Job Description
- This position is based in US, Germany, UK and Bulgaria with remote working options. Applicants must hold a valid work/residence permit for the respective location.**
Chaos is a leading global software company that provides world-class visualization and design solutions, empowering creative minds to bring ideas to life.
For over twenty years, Chaos has developed innovative technologies serving multiple industries, including architecture and design, media and entertainment, and product e-commerce. Chaos’ solutions help architects, designers, VFX artists/animators, and other creative professionals share ideas, optimize workflows, and create immersive experiences.
Headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, Chaos is a global company with offices in 11 cities worldwide. In 2022, Chaos and Enscape merged, bringing together two industry-leading companies into one. Since then, Chaos has continued to grow with the additions of Cylindo, AXYZ Design, and Evolve Lab, further expanding our expertise and solutions across architecture, design, e-commerce, and AI. For more information, please visit chaos.com .
Role Overview
The
Product Manager leads the product to commercial success by balancing the needs of customers, the competitive landscape, and innovation from R&D. The role defines and validates the core value proposition of the product, assesses its product-market-fit, derives key product features and ensures the overall workflow delivers an optimal experience for the target customer. As an expert user of the product, the Product Manager represents it to customers, press, and sales, demonstrating its capabilities and gathering insight to inform the product roadmap.
Main Responsibilities
- Define business requirements and target customers, develop product roadmaps, and set priorities for each product release in close collaboration with Development, balancing product ambitions with internal resources and capabilities.
- Work closely with existing and potential customers to gather insights into workflow improvements, validate new feature designs, and ensure the product continues to meet evolving customer needs.
- Define new product features by working across internal teams to design capabilities that balance functionality, ease of use, and efficiency, validated against customer feedback.
- Create and maintain product requirements documents, write feature specifications, and validate their technical feasibility with the Development team.
- Collaborate with the Marketing team to conduct market analysis and develop go-to-market strategy for product releases.
- Conduct ongoing competitive analysis, staying current on alternative software solutions and their capabilities relative to the product.
- Represent the product at online forums, public events, and customer visits, demonstrating capabilities and surfacing insights that inform the product roadmap.
- Work closely with Product Specialists to ensure features are meeting customer needs and that product positioning is accurate and compelling.
- Monitor the product’s financial performance, identify trends, and contribute to discussions on commercial performance and strategic direction.
Job Requirements
Required Experience
- Solid experience working in the AEC industry, and/or in directing professional end-user software products, with a strong understanding of professional workflows in the AEC industry. .
- Demonstrated fluency with BIM software like Autodesk Revit, or one of its primary competitors.
- Strong understanding of concepts related to building construction documentation.
- Ability to travel internationally, up to 25% per quarter.
Required Skills
- Translates customer insight and market data into clear product decisions: able to prioritise features and releases with commercial and user impact in mind.
- Ability to represent the product credibly to customers, press, sales, and senior internal stakeholders.
- Proficient in issue tracking and project management tools such as Jira or equivalent CRM and ticketing systems.
- Strong working knowledge of Google Workspace and Microsoft Office productivity tools, including advanced spreadsheet skills.
- Works effectively across cross-functional teams: Development, Marketing, Sales, and Product Specialists, aligning priorities and driving progress without direct authority.
- Fluent in English.
We welcome people who value teamwork, stick to their commitments and are curious to explore new ways for achieving mastery. If you believe that you are a good match for the job, just send us your CV in
English.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Confidentiality of all applications is assured.