Star is a global consultancy that connects strategy, design, engineering, and marketing services into a seamless workflow devised to support our clients every step of the way — no matter how long or complex their journey. We anchor everything we do in clear and compelling endgames, which in turn enable our strategists, designers, and engineers to create useful, scalable products and solutions. We are 750 strategists, designers, engineers, and marketers in 12 locations around the world, and we are here to make every great idea, every great person, and every great company shine. That is why we’re called Star.
You have the chance to become a part of the team that builds real solutions for real users as well as work with the latest technologies and frameworks. This is your unique opportunity to сreate products that will be used worldwide and impact the industry.
We’ve been working with a number of companies over the years, from startups to huge corporations and everything in between. Key areas of expertise include Automotive, Fitness, Healthcare, AdTech, Data Science, and Consumer Electronics. Below are just a sample of products that we have been working on:
— Waggit — cutting-edge health and happiness monitor for dogs (exceeded the Kickstarter goal x5 times, and now in production)
— Expensify — helping automate tedious expense reporting (has processed 660 million expenses, for over 5 million users)
— Netpulse — the largest provider of branded health club software, with the main focus on mobile (thousands of gyms, and millions of monthly active users in 40+ countries)
...and many others, please follow star.global/our-work for details.
— You are experienced in driving product strategy and owning the software product roadmap
— You know how to make educated prioritization decisions
— You are in love with technology and figuring out how things work
— You can explain complex technical concepts simply, to both technical and non-technical people
— You know what designers, engineers, QA, marketing, support, and various business stakeholders expect from a product person — and can therefore effectively work with these people
— You are a strong communicator, meaning that your emails are structured, slide decks are clean and persuasive, and your speech is smooth (and all of that in English)
A bit more on qualifications:
— You have managed custom-built software products (web, mobile, API, IoT, etc.)
— You know modern software engineering processes and have worked in an Agile environment
— You have a good command of English: think IELTS band 7 or higher
Strategy
1. proactively work with the customers to understand their needs
2. apply your brainpower to decide what to build and what not to build
3. create and update a product roadmap, and lead strategic prioritization sessions
4. come up with business success metrics/KPIs for new features
Execution
1. do the research needed to make high-quality decisions (user interviews, data, competitors, etc.)
2. collect user feedback and use it to make your product better
3. create clear product requirements and user stories
4. work closely with designers on the best UX/UI for end-users
5. collaborate with engineers to come up with reliable technical solutions
6. answer team questions related to the product
Leadership
1.make sure that our team and customer stakeholders are on the same page when it comes to product vision, goals, strategic/tactical priorities, and quality
Star offers a competitive and rewarding salary and benefits package as well as an intellectually and creatively stimulating work environment. You will find professional flexibility, new ways of working and unique international travel opportunities.