Job Description

About us

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We’re

Cortea

, a Berlin-based startup building AI products that transform how audits get done.

Auditors spend too much time on manual, repetitive work. We’re fixing that by giving them AI tools that understand their workflows and eliminate the grind. Backed by top-tier VCs with €10m+ in funding, real customers, and a working product — now it’s time to scale.


We value

first-principles thinking, speed, trust, and kindness.

We work side by side in our Berlin office, moving fast and learning faster.

Your Role

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You’re here to make sure we solve the right problems. As

Founding Product Lead

, you’ll own core products in our AI toolbox—sometimes the entire toolbox itself. You’ll live at the intersection of customer insight, technical depth, and business sense, translating complexity into clarity.


You’ll work directly with our founders, engineers, and designers to define what success looks like, ensure we’re building for real customer value, and shape the way Cortea does product management.

What you’ll do

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Fully own and evolve products in our AI toolbox Talk to customers weekly to uncover pain points and validate solutions Collaborate tightly with engineering and design to deliver high-value outcomes fast Shape and improve our product management approach as we grow Set crisp goals, ensure focus, and ruthlessly prioritize for impact Keep the team anchored in why—not just what*

You’ll be great at this if you

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Have

5+ years

experience, with

3+ years in product roles

Built and shipped multiple

B2B SaaS products

from zero to scale Go deep into context to

truly understand user problems

Care about

outcomes more than process

, and clarity more than frameworks Know how an

efficient

product management approach

looks like Know what

PMF

really means because you’ve lived through it—preferably in early-stage startups

Bonus points

You’ve

founded

a company or serious side project before You’re fluent in both

product strategy

and

hands-on execution

What We Offer

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High impact & growth:

Front-row seat to scaling an AI startup with real ownership from day one

Mission-driven culture:

First-principles thinking, bold ideas, and a supportive team

Compensation:

€70–110k salary + meaningful equity

Personal development:

Learning budget for courses and conferences

In-office setup:

Central

Berlin office

, team lunches, retreats, flexible vacation

Interview process

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First Call

— Intro to Cortea with our Founders Associate Leon

Second Call

— Product deep-dive with Philipp

Third Call

— Deep dive into our culture with Valentin

On-site Half-Day (Berlin)

— Meet the team and work on a real problem together

Compensation Range: €70K - €110K