Product Manager

LightProduct Manager LocationLondon; CopenhagenEmployment TypeFull timeLocation TypeOn-siteDepartmentTechRetire the ERP.Light exists to replace factory-era ERPs with software that feels alive. Our Smart Financial Platform gives modern, global companies superpowers—automated accounting, real-time reporting, and financial flows that move at the speed of the business.We build with our customers, ship fast, and obsess over craft. In a short time, Light has gone from idea to the operating core for leading companies like Lovable, Legora, and Keyshot. People don’t just use Light—they enjoy it.We’re an early team defining a new software category. Think engineers who love debits and credits, designers who care about reconciliation states, and operators who treat finance as a product. If you’re excited to modernize how the world runs money—one workflow at a time—you’re in the right place.Backed by world-class investors and advised by industry titans, we’re building category-defining products with the freedom to ship ambitiously and own outcomes.Come help us make Light the global default for next-gen finance.The Product Manager role• Owning the delivery of product strategy and execution for a core area of Light from 0→1 to scale.• Turning complex financial workflows into intuitive, AI-powered experiences.• Partnering with Engineering, Design and Data to ship beautiful, high-impact products fast.• Translating ambiguity into structure: defining clear priorities, metrics, and direction in alignment with engineering and go-to-market teams (Customer Success & Sales)• Working directly with CFOs, controllers, and finance teams to uncover users insights and shape new automation.• Making crisp, high-quality decisions to deliver promptly and effectively: balancing velocity, precision, and impact.You’ll thrive here if you…• You move fast, think deeply, and take ownership.• You have a founder’s mindset — equally comfortable with spreadsheets, sketches, or specs.• You thrive in structured chaos and get energy from solving hard problems.• You want to build a category-defining product with people who expect excellence.Your qualifications:Multi-disciplinary experience broadly in product development: either product, engineering or design in a high-growth SaaS and AI startup companiesAbility to translate product vision and customer requirements into supportive guidance & direction for engineering teamsInfluential experience in stakeholder engagement and communication at leadership and delivery team levelPractical experience using AI or emerging technology tools to improve productivity, insight, or decision-making, with the ability to apply first-principles thinking to new problemsYour traitsExceptionally structured thinking - you cut through complexity fastStrong analytical instincts; you think in systems and numbersClear communication and crisp written thinkingBias for action: you’d rather test than theoriseCuriosity about how finance, automation, and AI intersectBonus pointsExperience in B2B fintech, accounting, or paymentsExposure to automation, data-heavy products, or ML-powered workflowsWorking cross-functionally in small, high-output teamsTechnical fluency — you can talk APIs and workflows with engineersOperating or founding at an early-stage startupManagement consulting (MBB or equivalent)What success looks like in your first 6–12 months🧭 A sharp, insight-driven roadmap aligned with Light’s mission.🚀 Key features shipped that simplify and speed up finance operations.📊 Metrics-driven decision-making embedded in your product area.🤝 Engineering and Design teams love working with you because things move.💡 You’re known as a force multiplier — adding clarity, speed, and structure everywhere you go.Tips to stand outShow how you’ve created clarity or structure from scratch.Share examples of real outcomes — not just shipped features.Walk us through your decision frameworks and tradeoffs.Quantify your impact — adoption, growth, efficiency, or time...