Constructor Knowledge Labs

Applied CS, ML and AI research

Head of Product - Quantum Software

Technical Product ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeGermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Have a technical background in physics, engineering, or computer science with enough depth to engage with research scientists.
Have taken scientific or deep-tech software from research prototype to product.
Have personally run customer and partner engagements rather than routing them through a sales team.
Have worked in a small organization where the product role also performs hands-on work.
Be able to facilitate discussions and keep physicists on track.
Be comfortable being the only product person present.
Be able to make and explain decisions to decline work.
Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences.
Have a degree in a technical discipline.
Be fluent in English.

Responsibilities

Own the roadmap and decisions for the quantum software line.
Define which capabilities enter the Constructor technology platform and their order of development.
Translate research capabilities into products that external users will pay for or use.
Stop work that is not progressing and communicate the decision clearly.
Sit between physicists and engineers to keep both groups productive.
Run planning and prioritization for a small, senior team.
Use sufficient technical depth to challenge both researchers and engineers rather than merely relay information.
Own customer, partner, and vendor relationships directly.
Work with Constructor Tech and Constructor University on joint offerings and teaching applications.
Represent the group externally at conferences and with partners.

Desired Qualifications

A postgraduate qualification.

Location: Remote within Europe, with regular presence in Bremen

Direct Reports: None initially

Working Model: Remote / hybrid. Regular time on-site in Bremen.

Mission

Own the product direction for Constructor's quantum software line and act as the bridge between a research group and a technology platform. This is a hands-on role in a small technical team, not portfolio management. The Head of Product decides what gets built, keeps research and engineering pointed at something shippable, and owns the relationship with the customers and partners who use it.

Responsibilities

Pillar 1 Product Direction

Own the roadmap for the quantum software line and the decisions behind it.
Define which capabilities go into the Constructor technology platform and in what order.
Translate research capability into product that someone outside the group will pay for or use.
Kill work that is not going anywhere, and say so clearly.

Success Metrics and KPIs: roadmap delivered, features adopted, decisions made and held.

Pillar 2 Research and Engineering Interface

Sit between physicists and engineers and keep both productive.
Run planning and prioritisation for a small, senior, opinionated team.
Hold the technical depth to challenge both sides rather than relay between them.

Accountability: research output converted into shipped product.

Pillar 3 External Engagement

Own customer, partner and vendor relationships directly.
Work with Constructor Tech and Constructor University on joint offerings and teaching applications.
Represent the group externally at conferences and with partners.

Success Metrics and KPIs: partner engagements initiated and sustained, external visibility of the group.

Requirements

Experience

Technical background in physics, engineering or computer science, with enough depth to hold your own with research scientists.
Taken scientific or deep-tech software from research prototype to product.
Run customer and partner engagements personally, not through a sales team.
Worked somewhere small enough that the product person also does the work.

Skills & Competencies

Strong facilitation. You will be the person keeping a room of physicists on track.
Comfortable being the only product person present.
Able to say no and explain why.
Clear communication with technical and non-technical audiences.

Education & Languages

Degree in a technical discipline; postgraduate qualification an advantage.
Fluent English.

What This Role Is (and Is Not)

This role IS

Hands-on, senior, and accountable for what the group ships.
A role with real decision authority over direction.
Externally facing.

This role is NOT

A programme or portfolio management role.
A role with a product team reporting into it from day one.
A commercial role without technical substance.

About the Company

Constructor Knowledge Labs

Applied CS, ML and AI research

Constructor Knowledge Labs focuses on applied research in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence. It works through collaborative projects and joint PhD programs in partnership with Constructor University, applying advanced methodologies to interdisciplinary fields like Robotics, the Metaverse, Neurosciences, Neuropsychology, Education, and Life Sciences from its base in Bremen, Germany. The center conducts research rather than selling a single product, using its expertise to tackle real-world problems by developing models, systems, and methods that can cross domain boundaries. It differentiates itself through a close university partnership, an emphasis on practical, applied research, and a multi-disciplinary approach spanning tech and science domains, aiming to produce tangible innovations. The goal is to make a meaningful impact by solving real-world challenges through applied research and technological advancement.

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