Apify is a leading technology company specializing in web scraping, automation, and data extraction. We are currently seeking a skilled and experienced Product Manager to join our dynamic team. As a Product Manager at Apify, you will play a crucial role in shaping the direction and success of our platform, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving the development of innovative solutions for our customers.

Please note this role is technical and mainly suitable for candidates with a software development background.

What you’ll do:

• Develop a deep understanding of customer needs, market trends, and the competitive landscape to define and execute the vision and strategy for Apify's product portfolio.
• Working with a team in which the product manager, designer, and tech lead are equals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders - including engineering, design, sales, data analysis, and marketing teams - to create and maintain a comprehensive product roadmap that aligns with business objectives and customer requirements.
• Work closely with product teams in dual-track development to prioritize the most impactful opportunities based on customer feedback, market analysis, and business goals.
• Collaborate with designers and user experience experts to create intuitive and user-friendly interfaces, conduct usability testing, and continuously gather user feedback to improve product usability and satisfaction.
• Foster strong partnerships with internal stakeholders - including engineering, sales, marketing, and customer support teams - to ensure effective collaboration and alignment throughout the product life cycle.

They say there are no perfect candidates, but you might be the one if you have:

• Knowledge of best practices in product management, agile development processes, and SaaS or PaaS business models.
• Understanding of agile product development methodologies.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience as a Product Manager, preferably in a technology-driven organization, with a proven track record of successfully delivering software products.
• Strong technical understanding and familiarity with web scraping, automation, data extraction, or related technologies (desirable). 
• Ability to effectively communicate with engineering teams and understand complex technical concepts (essential).
• Excellent leadership, collaboration, and communication skills, with the ability to influence and motivate cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to leverage data and metrics to make informed decisions and drive product improvements.
• Knowledge or experience with LLMs or generative AI is a big benefit.

Understanding of business strategies, market dynamics, and the competitive landscape, and the ability to align product initiatives with overarching business goals.An experimental mindset.

By the end of the first 3 months, we expect you to:

• Familiarize yourself with a specific area of the product.
• Perform competitive analysis of an assigned area to help you understand the problem and the current state of the market better.
• Meet with our customers and inquire about their top concerns and the most significant challenges they face when onboarding.
• Understand the acquisition channels through which Apify gets customers
• Deliver the first wins (a small or medium-sized feature)

By the end of the first 6 months, we expect you to:

• Actively participate in evaluating and planning the overall roadmap against that quarter’s OKRs.
• Understand what sort of data is collected about your product, where it’s stored, who is responsible for it, and how you can access it to support any features you are scoping.
• Take ownership of your roadmap.

Why should you work for Apify?

• Space, support, and autonomy for personal growth, with a direct impact on our success
• Full-time position in Prague at our amazing office located in Lucerna Palace, Prague, Czech Republic 🏰
• Option to work remotely 🛋️
• Flexible working hours (perfect for both night owls 🦉 and early birds 🐥)
• Zero bullshit policy – No Jira, no Okta, no Confluence, no Certified™ScrumMasters®, no quarterly estimates. Just GitHub, GSuite, Notion, Slack, and shipping stuff to production
• Nobody counts holidays as long as the work gets done 💪
• Stock options and profit sharing 💰
• We welcome pets, kids, and bikes at the office 🐕👨‍👧🚲
• Epic team buildings and offsites 🚢 with biking, canoeing, and other adventures 🪂
• Solid education and training budget, conference tickets, internal “Eat & Learn” sessions, and the possibility to work across teams 👩🏼‍💻👨🏽‍💻
• Generous hardware budget 💻
• Free lunches every day 🌮🍱🍜🍕🥡
• Unlimited supply of ☕ & 🍺 and snacks
• Free entry to the wonderful Prague Zoo 🐘
• Ping-pong, chess, PS5, lightsabers, foosball league after lunch, free Multisport card, and so on

Hiring process:

Intro call ☎️ → Home assignment 🧑🏼‍💻 → Interview ✍️ → (Coffee/lunch with the team 🍕) → Offer 📄

For more details about Apify and what it is like to work with us, see our Careers page.