland advertising on our platform and reaching over 1.5m users monthly. Our mission is to make buying and selling simple for everyone through constant innovation and building deep relationships with our car dealer partners.
We’re on the lookout for an experienced and accomplished strategic Senior Product Manager to join our DoneDeal Product Team. In this position, you’ll play a pivotal leadership role, shaping the future of DoneDeal’s car marketplace and creating outstanding experiences for our users. Your mission will be to grow the number of cars sold on DoneDeal, demonstrating product strategies that align with our objectives to drive both user satisfaction and business growth.
As a senior member of our team, you’ll own the end-to-end product lifecycle—from ideation to execution—fostering a collaborative approach across Design, Engineering, Marketing, and Commercial to build products our users love. Reporting to the Head of Product, you will be responsible for identifying new opportunities for innovation, managing complex product areas, and delivering measurable results on high-visibility projects that redefine DoneDeal’s platform and the car-buying experience in Ireland.
Our team thrives on outcomes, innovation, and continuous improvement. We’re seeking someone with sharp commercial acumen and an entrepreneurial spirit—an individual who can spot untapped opportunities and has the drive to transform them into successful, user-centric products.
What will I be doing
1. Defining Product Vision & Strategy: Develop and communicate a well-defined product vision and strategy that aligns with business goals and drives commercial success in Motors.
2. Commercial Focus: Balance the needs of our users and commercial insight to create products that drive business outcomes.
3. Identifying & Solving User Problems: Leverage feedback from our users, market research, and competitor analysis to uncover problems and opportunities.
4. Data-Driven Product Decisions: Use data to make product decisions through tools such as Google Analytics, Tableau, and SQL.
5. Entrepreneurial Approach: Be a proactive problem solver with an inquisitive nature.
6. Collaborating with Cross-Functional Teams: Lead collaboration with partners across Engineering, Design, Commercial, and Marketing.
7. Managing Product Backlog & Roadmap: Own and prioritise the product backlog.
8. Delivering Outcomes & Measuring Success: Define, track, and report on important metrics and outcomes for your products.
9. Driving Go-to-Market Strategies: Work with marketing and commercial teams to craft effective go-to-market strategies.
10. Mentoring: Demonstrate leadership and mentorship to other product managers and cross-functional teams.
What skills and experience do I need
1. 8+ Years of Product Management Experience: Strong track record in product management.
2. Strategic & Commercial Approach: Ability to develop and align product visions.
3. User-Centric Approach: Experience in understanding user needs and problems.
4. Data-Driven Approach: Proven ability to use data and analytics tools.
5. Agile Product Development: Experience working in Agile environments.
6. Collaboration & Partner Management: Strong communication and collaboration skills.
7. Leadership & Mentorship: Excels guiding and mentoring less experienced team members.
8. Entrepreneurial Spirit: A proactive, innovative problem solver.
9. Technical Fluency: Comfortable working closely with developers.
10. Results-Oriented: Demonstrated ability to deliver measurable outcomes.
11. Strong UX and Design Sensibility: An eye for great design and user experience.
12. Motors or Marketplace Knowledge (Preferred): A keen interest or experience in the Motors or Marketplaces space is a plus.
What’s it like to work here
You will have the opportunity to work with one of Ireland's fastest growing Internet companies. You will get the chance to create a significant contribution to our strategic direction.
Benefits - what you can expect
Our goal is to maintain a culture where people look forward to work – whether in our centrally located office in Dublin or working from home, which is optional for all employees.
Above all, your health and wellbeing are at the forefront of how we build the business. That means looking after you while you're here and later in life. So you'll receive life insurance, fully-paid healthcare, and a 5% contribution towards your pension.
More about Distilled
We exist to make buying and selling in Ireland simple.
We put our people first, creating an inclusive environment where we can develop products that put our users first.
Our Values
We have five core values: We have a growth mindset. We like to simplify things and make things happen. We collaborate across teams, business units, and brands. We're passionate about what we do.
We are a diverse bunch of people here in Distilled, and we want to continue to attract and retain a diverse range of people into our Company.
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