Product Manager

  • Full-time

Company Description

BlaBlaCar is the global leader in long-distance ridesharing. We are an innovative and fast-growing company building a unique community of members to transform the way people travel!

For more information about us, please visit www.blablacar.com/dreamjobs

Job Description

Why you would want to join us 

  • you will have a positive social impact on the world, as we continue to make road travel smarter and more sustainable,
  • you will work in a fast-paced environment with a highly agile team of dynamic, hyper-motivated and talented individuals,
  • you will join a global company, with a real international culture and vision; multi-lingual and highly mobile :)
  • you will be part of a supportive team that shares knowledge and empowers every single member to reach their full potential, and continue learning,
  • you will enter a high-growth structure which means that you will be constantly challenged and that your responsibilities will grow fast and change regularly.

What you will contribute to

As a part of the product team, your role will be to conceive, optimize and follow the development of new features as well as to improve our existing productsThe focus is to improve our users’ experience on BlaBlaCar while making our product ever more popular.

Responsibilities:

  • Product: faced with our strong user growth you are always focused on supporting our global strategy, acquiring new users and keep our existing users engaged. You can work alternatively on our website, many back-office tools or on our mobile apps.
  • Project Management: as a true Product Owner you follow your projects from inception to completion, working hand in hand with the technical team to ensure speedy delivery. You are also the gatekeeper who validates the final delivery, thus ensuring the quality of your product.
  • Intuitive / Analytical: you will constantly gather feedback from our members, analyse their comments, get to the root of the problems and devise further enhancements that solve their problems simply and effectively.
  • Matter Expert: as a constant source of inspiration you stay up to date with the best practices, what other leading sites are doing and how we can be creative to improve our users’ experience and support our global strategy.

Qualifications

What you will need to be successful:

  • 4+ years of experience as a Product Manager for a web company
  • Talented, curious, creative and passionate about the web and its latest evolution
  • Entrepreneurial spirit and experience in a web startup are highly appreciated
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Great sense for what makes a great user experience
  • Very familiar with wireframing and UI design focused on flawless user experience
  • Nimble mind that can analyse data, create mental models and make product recommendations
  • Strong business mindset
  • Pro-active and independent, you need limited guidance to keep things moving forward
  • Fluent in English (understanding of French is a plus)
  • Excellent academic background (engineering school, business school, MBA...)
  • Fun!

Additional Information

A few practical details about the role

  • Start: As soon as you are ready!
  • Location: Paris HQ
  • Contract: Long-term contract (CDI)
  • Compensation: According to profile and experience

What we offer all of our employees

  • A start-up spirit that fosters agility, teamwork and impact
  • Challenging career opportunities in a high-growth and fast-paced environment
  • The choice between the latest Mac or PC equipment
  • An inspiring working environment including state-of-the-art office spaces
  • Free ridesharing to experience our value “Think it. Build it. Use it.”
  • Annual BlaBlaBreak which takes us all for an unforgettable weekend
  • Weekly BlaBlaTalks when we learn from each others
  • BlaBlaSwap which allows you to work one week per year from one of our 10+ offices around the globe
  • And many more to check out on BlaBlaCar.com/dreamjobs

Please note that without CV, cover letter and answers to our questions, your application won't be reviewed by our hiring team.

All your information will be kept confidential.

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