Chief Product & Technology Officer

machtfit GmbH

Chief Product & Technology Officer leading strategic and operational growth of machtfit’s corporate health platform. Driving innovation, alignment, and efficiency in Product, Tech, Data, and Operations.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeBerlin • 🇩🇪 GermanyLeadWebsite

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Demonstrates strong leadership in Product and Technology, driving strategic and operational excellence while ensuring alignment with company objectives. Proficient in AI strategy, data governance, and fostering a culture of innovation and efficiency across teams.

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Leadership Experience in Product & TechAI/GenAI KnowledgeData Governance and BI ExpertiseTechnical Foundation in Architecture and EngineeringOrganizational Development Experience

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Hard Skills

Product Strategy DevelopmentData Strategy and GovernanceArchitecture PrinciplesDevOps PracticesKPI LogicQuality Assurance StandardsAutomation in OperationsScalability and StabilitySecurity-by-DesignDigital Platform Experience

Soft Skills

High AdaptabilityResilienceTeam LeadershipPerformance ManagementEffective Communication

Industry Keywords

B2B2C ContextHealth/Wellbeing ExperienceStakeholder AlignmentOperational ExcellenceStandardization

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You are a member of the executive team and are responsible for the strategic and operational development of our Platform domain (Product & Development, Data, Operations).
You ensure that Product, Technology, Data and Operations work together seamlessly — scalable, secure and future-proof.
You report directly to the CEO and work closely with the Customer, Offer and User domains.
You lead five direct reports and are responsible for approximately 15 employees in total.
You create the foundation for innovations that deliver real value to our customers and high adoption by employees.
You strengthen data-driven decision-making through clear KPI logic, reliable reporting and good business enablement.
You reduce complexity and increase efficiency and reliability through standardization and automation in platform operations and operations.
You develop and communicate the product vision and derive a clear product strategy from it.
You are responsible for governance of the strategic roadmap — including prioritization, dependency management and stakeholder alignment.
You define an AI strategy and roadmap (build/buy/partner, capability building, prioritization by ROI & risk) and embed it into product and technology planning.
You define the technical direction (architecture principles, tech stack, scalability, stability and future-readiness).
You further develop our software development approach (processes, standards, quality assurance, sensible use of AI-supported methods).
You are responsible for Data, Analytics and BI — from data strategy and data governance to ensuring high data quality.
You are accountable for infrastructure and operations and ensure availability, performance and cost awareness.
You drive operational excellence and promote standardization and automation of core processes.
You are responsible for data protection and information security and continuously evolve existing standards.
You shape organization, processes and culture in Product, Engineering, Data and Operations.
You lead and develop leaders and teams (target setting, feedback, performance management).
You are responsible for budget planning as well as managing external service providers and freelancers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Several years of leadership experience in Product & Tech at a divisional or executive level (e.g., CPTO, CTO with product responsibility, CPO with tech/delivery responsibility).
Experience with digital platforms, ideally in a B2B2C context.
Excellent knowledge of AI/GenAI across the entire value chain — product, operations, use-case evaluation and governance including compliance aspects.
Strong technical foundation (architecture, engineering, scaling, operations/DevOps, security-by-design).
Understanding of Data/BI (governance, KPI logic, data quality).
Experience in organizational development across processes, standards, culture and leadership.
Must-haves: Consistently align product, tech and data work with company objectives and set clear priorities.
Nice-to-haves: Experience in the health/wellbeing context. High adaptability and resilience.
Languages: Fluent in German and English (negotiation/business fluent).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health: We live our product — and YOUR health is a priority for us.
Through our platform you get access to an annual budget for health courses and equipment as well as our Mental Health add-on.
Our office also features a small on-site gym with showers that you can use at any time.
Work–life balance: With 30 vacation days, flexible working hours, home office and the option to work up to 3 months from within the EU, you’ll find the right balance between work and private life with us.
Location: If you prefer not to work from home, you’ll find a cool office in the heart of Berlin-Mitte with views of the Museum Island and lunchtime walks around Hackescher Markt or Monbijou Park with your friendly colleagues.
Deutschlandticket: We subsidize your commute with a contribution toward the Deutschlandticket.
Bicycle leasing: Stay mobile and eco-friendly with a leased bike via machtfit.
Training & development: We support your personal growth through cross-team workshops and individual learning opportunities.
Team spirit: Experience a strong, supportive team atmosphere through regular events, joint trainings and in day-to-day work.