About the role
As Chief Product Officer (CPO) at Cropster, you will guide and shape our product vision, strategy, and execution, ensuring that our solutions continue to create meaningful impact for coffee professionals worldwide. You will collaborate closely with Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success to develop products that are intuitive, adaptable, and aligned with customer needs, reinforcing Cropster’s position as a trusted industry leader. This role requires a visionary and hands-on leader who blends creativity, execution excellence, and business growth while fostering an inclusive, supportive, and empowering product culture.
What you'll do
Vision & Strategy
Develop and communicate an inspiring product vision that aligns with Cropster’s mission and business objectives.
Guide the creation and implementation of a dynamic product portfolio strategy, ensuring sustainable growth and industry leadership.
Recognize and respond to evolving trends in the coffee industry, technology, and sustainability, ensuring Cropster stays ahead of customer needs.
Work collaboratively with the executive team to align product strategy with company-wide priorities.
Portfolio Expansion & Market Growth
Oversee the end-to-end product lifecycle, ensuring innovative and scalable solutions.
Identify opportunities for geographic and industry expansion, strengthening Cropster’s presence in key global markets.
Foster meaningful relationships with industry stakeholders, research institutions, and sustainability initiatives.
Balance R&D investments with business priorities, optimizing resources for both customer and company success.
Team Leadership & Culture
Inspire, mentor, and nurture a high-performing product team, fostering a culture of collaboration, inclusivity, and shared success.
Cultivate strong relationships with founders, C-level leaders, and cross-functional teams.
Champion a welcoming and supportive work environment, valuing diverse perspectives and encouraging innovative problem-solving.
Customer-Centric Innovation
Advocate for a customer-first mindset, ensuring product development is guided by deep customer insights and empathy.
Promote data-informed decision-making processes, empowering teams to gather, interpret, and apply customer and market data effectively.
Utilize modern product discovery and validation frameworks, ensuring a smooth and customer-focused journey from ideation to launch.
Operational Excellence & Cross-Functional Execution
Enhance product development workflows, ensuring high-quality standards from concept to launch.
Encourage seamless collaboration between Product, Engineering, UX, Sales, and Marketing teams to enable an effective go-to-market process.
Establish clear and thoughtful roadmap prioritization processes, ensuring alignment across multiple product lines.
What you can expect
The salary range for this position starts at € 100K gross/year and we look at factors like your experience and individual qualifications to determine our offer. Additional benefits include budgets for education & wellbeing, and professional development, remote work and home office, very flexible working hours without core hours, paid time for volunteer work, access to mental health support, tax-friendly bike leasing, and an endless stream of really great coffee. We also make our best possible offer upfront—no games.
Apply now
We look forward to receiving your application! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact our team at jobs@cropster.com.
About us
At Cropster, we are building market-leading Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to empower businesses throughout the coffee supply chain. Thousands of customers all over the world from farm to cup use our software products to make better coffee.
We thrive on high commitment and a strong culture of collaboration to achieve our revolutionary mission of a sustainable coffee supply chain. As a Certified B Corporation™, Cropster is committed to working towards being an even better company that benefits all people, communities, and the planet. If you want to have a significant impact and work with people who care, Cropster is the right place for you.
