Job Description

Hey, You! Nice to meet you!

As the leading platform for non-professional football in Europe, we bring professional experiences — from news and data to gamification — directly to a community of over 190 million footballers and fans.

We are Prematch, founded in 2021 in Cologne — a dynamic startup with a smart and ambitious team. Our marketing and business teams are based in Cologne, Berlin, and London, while our tech and product teams work remotely across Europe.

We’re backed by strong partners such as adidas, Krombacher, NIVEA MEN, and Techniker Krankenkasse — with a couple of exciting collaborations still in the pipeline. Successful investors like Ralf Reichert (CEO of ESL) and Verena Pausder are supporting us on our journey.

Already a good match if you....

• want to work 2-3 days from our office in Berlin or Cologne, and don't just want to work 100% remotely
• know the product management game - this role won’t be new to you
• bring experience with social or mobile products
• have a passion for football or team sports

… That fits already? Then you should read on.

Main information

• Top office in Cologne/Berlin + option to work remotely up to 3 days a week
• Start: Immediately (flexible start)
• Scope: full time
• Area of Responsibility: Product
• Quick, easy & transparent application process

For this we need you

We're looking for someone to take ownership of our platform's growth – both operationally and strategically. In this role, you'll coordinate and inspire a cross-functional team to ship high-quality features at pace, while driving continuous product discovery to keep us moving fast. Your focus will be on taking the platform to the next level: deeper usage, stronger interaction, and growing network effects – all while ensuring high execution standards and tight alignment across the organisation.

Your mission

• Product Processes: Continuously improve how we work as a product team
• Product Roadmap: Define and execute the product roadmap in close alignment with business goals
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Ensure effective communication and collaboration between engineers, designers, and other departments
• Product Discovery: Drive discovery and user research efforts for both existing and new features
• Performance & Insights: Monitor and analyse product performance, user feedback, and market trends to inform decisions
• Visibility: Create transparency and alignment across the team on priorities, progress, and outcomes
• Troubleshooting: Support the team in identifying and resolving product-related issues
• Analytics & Dashboards: Maintain product analytics and performance dashboards to track key metrics
• Experimentation: Define and oversee A/B tests to drive continuous feature improvements

What do you need

• Experience: 5+ years in product management, including 1+ years in a leading role (leading IC or management)
• Football: Familiarity with grassroots football
• Track Record: Experience shipping successful products, preferably mobile applications
• Communication: Exceptional communicator with the ability to motivate and inspire others – especially in stressful phases
• Adaptability: Comfortable thriving in a fast-paced startup environment
• Organisation: Strong organisational and multitasking abilities
• Hands-on Mindset: Willingness to roll up your sleeves and stay hands-on when needed
• Analytics & Data Tools: e.g. Amplitude or similar
• Collaboration Tools: e.g. GitLab or similar
• Design Tools: e.g. Figma or similar
• Research Tools: e.g. Typeform, Useberry or similar

Advantage but not a must

• Experience with social networks and growth strategies
• Technical background or understanding of mobile app development

Why us?

• Be part of it from the start – Shape how Prematch grows and transforms amateur football.

• Competitive salary that you can be proud of.

• Employee participation (VSOP) — directly benefit from the company’s success.

• Three cool offices in Cologne, Berlin, and London — true startup vibes to work and grow together. Want to visit another office? We support that too!

• Homeoffice — depending on your distance to the office, you work 1–3 days a week onsite and the rest flexibly remote ( working from home at the start and end of the week is quite popular) — whatever suits you best. Tech & Product roles sometimes offer 100% remote.

• Remote, even from afar — Whether it’s a week of sunshine abroad or a few days with family — we allow flexible work from outside your usual location.

• Team spirit — whether in the office or at home, we use cool tools and a virtual office to keep the team tightly connected.

• Modern IT equipment — We provide the tools and devices you need to be productive.

• 27 vacation days per year — For your rest and to recharge. Plus special arrangements if you’re a parent, so you can better balance family and relaxation.

• Team events at our locations — Whether after work in Cologne, Berlin, or London: we regularly bring teams together to connect and grow stronger.

• Offsites with the whole team — Four days out of the daily grind with the entire team: trips, brainstorming, onsite collaboration, and real team spirit.

Right up your alley?

Then let's not waste any time!

All we need is your current CV (we like it easy!) You can easily submit more information about yourself in our short application form. Lisa will then get in touch with you. We are all very relaxed - so feel free to start directly with the "you"!

We can't wait to learn more about you!