Senior Product Manager, Intelligent Platforms

Own the vision, strategy, and execution for the Operational Data Platform — the systems that create, transport, and store data at the point of origin, and make it available to analytics or AI. You'll own a well-defined, high-leverage layer of the data ecosystem: the streaming and database infrastructure that product engineering teams rely on to get data flowing reliably from day one.

What you'll do

• Own the product vision and roadmap for the Operational Data Platform — low-latency data creation, transport, storage, and availability for downstream analytics — partnering closely with the Engineering Lead for the platform.
• Drive your squad's cost-efficiency roadmap, owning cost savings as a core KPI.
• Own the reliability of critical-path systems — streaming and core databases — setting uptime targets and feeding incident learnings back into the roadmap.
• Champion data-contract and schema standards at the point of data creation, working with data-producing engineering teams to close adoption gaps.
• Guide tooling decisions as the platform evolves, consolidating around the right tool for the job rather than accumulating redundant options.
• Own the handover contract with the Analytical Data Platform, ensuring the data they receive is consistently trustworthy and ready for governance and certification.
• Act as the primary interface between the Operational Data Platform and the data producers, translating their needs into roadmap priorities.
• Define, track, and report your squad's KPIs against Foundations' quarterly goals.

What you'll need

• Experience as a Product Manager with a solid grounding in data infrastructure, data engineering, or backend platforms — comfortable with streaming/messaging and database concepts.
• Working familiarity with event streaming and relational/NoSQL database technologies — enough to partner credibly with engineers on technical trade-offs.
• A track record of owning the roadmap and KPIs for a single team in a well-understood problem space, defining metrics like cost, reliability, or data quality and driving them to target.
• Comfort using data to inform prioritization and roadmap decisions, with a growing quantity/quality toolkit and openness to guidance from senior peers.
• Strong collaboration skills — you build trust and alignment with engineering leads and key stakeholders, backed by clear written and verbal communication.
• A pragmatic, execution-oriented approach — you drive day-to-day delivery with minimal guidance once direction is set.

What they offer

• Competitive salary package, including a HelloFresh-subsidized pension scheme.
• Mental wellbeing support with access to Headspace and Spill.
• 24/7 office gym access and discounted Urban Sports Club membership.
• Flexible hybrid model with sabbatical leave options.
• Internal training, HelloFresh Academy, and dedicated budget for German language courses.
• Sustainable travel perks and transportation benefits.